White Burgundy Evening

Will and Jodi's
Tasted Saturday, May 10, 2014 by sawira with 314 views

Introduction

A wonderful evening of blind and non-blind white burgundies, with our local regular tasting group. Fantastic food and company.

Flight 1 - Cheese Course - Epoisses and a brilliant creme (1 Note)

Flight 2 - Blind Tasting, with Main Course - Roast poussin, haricot verts, and mushroom torte (4 Notes)

  • 2004 Yves Boyer-Martenot Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Le Cailleret 93 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru

    This bottle superb, with no hint of the pox or any other issues, confirming that my last bottle was a bit off. Rich golden yellow, this was opened an hour before serving, and was still developing until the last sip 3 hours later. Very ponderous and slow to open, this was group's least favorite until it started to open up. Deep, rich, subtle, and profound. A bit of heat on the finish as this warms, this is not a small or wispy wine. This will last another decade, no doubt, so allow plenty of time for my next bottle. Tied for first place.

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  • 2008 Louis Latour Corton-Charlemagne 93 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru

    Nice acidity, and beautifully chiseled aromas and flavors. I thought this was the 07 Puligny, so this is detailed and precise. Very persistent in both mouth and glass over time, this showed no decline or heat over two hours in glass. Very stylish and elegant, yet also balanced and pure. Really quite impressive, and obviously young. Tied for first place.

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  • 2007 Lucien Le Moine Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Champs-Gain 92 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru

    Flamboyant, extroverted, and flashy. Coconut, marmalade and other exotic notes on top of superb structure, and very persistent in the mouth. A sex goddess of a wine, though it started to unravel a bit more quickly than others in the tasting, with a bit of heat emerging as it warmed. This was leading the pack the first hour, but then fell behind as others started to shine. Third place.

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  • 2011 Joseph Drouhin Pouilly-Fuissé 88 Points

    France, Burgundy, Mâconnais, Pouilly-Fuissé

    Upfront lemon aromas and flavors with nice style, but just not in the same league as the others in the flight. Noticeably declining after an hour in glass. Guessed by all as the 2011 village wine among more mature 1er Crus, this might have shone more in different company. Fourth place.

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Flight 3 - Special Surprise, served on its own (1 Note)

  • 1989 Remoissenet Père et Fils Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Folatières 95 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru

    Served as a special surprise at the end of the blind portion of our regular tasting group's white burgundy evening. The star of the show after a wide range of burgs. Brilliant. Medium to light bodied, still a rich yellow color (no golden or ambering tones), with subtle caramel notes and tons of tertiaries atop pure, heavily nuanced, and classic aromas and flavors. No decline in glass over half an hour. Puligny precision from a great vintage. Wow. 95pts pure quality, 97pts personal preference.

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Flight 4 - Dessert Course - Homemade brownie with fresh raspberry and creme anglaise (1 Note)

Closing

Thank you Jodi and Will!

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