L2O - Chicago IL
Tasted Monday, August 16, 2010 by Burgundy Al with 643 views
Chicago's Lieu-dit Cru (my Burgundy group) had a great dinner at L2O in Lincoln Park, divided into two wine parts. First we did a single blind "shoot out" between two of my favorite 1er Cru vineyards from the Montrachets - Caillerets from Puligny-Montrachet vs. Caillerets from Chassagne-Montrachet. This was followed by a horizontal single blind flight of the five Leroy 2004 red bottlings.
Caillerets is one of my favorite vineyards in both Puligny and Chassagne. There's a great history in Chassagne, but Puligny is really just getting its deserved acclaim in Puligny as more post-Chartron producers make increasingly high quality wine.
Tonight we slightly preferred the Chassagne Caillerets vs. those form Puligny, but it was close. Out of ten bottles, one was corked, none were prematurely oxidized but two were showing somewhat advanced age. I guess that's not too bad in today's white Burgundy reality.
1999 Yves Boyer-Martenot Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Le Cailleret 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru
Single blind. Started with ripe fruit and nutty character. Floral elements came and went within minutes. Fruit started good but was on the downside within 30 minutes. While this is not prematurely oxidized, it is far more advanced than it should be. I've tasted better bottles of this wine.
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1999 Jean Noel Gagnard Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Caillerets 94 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru
Tasted single blind. Great example of a clean and crisp white Burgundy. Lots of citrus and spring flowers on the nose, followed up with lemon and lemon zest on the palate, giving the wine and light and elegant sense. Excellent minerality and great acidity give the wine some real energy and power, particularly on the finish. My WOTN.
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1999 Domaine de Montille Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Le Cailleret 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru
Tasted single blind. Very big wine both aromatically and on the palate. Ripe apple and candied lemon are quite prominent. Still a bit of oak that can be better integrated. Probably at its peak, perhaps just starting to pass that point right now.
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