WineBerserkers Bay Area Burgundy Tasting

A wonderful peninsula Burgundy tasting where the theme was premier cru. The whites were fabulous tonight, and the reds had a difficult time keeping up. All the wines were quite young, but a lot showed great promise.

The Nuits St. Georges was tasted blind.

• 2004 Domaine William Fèvre Chablis Grand Cru Les Preuses 92 Points

  France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis Grand Cru

  Very slight oxidation (appropriate for a decade of age), nice fresh lime and lemon; palate has great acidity without being biting, freshness, white citrus fruit, medium-long finish. Wonderful, fresh, and very enjoyable. 92

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• 2009 Domaine Rion Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Terres Blanches Blanc 88 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru

  A bit more golden in color; bit of sulfur on the nose, when that fades, nose has subtle intensity, some white fruit; palate is medium-light, on the simpler side, finish is short-medium. 88

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• 2007 Arnaud Ente Meursault Clos des Ambres 92 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault

  Rich nose, slight popcorn, fresh; palate is explosive with great richness, tart lime acidity, more rounded than the Fevre GC, excellent balance, mouthwatering; medium-long finish with slight salinity. 91-92

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• 2010 Marchand & Tawse / Pascal Marchand Meursault 1er Cru Blagny 91 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru

  Aromatic nose with good richness, tropical, pineapple; palate is full bodied, fresh, great acidity, ripe white tropical fruit; medium finish. Very nice. 91-92

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The Delarche Corton-Renardes was tasted blind.

• 2006 Serafin Père et Fils Morey St. Denis 1er Cru Les Millandes 91 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Morey St. Denis 1er Cru

  Fabulous nose, wonderful intensity with strawberry fruit, very slight mint, very slight green, slight floral; palate has great structure but approachable, red fruit that is well integrated, very young, but overall lacks character; finish is short-medium. Very young with good promise. The nose was spectacular 95+ but the palate was of a more insipid character, 90. 90-94.

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• 2011 Domaine Marius Delarche Corton-Renardes 88 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton Grand Cru

  A tad ripe, but still balanced; palate is medium bodied, balanced but uninspired; finish is short-med. 87-89

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• 2006 Domaine René Leclerc Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Combe aux Moines 93 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru

  Compared to the Lavaux St Jacques. Light translucent ruby color; both masculine, but this is a bit more brawny on the nose, red fruit, strawberry, slight stems, balanced; palate is rich, dense, brawny, dense red fruit core, young, approachable tannins, drinking really well now; medium finish. 93

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• 2006 Domaine René Leclerc Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Lavaux St. Jacques 90 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru

  Compared to the Combe aux Moines. Slightly more funk, slight brett, slightly more elegant, less density on the nose; palate is lighter, still good fruit but still somewhat hollow in comparison to the dense fruits on the Combe, smoother on the palate, drinking really well now, a tad less potential than the other one; finish is short-med. 90-91

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• 2009 Joseph Drouhin Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Baudes Flawed

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru

  Slightly corked, but still has some fruit, nice complexity on the nose; palate is medium bodied, good red fruit, but gets a bit of bitterness and flat on the midpalate, flat finish. Flawed. Would love to try this again at a later date.

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