Some Weekend Burgundy

Dig Wines and San Francisco Wine Trading Company
Tasted Friday, December 14, 2012 - Saturday, December 15, 2012 by drwine2001 with 441 views

Flight 1 (5 Notes)

Flight 2 (7 Notes)

  • 2009 Marc Colin et Fils Santenay Les Champs Claude Vieilles Vignes

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Santenay

    (12/15/2012)

    Light red center, pale edge. Earthy, briary nose. Nice light cherry and strawberry notes with earthy, brambly, tannic finish that is quite dry. This could only be Burgundian Pinot Noir.

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  • 2010 A. et P. de Villaine Bourgogne Côte Chalonnaise La Digoine

    France, Burgundy, Côte Chalonnaise, Bourgogne Côte Chalonnaise

    (12/15/2012)

    Light to medium color. Green and anise aromatics. Light weight, black fruit, sappy core of tar and creosote. Light but lively and harmonious with crackling acidity and just a hint of back end tannic austerity and bitterness.

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  • 2010 Domaine Michel Gros Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Nuits

    France, Burgundy, Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Nuits

    (12/14/2012)

    Fairly deep color. Some licorice and smoke. Middle weight, cool fruit, a moderate whiff of oak char, excellent acidity. The flavors are not that interesting or well developed, but the material and balance are good for a wine at this level

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  • 2010 P. Dubreuil-Fontaine Père & Fils Beaune 1er Cru Montrevenots

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

    (12/15/2012)

    Light red. Complex aromatics of earth and red fruit with floral tones as well. Attractive, clean red fruit, lots of soil, snappy acidity and a little tannic bite that is hardly surprising for its age. I liked this a lot.

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  • 2009 Domaine Robert Chevillon Nuits St. Georges Vieilles Vignes

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges

    (12/15/2012)

    Medium ruby. Baked earth scents. Medium weight with sappy center, slightly candied but not overripe black cherry fruit, very good length, round tannins and a strongly earth-inflected back end. Very Nuits and great quality for a village wine.*

    *This note was incorrectly entered under the Nuits Blanc until this error was caught on 01/16/2023!

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  • 2010 Domaine Michel Gros Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Clos des Réas

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru

    (12/14/2012)

    Full ruby. Very bacony aromatics-is this Burgundy or Cote Rotie? Not heavy but very mouthcoating, suave feel. Mixed fruit, a touch of green, pronounced high char oak, smooth tannins and excellent balancing acidity. Lots of stuffing, but alas, lots of wood too, and I wonder if it will ever relax its grip on the wine.

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  • 2008 Domaine Lignier-Michelot Clos St. Denis

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos St. Denis Grand Cru

    (12/14/2012)

    Medium ruby. Tart red fruit on the nose. Nice, integrated middle weight feel with savory elements, earth, some herbs, noticeable but not overbearing wood, fine acidity, and a moderately tannic finish. Unlike some 2008s, this has excellent buffering material to stand up to the acidity and is likely to benefit from several more years of bottle aging. That said, not as backward as I expected for a Grand Cru from this vintage, and for the lofty price, it is pretty short on excitement.

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