Another Burgundy Duo-Tribut and Courcel

Quite a surprise for me, as I'd had little experience with these wines. The AC and the Beauroy took full advantage of the vintage to produce classic, light weight Chablis.

• 2010 Laurent Tribut Chablis

  France, Burgundy, Chablis

  Pale. Sea breeze salinity. Light but good thrust with ripe lemon fruit and excellent minerality and stone at the end. Dynamite AC wine and really on the same plane as the Beauroy 1er Cru.

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• 2010 Laurent Tribut Chablis 1er Cru Beauroy

  France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru

  Also pale. Less saline and more floral. Really snappy with herbs, apple and citrus. Light and classic with a drier impression than the AC wine and good finishing bite. Classic Chablis and very good if not the grandest or most ostentatious 1er Cru.

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• 2010 Laurent Tribut Chablis 1er Cru Côte de Léchet

  France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru

  Most subdued nose of the 3 Tribut wines. Lush, leesy creaminess sets it apart from its mates. This is at least partially due to wood that is evident all the way through to the finish. Less fruit and Chablis typicity than the other 2 wines. In ways this reminded me of the Raveneau style. My least favorite.

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This too was a terrific set of wines from one of my least favorite communes in Burgundy. Unusually elegant and without the jarring structure of some Pommards. Bravo!

• 2008 Domaine de Courcel Pommard 1er Cru Grand Clos des Épenots

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

  Medium center, lighter edge. Exciting aromatics of spicy red fruit and the usual Pommard ruggedness. Aggressive attack and upfront acidity but real sap and length. Pungent, gamy and quite delicious without the rough edges the nose and entry suggest. This is one of the better 2008s I've had.

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• 2007 Domaine de Courcel Pommard 1er Cru Grand Clos des Épenots

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

  Duller ruby than the '08. Penetrating licorice nose. Lighter weight and initially thin, but then it showed some nice black fruit and some flesh to buffer the prominent acidity. Pretty refined feel but ultimately more astringent with less to it than the '08.

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• 2006 Domaine de Courcel Pommard 1er Cru Grand Clos des Épenots

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

  Medium ruby, slightly cloudy. Very round with noticeably lower acid than either of the younger vintages. Savory, subtle fruit and much more earth here. Drying tannins on the finish. Overall, lovely, maturing wine if not as chiseled as its younger compatriots.

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