Zachys La Paulee "Warm-up" Dinner

Tribeca Grill - New York, NY
Tasted Friday, February 11, 2011 by Burgundy Al with 535 views

Flight 1 (10 Notes)

  • 1982 Krug Champagne Vintage Brut

    France, Champagne

    Big, lush and powerful fruit showing obvious Pinot Noir character and strength. Just starting to fade, based on my Champagne preference for a more fresh, crisp style.

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  • 1991 François Raveneau Chablis Grand Cru Valmur

    France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis Grand Cru

    At a very good place right now with a good amount of fruit and some hints of earthiness, some remaining floral elements, then lots of structure providing a long finish.

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  • 2002 Coche-Dury Meursault Les Rougeots 93 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault

    Fresh peaches and cream on the nose with mint and hazelnut in background. Long, dense and powerful fruit on palate, great minerality and acidity come through in middle and finish, everything in perfect balance.

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  • 1998 Domaine d'Auvenay (Lalou Bize-Leroy) Bonnes Mares 92 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Bonnes Mares Grand Cru

    Black and red cherry on nose, not nearly as perfumed as I recall from several previous times with this same wine. Lush and big cherry flavors on the palate with good length and textures, but it somehow seemed to be getting a little dried out. I'm thinking this was a less-than-perfect bottle, but still very enjoyable.

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  • 1988 Domaine Armand Rousseau Père et Fils Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos St. Jacques 93 Points

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

    Red and black cherry on nose with some emerging forest floor notes. Palate was surprisingly elegant and ethereal for the vintage, showing light and charming red and black cherry flavors and just traces of the notorious 1988 massive tannin and structure. Really at a great place right now.

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  • 1996 Domaine Armand Rousseau Père et Fils Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos St. Jacques 93 Points

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

    Black fruit on nose with espresso, fresh herbs and meaty spice. Sweet black cherry and plum on palate with great structural support through to big finish. Drinking beautifully now, but this is still a baby and I'd expect it to reach its peak drinking window closer to 2020.

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  • 1999 Domaine Armand Rousseau Père et Fils Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos St. Jacques 95 Points

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

    Black fruit with incredible spice on the nose, showing allspice, cinnamon and fresh thyme. Powerful fruit just explodes out of the glass with incredible concentration and density, but completely harmonious. Lots of new oak, tannins and acidity, but everything is in great balance. Truly sensational example of a great Clos St.-Jacques.

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  • 2000 Domaine Joseph Roty Charmes-Chambertin Très Vieilles Vignes 90 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru

    Blackberry and black cherry on nose showing a very ripe, even roasted character. Same big lush fruit on palate, certainly accompanies by a fair share of new oak spice, with lots of fruit concentration and density. Great job for the vintage, but probably not my preferred style of Grand Cru Burgundy.

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  • 2006 Comte Armand Pommard 1er Cru Clos des Epeneaux

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

    After a fair amount of time in a decanter, this was surprisingly accessible tonight. Red cherry and raspberry on nose with fresh herbs, then slightly darker cherry flavors on the palate. Structure is firm but not overwhelming with lots of power behind. I imagine this is more typically shut down but the decanting really helped.

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  • 1961 Château Lynch-Bages 91 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

    Big and powerful from the start with black fruit, espresso, roasted meat aromas and flavors. Tannins were still a hint too obtrusive and forward for everything else left in the wine.

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Closing

Thank you, Jeff, Jeremy and David!

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