Allemand, Jamet, Burgs, Barolo, Yquem, and more
Tasted Saturday, June 27, 2015 by MikeATL with 596 views
Introduction
Saturday's tasting was a little smaller and slower than recent events with the group, which was a welcome change of pace allowing plenty of time to enjoy and come back to the wines, and to enjoy each other's company. I didn't take detailed notes, but here are my impressions.
NV Henri Giraud Champagne Code Noir Brut 91 Points
France, Champagne
Yeasty, lemony, fairly full bodied, seems a bit high on dosage, which I don't mind.
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1997 Domaine de la Pépière Muscadet de Sèvre-et-Maine sur lie Vieilles Vignes Clos des Briords Flawed
France, Loire Valley, Pays Nantais, Muscadet de Sèvre-et-Maine sur lie
Corked.
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2013 Domaine de la Pépière Muscadet de Sèvre-et-Maine sur lie Vieilles Vignes Clos des Briords 92 Points
France, Loire Valley, Pays Nantais, Muscadet de Sèvre-et-Maine sur lie
Saline, sea shells, and white peach and a little floral, I love this stuff.
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2007 Lucien Le Moine Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Grandes Ruchottes 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru
A little woody and full bodied with plenty of fresh fruit, and enough minerality and acidity keep it from being unwieldy. Tasted blind, I was on the fence between a good California Chardonnay in a restrained style and a white Burgundy before concluding the latter for no good reason in particular.
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2006 Thierry Allemand Cornas Chaillot 94 Points
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Cornas
Smoked meat and a little pepper and minerals spice the pure, elegant, and complex brambly fruit, with a little tang and velvety tannin to hold it together. It is pretty incredible now, but still on the young side.
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1995 Domaine Jamet Côte-Rôtie 94 Points
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Côte-Rôtie
Earthy, smoky, meaty, but still ample fruit, on a foundation of solid acidity and fine tannin, drinking great but with lots of life left.
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2007 Marchand & Tawse / Pascal Marchand Latricières-Chambertin 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Latricières-Chambertin Grand Cru
Candied strawberry, light color and body though it put on body with air, it's fine, but not that impressive.
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2009 Marchand & Tawse / Pascal Marchand Mazy-Chambertin 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Mazis-Chambertin Grand Cru
Earthy with a few herbs and solid ripe cherries, it shows the lushness of 2009 but has decent tannic structure lurking behind the baby fat and some complexity.
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1998 Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Crau 93 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Herbs, a little earth, and savory fruit, a lovely classic Chateauneuf that only shows the vintage in a little sweetness on the back.
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2001 Giuseppe E Figlio Mascarello Barolo Santo Stefano di Perno 90 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Some tar, leather, and decent fruit, but impaired by elevated VA.
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2001 Elio Altare Barolo Vigneto Arborina 85 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Bizarre sediment, with lots of classic black chunks and some mysterious grey:white goo, pretty hot on the nose, a little better on the palate but quite modern and ripe.
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1989 Château Lynch-Bages 94 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
Licorice, leather, black currant, still lots of life but it is aging slowly. Fantastic.
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2003 Domaine du Pégau Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Réservée 91 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Fruity and fairly ripe, but with enough savoriness to keep it in check and no brett at all, a very good effort for the vintage.
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1997 Château d'Yquem 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes
Liquid creme brûlée. Mixed with a little 2013 Pepiere Clos de Briords, the added acidity and floral elements really makes it take off.
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