Tuesday Night Double Blind $60+

• 1999 J.M. Boillot Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Combettes

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

  Deep golden; older, Sherry, nutty, baked apple, candle wax; flat, maderized, baked apple, Sherry, some new oak, sweeter fruit, light toffee, decent acid, mineral; past peak unfortunately; others in N. Rhone but I stuck with Burg.

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• 2001 Tenuta Greppo (Biondi-Santi) Brunello di Montalcino

  Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino

  1st bottle of 2- past peak, done.

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• 2010 Domaine Vincent Sauvestre Corton-Maréchaudes

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton Grand Cru

  See through brighter ruby almost to rim; sour plum, dark cherry, elegant, slight pyrazine, dusty, very fresh, licorice; nice soft texture, dusty mineral, sweet red plum and dark cherry, sweet floral, red and darker, leaner, crunchy, Burg, razor sharp acid, almost medicinal finish; good Corton but not profound.

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• 2001 Tenuta Greppo (Biondi-Santi) Brunello di Montalcino

  Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino

  This 2nd bottle couldn't be any more different from the first; deep brownish red core, clarity, rusty rim; deep nose, roasted, earth, cooked cherry, aged but still good, rusty, herbs, plum, soy, nutty, noble; juicy, licorice, fuller cherry, resolving tannin, ashy finish; very good, called '01 Tenuta Nuova, not upset with call.

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• 2006 Lucien Le Moine Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Vaucrains

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru

  Dull ruby red, clarity, lighter rim; sappy, red cherry, expansive, tea, not new and candied (like most Burgs we have), beefy, light herb/stem note; focused on the palate, red cherry, strong acid, a bit leaner in the fruit department, firm but not tannic as many Vaucrains can be, cherry pit; air really helped this, last taste had 2.5 hours of aeration and it really needed more.

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• 2006 Poderi Aldo Conterno Barolo Cicala

  Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

  Dark core with crimson rim, onion skin; anise, pure red cherry, classic Barolo, tar, powerful, caraway, sweet fruit, darker to a degree, roses; menthol, focused, high acid, red cherry, ash, served a bit cold, firm tannin but a pleasant release, still a bit brooding but almost ready; great stuff!; called '05 Colonello.

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• 2001 Pianpolvere Soprano Barolo Riserva Bussia

  Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

  Crimson core with onion skin rim; similar to last but more age, fleshed out and more open, red cherry, ripe strawberry, herbs, vanilla, dill, sweet wood, fuller; red cherry, anise, very firm, ripe, grainy tannin (oak) but a certain polish, more modern but aged, medicinal, well preserved and can go another 10; delicious; nailed it.

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• 2001 Château Sociando-Mallet

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Haut-Médoc

  Black core with purple rim; tons of green and compost, loving it right now, black currant, smoky, cigar, lots of Bordeaux character, iodine; firm but polished tannin, sweet dark fruit that will turn into red fruit given more time in bottle, black olive, ashy tannin; this bottle was incredibly fresh as I called 2006 Graves; it must have been stored in the cellar next to Ted Williams' head.

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• 2004 Elio Altare Barolo

  Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

  Dark core with dull brownish crimson rim; leather, tobacco, plum, oak influence, balsamic, wilted flowers, sweet and full but soft; nicely aged, cedar, tannin subsides fairly quickly, red clay, sandalwood; the softer texture lead everyone to Brunello, I called Il Poggione due to its likeness to Barolo; drink soon.

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• 2005 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

  Black core with reddish violet rim; new, tar, vanilla, coffee, chocolate, modern; fleshy, firm acid, dark fruit, chocolate, smooth tannin; soft and tasty but needs to put on some more weight with age (hopefully), seems almost prepubescent with some upside potential.

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• 1998 Domaine Henri Gouges Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Pruliers

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru

  Cloudy, darker core, dull rim; metallic, plum, cloudy fruit profile, a bit warm, wild fruit, animal; sweeter palate, animal, nice plush texture, sweet dark fruit, the little tannin there hits the front of the palate; reminded me of N. Rhone.

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• 2004 Domaine Robert Chevillon Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Perrières

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru

  Dark dull crimson rim; funk, green, many called this canned asparagus, nice balance, deep tart red fruit; good density, full mid palate, firm tannin, sour red fruit, violets, a plushness to the tannin almost reminded me of N. Rhone; very good; pop and pour, should have let aerate longer to see if green subsided at all.

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A lot of great wines tonight.
Could definitely interchange much of the order depending on amount of air and more bottle age.
I preferred the Aldo Conterno the most followed by the 2nd Biondi Santi, Pianpolvere, and Le Moine.