Needs serious time....still quite coiled, but OH so refreshing and crisp....tart lemon citrus, green apple skin, ginger airy mousse, white flowers....did cream up later on, little smoke and lees....laser beam citrus and minerality. Love it now, but better in 10 more yrs.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru
Had with the 84....second time with this one...rich and creamy, loaded with ripe pit fruit, cut nicely with bright citrus and tons of crushed chalky minerals. Smoked vanilla bean, little truffle, exotic honey butter creme, spice....such purity...love how all that richness is lifted underneath with that huge acidity. Super wine!
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru
Had with the 01....started out with some antique wax, baked apple, smoke....blew off with a decant...soft and delicate, pure alive fruit with lemon citrus freshness....wonderfully integrated aged character, loaded with crushed stones and earth...dried honey, vanilla......reminded me a little of an aged Chapoutier Ermitage Blanc! Cool stuff!
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Richebourg Grand Cru
Man I liked this....crunchy cherry, raspberry fruit thats bright and translucent...KILLER white pepper spice! Very smooth and seamless....woodsy smoke, pretty florals, minerality.....should be amazing in 10-20 years.
Pungent smoky earth, leather, paprika and cinnamon spices.....aged red fruits, still sweet and kept alive with some nice orange acidity, sour cherry skin....wonderful dried florals and mossy sous bois.....pretty killer for the vintage!
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru
Laser beam freshness here....classic Roulot lime...piercing acidity, fresh flowers, crushed flint, chalk dust...so pure with great tension...will be sickly good in 5+yrs! +pts
45 min decant before dinner....and decant throughout.....needs days decant! HUGE structure to go along with the massive fruit.....mouth puckering tannins give the sweet red floral fruits nice savory feel....wonderful dried berries, tar, dusty earth spice, flowers, blood orange acidity.....deep flavors...perfect with my grilled lamb tbone and mushroom risotto!!
Another first for me......this wine was amazing! Dark liqueured berry fruit...like ink! Smoooth as silk...so pure and plush, yet structured well with dusty chewy tannins and great minerality. Massive...yet elegant, no heat at all. Tasty wild berries, licorice, wood spice, coffee bean, currants....extremely long and savory finish. Instant fan here!
1999 Salon Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut 94 Points
France, Champagne
Needs serious time....still quite coiled, but OH so refreshing and crisp....tart lemon citrus, green apple skin, ginger airy mousse, white flowers....did cream up later on, little smoke and lees....laser beam citrus and minerality. Love it now, but better in 10 more yrs.
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2001 Louis Carillon Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet 97 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru
Had with the 84....second time with this one...rich and creamy, loaded with ripe pit fruit, cut nicely with bright citrus and tons of crushed chalky minerals. Smoked vanilla bean, little truffle, exotic honey butter creme, spice....such purity...love how all that richness is lifted underneath with that huge acidity. Super wine!
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1984 Louis Carillon Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet 94 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru
Had with the 01....started out with some antique wax, baked apple, smoke....blew off with a decant...soft and delicate, pure alive fruit with lemon citrus freshness....wonderfully integrated aged character, loaded with crushed stones and earth...dried honey, vanilla......reminded me a little of an aged Chapoutier Ermitage Blanc! Cool stuff!
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2008 Mongeard-Mugneret Richebourg 95 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Richebourg Grand Cru
Man I liked this....crunchy cherry, raspberry fruit thats bright and translucent...KILLER white pepper spice! Very smooth and seamless....woodsy smoke, pretty florals, minerality.....should be amazing in 10-20 years.
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1992 Domaine Leroy Vosne-Romanée Les Genaivrières 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée
Pungent smoky earth, leather, paprika and cinnamon spices.....aged red fruits, still sweet and kept alive with some nice orange acidity, sour cherry skin....wonderful dried florals and mossy sous bois.....pretty killer for the vintage!
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2010 Jean-Marc Roulot Meursault 1er Cru 95 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru
Laser beam freshness here....classic Roulot lime...piercing acidity, fresh flowers, crushed flint, chalk dust...so pure with great tension...will be sickly good in 5+yrs! +pts
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1996 Bruno Giacosa Barolo Riserva Falletto di Serralunga d'Alba 96 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
45 min decant before dinner....and decant throughout.....needs days decant! HUGE structure to go along with the massive fruit.....mouth puckering tannins give the sweet red floral fruits nice savory feel....wonderful dried berries, tar, dusty earth spice, flowers, blood orange acidity.....deep flavors...perfect with my grilled lamb tbone and mushroom risotto!!
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1998 Tenuta dell'Ornellaia Masseto Toscana IGT 97 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
Another first for me......this wine was amazing! Dark liqueured berry fruit...like ink! Smoooth as silk...so pure and plush, yet structured well with dusty chewy tannins and great minerality. Massive...yet elegant, no heat at all. Tasty wild berries, licorice, wood spice, coffee bean, currants....extremely long and savory finish. Instant fan here!
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