Vosne Romanee Tasting

Golden Gate Yacht Club, San Francisco
Tasted Sunday, September 27, 2015 by aagrawal with 502 views

Introduction

Another wonderful wine tasting with excellent company.

Flight 1 - Champagne (2 Notes)

Both were excellent, but it was hard to beat the complexity and richness of the Comtes de Champagne. Truly a spectacular champagne.

Flight 2 - White Burgundy (1 Note)

A very interesting white burgundy. Though my preferences naturally tend toward higher acid Chablis, this was very enjoyable and I think will improve significantly over the next 10 years (assuming no premox).

  • 2002 Domaine Ramonet Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru La Boudriotte 92 Points

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

    Light golden color; very aromatic nose with toast, butter, rich, vanilla, almonds; palate is full bodied, very young, structured, medium-high acidity, full body; long finish. Very young, and it needs another decade, but it has the stuffing. In a heavier chassagne style as expected but still fresh. High quality. 92-94++

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Flight 3 - Laurent horizontal: Serie Rare (6 Notes)

This was truly a rare experience. All the wines were showing well, with the exception of the Malconsorts which had slight cork taint (though the wine could still be somewhat enjoyed). My favorite was actually the Cuvee Royale, which had a density that the other wines did not. Those who liked aromatics more tended to prefer the Les Chaumes.

Flight 4 - Other Vosne Romanee (6 Notes)

The clear standout of the whole tasting was the 1988 Gros Richebourg. It was just a stellar wine, one of the best burgundies I have ever tried. The aromatics were unbeatable. I was fairly happy with how my Potel showed, and I think they will age well over the next decade or two. The Sirugue wins for perhaps the most interesting or the most character... I would love to drink it as an aperitif given its easy drinkability and its complexity.

  • 2002 Nicolas Potel Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Aux Malconsorts 92 Points

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

    Pale ruby with slight bricking appropriate for its age; nose is intensely aromatic with floral, red fruit, stems, spice, quite elegant on the nose; palate is light bodied, light tannins but definitely has structure, youthful red fruit, slight asian spice, some cola, excellent fresh acidity throughout, persistent flavors through the finish; medium+ length finish. This is an excellent red burgundy, consistent with Vosne Romanee (aromatic, elegant, some spice), and enjoyable now but also still quite primary with likely decades ahead of it. Drink the next bottle in 5+ years. 91+
    Few hours of air: This is a wine with tremendous balance and a great blend of fruit and aromatic spice, fruits have become a bit darker; palate has fleshed out and has superb acidity. Overall, this wine is young. Needs a decade or so. 91-93++

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  • 1988 Gros Frère et Sœur Richebourg 97 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Richebourg Grand Cru

    Light ruby color with bricking but less than expected for its age; nose is profoundly aromatic with intense perfume, floral, red cranberry and raspberry; palate is light bodied, wonderful freshness, excellent red fruit remaining, good earth; finish is medium-long. The nose fades with air but when first poured, this is a profound wine, well balanced, with the nose being the clear highlight. 97-98

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  • 1993 Domaine de L'Arlot Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Suchots Flawed

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

    Badly corked.

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  • 1996 Domaine Thomas-Moillard Romanée St. Vivant 90 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Romanée St. Vivant Grand Cru

    Light to medium ruby, clear; nose has high aromatic intensity, spice, black fruit, a little reserved, anise; palate is medium bodied, great mouthfeel, approachable but young smooth tannins, reserved and young; medium finish. I think this is holding back and needs a lot more time to open up and show more of its complexity. 90+

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  • 2006 Domaine Jean Grivot Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Suchots 90 Points

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

    Medium ruby, clear; nose has high intensity, dense black fruits, spice is savkry but darker than others; palate is light to medium bodied but masculine, dense, young rannins; finish is medium length. Very young and needs at least a decade. 89-90

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  • 2009 Domaine Robert Sirugue Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Petits Monts 92 Points

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

    Light clear ruby; nose is very aromatic with black spice, musk, some slight funkiness and very slight Brett which I like, nice green complexity underlying it; palate is light but had good density, almost a bit of black pepper, excellent fruit relatively ripe; medium finish. This is atypical for a burgundy and a vosne romanee and is quite dense and funky, but I think that gives it superb character. Enjoyable to drink. 92-93

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