| | Another great verticals tasting. I was able to taste through most of the lineup but only wrote discernable notes on perhaps 1/3 of the verticals. Pierre Morey Meursault Les Tessons - 2007 Pierre Morey Meursault Les Tessons - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault
Tasting, brief note. Lean orchard fruit good concentration, spice and nutty hints and with lots of raw energy, slightly jarring today, but great potential as it softens. Least "fun" in the vertical today, but the best wine in 5 years.
- 2006 Pierre Morey Meursault Les Tessons - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault
Tasting, brief note. Stone and tropical fruit aromas, slightly more restrained flavors helped by very good minerality, good acidity. Slightly more opulent than the 2005 but also better concentration and density. Best young. (91 pts.)
- 2005 Pierre Morey Meursault Les Tessons - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault
Tasting, brief note. Mostly orchard fruit on nose and palate, spice and floral background hints. very balanced and restrained. In between the 2006's flamboyant lushness and 2007's searing energy, but not quite as dense or exciting as either extreme. (90 pts.)
Domaine Guy Roulot Meursault Les Tessons Clos de Mon Plaisir - 2002 Domaine Roulot Meursault Les Tessons Clos de Mon Plaisir - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault
Tasting, brief note. Apple and pear with some licorice and nutmeg spice support. Showing a little age (with bottle variation between the 2 bottles tasted), this has very good persistence and moderate power. Best over the next few years. (90 pts.)
- 2007 Domaine Roulot Meursault Les Tessons Clos de Mon Plaisir - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault
Tasting, brief note. Apple, lemon, lemon peel. Very powerful and long for its level. Sensational Villages wine, a clear step up for me vs the very nice 2008. (92 pts.)
- 2008 Domaine Roulot Meursault Les Tessons Clos de Mon Plaisir - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault
Tasting, brief note. Apple and pear aromas, flavors. Subtle nut hints. Very well balanced and textured, slightly less vibrant and exciting vs its 2007 counterpart in the vertical. (91 pts.)
Marquis de Laguiche (Joseph Drouhin) Montrachet - 1999 Marquis de Laguiche (Joseph Drouhin) Montrachet - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Montrachet Grand Cru
Vertical tasting, brief note. Stunning wine in terms of depth, concentration and balance of fruit, spice, nuttiness, earth. Slightly more evolved than the best bottles I've tried.
- 2004 Marquis de Laguiche (Joseph Drouhin) Montrachet - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Montrachet Grand Cru
Vertical tasting, brief note. First time I can recall trying this wine. Very good spice with charming orchard fruit aromas and flavors. forward and very accessible, perhaps slightly less concentration than in the best vintages. (93 pts.)
- 2007 Marquis de Laguiche (Joseph Drouhin) Montrachet - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Montrachet Grand Cru
Vertical tasting, brief note. My favorite of the (great) vertical. sharp, linear with lots of apple, lemon, spice, spring flowers. Long, powerful. (94 pts.)
Louis Jadot Beaune 1er Cru Clos des Ursules Domaine des Héritiers Louis Jadot - 2005 Louis Jadot Beaune 1er Cru Clos des Ursules Domaine des Héritiers Louis Jadot - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune 1er Cru
Vertical tasting, brief note. Dense black and red fruit aromas with floral notes. Less forthcoming today on palate, this is meaty and slightly backward today, but great power and potential. (91 pts.)
- 1997 Louis Jadot Beaune 1er Cru Clos des Ursules Domaine des Héritiers Louis Jadot - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune 1er Cru
Vertical tasting, brief note. Another very successful Jadot 1997. Black and red cherry with some mushroom and cocoa hints. Very good balance and textures. Good length as well. (90 pts.)
- 1990 Louis Jadot Beaune 1er Cru Clos des Ursules Domaine des Héritiers Louis Jadot - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune 1er Cru
Vertical tasting, brief note. Very ripe - seemingly more ripe than the 1997. Good balance of fruit and earth and spice, but probably a little better when younger. (90 pts.)
Domaine Michel Lafarge Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Chênes - 1993 Domaine Michel Lafarge Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Chênes - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru
Vertical tasting, brief note. spice driven start with dense fruit and faint mushroom notes. Dense and firm on palate, but the emergence of earthy elements has added lots of charm vs what i recall from when last tried (5 years ago?). Its best years are in the future. (93 pts.)
- 1996 Domaine Michel Lafarge Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Chênes - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru
Vertical tasting, brief note. Good fruit fruit nicely supported by spice and floral hints. Less complex than either the 1993 or 1999 vintages in the flight. (92 pts.)
- 1999 Domaine Michel Lafarge Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Chênes - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru
Vertical tasting, brief note. Just starting to show hints of how great this wine will be - lots of dense black and red cherry with baking spice, all in front of some spring floral notes. Very powerful start-to-finish, very long. (93 pts.)
Domaine Jean Grivot Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Boudots - 2002 Domaine Jean Grivot Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Boudots - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru
Vertical tasting, brief note. Mostly red fruit with subtle spice that nicely balances Boudots' Vosne and Nuits-St.-Georges character. Moderate density or nuance coming across today, but this will age easily for another decade. (90 pts.)
- 2005 Domaine Jean Grivot Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Boudots - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru
Vertical tasting, brief note. Very 2005 in every way - lots of dense black fruit with equally dominating tannins. Not even close to ready today, but lots of dry extract and concentration for the long haul. (91 pts.)
- 2007 Domaine Jean Grivot Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Aux Boudots - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru
Vertical tasting, brief note. forward and easy to enjoy but slightly simple for the terroir. I think others enjoyed this more than I did today.
Domaine Francois Lamarche La Grande Rue - 2009 Domaine Francois Lamarche La Grande Rue - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, La Grande Rue Grand Cru
Vertical tasting, brief note. Incredibly large scaled cherry aromas, perfumed and with great spice. Ripe black and red cherry flavors with lots of concentration. Everything seems integrated already today. Excellent.
- 2008 Domaine Francois Lamarche La Grande Rue - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, La Grande Rue Grand Cru
Vertical tasting, brief note. The most complex of the three vintages, this showed lots of red cherry and strawberry aromas and flavors, supported with modest baking spice. Very good balance and energy, this required more attention to appreciate vs the 2009 or 2007 vintages. (93 pts.)
- 2007 Domaine Francois Lamarche La Grande Rue - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, La Grande Rue Grand Cru
Vertical tasting, brief note. Lots of forward red fruit with good spice, lots of charm. Modest weight and structure, this is another 2007 Grand Cru to drink on the younger side. (92 pts.)
Domaine G. Roumier / Christophe Roumier Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Cras - 2006 Domaine G. Roumier / Christophe Roumier Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Cras - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru
Vertical tasting, brief note. Very forward, ripe red fruit start with fresh thyme and cloves. Strawberry and red cherry flavors again with a good and austere structure for the vintage with lots of minerality coming through. (90 pts.)
- 2005 Domaine G. Roumier / Christophe Roumier Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Cras - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru
Vertical tasting, brief note. Ripe, mostly black fruit aromas with good floral support. Powerful and dense black cherry and blackberry flavors, with intense tannins and minerality. Needs plenty of time in the cellar. (92 pts.)
- 2004 Domaine G. Roumier / Christophe Roumier Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Cras - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru
Vertical tasting, brief note. Red fruit with thyme and licorice aromas. Similar on palate, soft and slightly earthy with a faint underripe hint. (87 pts.)
Domaine Fourrier Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Cherbaudes Vieille Vigne - 2008 Domaine Fourrier Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Cherbaudes Vieille Vigne - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru
Vertical tasting, brief note. The most "Gevrey" of the 3 vintages, this showed plenty of black fruit, dried thyme and rosemary with animale notes. Similar on palate with perhaps some red fruit background hints, this is a very pure expression of Pinot fruit well balanced with minerality, tannins and acidity. Needs time. (90 pts.)
- 2007 Domaine Fourrier Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Cherbaudes Vieille Vigne - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru
Vertical tasting, brief note. Forward red and black fruit aromas with modest spice and some early earth notes. Well balanced, best young. (86 pts.)
- 2006 Domaine Fourrier Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Cherbaudes Vieille Vigne - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru
Vertical tasting, brief note. Surprisingly dominated by bright red fruit aromas and flavors, very charming with great balance, moderate weight and moderate spice. (90 pts.)
Domaine Armand Rousseau Père et Fils Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos St. Jacques - 2007 Domaine Armand Rousseau Père et Fils Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos St. Jacques - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru
Vertical tasting, brief note. Another very good Gevrey 2007 with more red fruit than usual. Great spice on nose and palate. Not the most powerful or complex vintage for CSJ, but incredibly pleasurable already today. (93 pts.)
- 2006 Domaine Armand Rousseau Père et Fils Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos St. Jacques - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru
Vertical tasting, brief note. All black fruit aromas with a charming perfumed character, plenty of new oak. Dense, spicy and firm on palate, needs time but classic great Gevrey style. (93 pts.)
- 2005 Domaine Armand Rousseau Père et Fils Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos St. Jacques - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru
Vertical tasting, brief note. Sensational combination of red and black fruit with meaty spice and floral charm.Power, density and massive black fruit flavors. everything in balance today but just a little backward. Second time I've tried this wine, first time was also at La Paulee 3 years ago. (95 pts.)
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