Saatchi Gallery, London SW3
Tasted Wednesday, March 3, 2010 by Rupert with 892 views
Goedhuis arranged for over two dozen of the growers it represents to come and present examples of their wines. The reds were mainly mini-verticals of recent vintages, the whites tended to be a range of climats from the last couple of years. After the first half hour, it's a bit of a scrum, and I don't think that swirl and spit is the way to drink these wines (or any others, really). But who would pass up the opportunity to try a clutch of vintages of Hudelot-Noellat RSV, Ponsot CdlR or Lambrays?
Sweet and sappy, with a strawberry pastille quality, sumptuous - fantastic
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Grippy and closed - tough going today, but no reason to doubt it will come round
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Even nastier than last time - raw and green. Quite vile
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Tight and fine, approachable but really needs longer - still tannic
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Back to sweetness and sap, easy, lovely
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Soft, red-fruited, very charming
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Fizzy, earthy, fresh and spicy - very good
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Earthy, a bit pongy in fact, but lots of bright red fruit too - seemed pretty ready
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Briary, wild, grippy, lots of dimension
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Smoother and more resolved than the 01, ready to go right now
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Still a bit reticent, but unlike last time when I wasn't convinced, this time it was clearly a profound wine, not big though
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Earthy, perhaps even a touch of TCA and tannic
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Raw and stalky - surprising
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Lifted, floral, light - lovely, but not what I was expecting given the exoticism of the Clos Vougeot in this vintage
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Ripe and exotic, smoky, powerful - really grand burgundy
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Smells divine, ineffably complex fragrance, a citrus twist, the tannin not sticking out like it usually does in 1995 - an absolute stunner
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Earth, spice, still fresh and lively - lovely wine
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Pretty, soft, bursting with strawberry fruit - this was really gorgeous
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My memory of a bottle earlier in the year was of a tough old thing, but this seemed to be nearly there - substantial and richly fruited
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Oaky, sweet, tropical - ho hum...
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Much more concentrated than the Caillerets, real power and verve, very lovely
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A bit soupy to start with, but it better on the palate - bags of fruit
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More oomph than the Sentier du Clou
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A big step up from the St Aubins - real power - this was gorgeous
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Not sure about this - masses of oak, but the fruit does come through
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Ripe, focused, deep fruit - brilliant!
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Just like the 08 - brilliant
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Mature tasting and soapy - not a patch on the two younger vintages
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Very ripe and sweet - too much
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Energetic entry, much better than the Corvees - more acid to balance the ripeness
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Earthy edge, sweet fruit
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More size than the 08, good balance, very rich
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Softer than the 07, brilliantly fruity
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From magnum: oak comes through, ripe, concentrated, vibrant
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2008 Serafin Père et Fils Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Fonteny
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru
Very pretty, lots of sap, not as oaky as I'd been expecting
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2006 Serafin Père et Fils Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Fonteny
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru
More substantial than the 08 - strong, tannic, lots of grip
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2002 Serafin Père et Fils Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Fonteny
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru
Very spicy, fresh, good grip
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1996 Serafin Père et Fils Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Fonteny
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru
Aromatic, sweaty, strong, fine
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