Full Day Cote de Nuits Tour
Burgundy
Tasted Saturday, June 9, 2012 by grayfont with 1,963 views
Introduction
On June 9, 2012 I took a tour of the Cote de Nuits region with Stephanie Jones Mancuso of Burgundy Wine Tours/Aux Quatre Saisons B&B. Stephanie was an amazing guide and the tour was absolutely fantastic - highly recommended!
Flight 1 - Andre Ziltener (5 Notes)
After a 45-minute stop in the vineyards to learn the geography and geology of the Cote de Nuits, we headed to our first tasting appointment at Chateau Andre Ziltener. 
Flight 2 - Gerard Quivy (4 Notes)
Our second tasting of the morning was at the beautiful Domaine Quivy
Flight 3 - Lunch - La Table de Pierre Bouree (9 Notes)
Stephanie arranged a fabulous 4-course wine tasting lunch at La Table de Pierre Bouree
The menu: 
And the wine list:
The lineup:
Flight 4 - Domaine Armelle et Bernard Rion (6 Notes)
After lunch we headed back into the vineyard to reflect on what we'd tasted and where it came from. A highlight of the trip was getting a photo under the cross at the famous Romanee Conti vineyard in Vosne-Romanee:
From there we headed down the hill to the tasting room at Domaine Rion.
Flight 5 - Cave de L'Ange Gardien (12 Notes)
Our final stop of the day was the fun tasting room of Cave de L'Ange Gardien where our hosts Pierre and Nicole warned us against the evils of being a "label drinker" and served all of the wines blind so we could decide what we liked and didn't like independent of the price or the label. Great fun!
Closing
All in all, this was an amazing day of learning and tasting.
2009 André Ziltener Bourgogne baron de "R"
France, Burgundy, Bourgogne
Ruby colored with a clean concentrated eye. Pepper and ham on the nose. Medium acidity. Light body with soft cherry on the palate.
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2009 André Ziltener Chambolle-Musigny
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny
rich nose, a little earth and deep red fruits. a hint of floral notes. velvety soft on the palate. quite nice.
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2009 André Ziltener Gevrey-Chambertin La Justice
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin
dark brooding nose of black fruits. heavy drying tannins - this is too young for me at this point.
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2009 André Ziltener Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Chaboeufs
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru
caramel blast to start on the nose; caramel continues on the palate as well. delicious.
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2009 André Ziltener Corton-Renardes
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton Grand Cru
nose of strawberry cream followed by cherry. harder drying tannins - very mouth-coating. deep red cherry on the palate through the medium/long finish.
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