Weekly tasting group #187; Burgundy 2005

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Tasted Monday, October 5, 2015 by Zweder with 346 views

Introduction

All bottles were tasted fully blind. Only knowing that it was Burgundy 2005 and there were no pirates.

Flight 1 (1 Note)

Flight 2 (2 Notes)

  • 2005 Maison Bertrand Ambroise Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Cras 90 Points

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

    Really beautiful and complex bouquet with dark berries, chocolate, licorice, some smoke, green herbs and some ok celery. On the palate red and dark forest fruits, herbs and spices, earth, a touch of bell pepper, a bit chalky/stony, good acidity and still sticky tannin. I really loved the bouquet, but on the palate the wine is still a bit locked and too young. Probably wise to wait until e.g. 2018. 90+ for tonight.

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  • 2005 Maison Bertrand Ambroise Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Rue de Chaux 90 Points

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

    Beautiful bouquet with dark berries, licorice, herbs, smoke and a touch of celery. On the palate red berries, some dark berries as well, chocolate, herbs, a firm amount of minerals and acidity. The tannin is still slightly sticky. A little more full bodied than the "Aux Cras" and still a good future ahead. (2018+?) For the moment I score the wines the same; 90+.

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Flight 3 (2 Notes)

  • 2005 Maison Bertrand Ambroise Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Clos des Argillières 91 Points

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

    The color still has a purple hue! Beautiful bouquet with red and dark forest fruits, some smoke, rustic flavors and a touch of celery. On the palate dark and red berries as well, salty licorice, a touch of bell pepper, minerals and white pepper. Beautiful acidity and soft, still sticky tannin. Red fruit acidity in the finish. Wait a few more years. Good length. 90 - 91 for tonight

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  • 2005 Maison Bertrand Ambroise Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Vaucrains 91 Points

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

    The color is much more evolved than Clos des Argilieres and slightly garnet red. The bouquet is subtle and slightly evolved with still some red fruits, green herbs and rustic flavors. On the palate red and dark forest fruits, sweet spices, minerals, some earthy flavors, toasted oak, beautifully round acidity and soft tannin with still a pleasant bite. Overall a meaty wine with a good length and probably the one which is the most ready of the 2005 1er crus I tasted tonight. Ready now and it will continue to evolve pleasantly in the next 2 - 3+ years. 90 - 91 for tonight, but with less future than the other wines in this tasting.

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Flight 4 (2 Notes)

Flight 5 (2 Notes)

  • 2005 Domaine de Courcel Pommard 1er Cru Grand Clos des Épenots 92 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Pommard 1er Cru

    Tasting this bottle, the previous one from last January definitely was an off bottle…. Beautiful and deep bouquet with dark forest fruits, some strawberries, sweet spices, smoke, earth and well integrated oak. On the palate red as well as dark forest fruits, cherries, herbs, a lot of sweet spices and sweet licorice as well as minerals. A touch of pleasant sweetness and good acidity. Soft tannin with a pleasant bite. Overall a full bodied and complex wine of ripe fruits that develops in the glass. Really a beauty which is in its maturity stage now and will be great to drink over the next 3 - 4+ years. 92+ for tonight.

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  • 2005 Domaine Marquis d'Angerville Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Ducs 93 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru

    In the beautiful bouquet cigar and sweet spices dominate the most. On the palate red berries and cherries, a lot of sweet spices, chocolate, hazel nut, earth, minerals, a touch of pleasant sweetness, good and firm acidity and soft, round still sticky tannin. A very well structured, beautiful and complex wine. Intense. Develops in the glass and still a good future ahead.

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Flight 6 (2 Notes)

  • 2005 Domaine Christophe Bryczek Morey St. Denis 1er Cru Cuvée du Pape Jean-Paul II 92 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Morey St. Denis 1er Cru

    Beautiful, complex and mature bouquet with red berry fruits, flint stone, sweet spices like cinnamon, sweet licorice, perfume and violets as well as a pleasant touch of barnyard. On the palate red fruits, chocolate, minerals, beautifully fresh and firm acidity and pleasant tannin with still a good bite. Overall a beautiful and full bodied, quite mature wine with red fruit acidity in the long finish. Will offer beautiful drinking now and the next 3+ years.

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  • 2005 Geantet-Pansiot Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Poissenot 93 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru

    Beautiful bouquet with red and dark forest fruits, minerals, cigar and a pleasant touch of barnyard. On the palate creamy red berry fruits, minerals, a pleasant touch of sweetness beautifully balanced by good fresh acidity and soft and round tannin with still a good bite. Enormous length. Beautiful wine, mature now and a good future for at least another 3 years. 92 – 93.

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Flight 7 (1 Note)

  • 2007 Poliziano Vino Nobile di Montepulciano 25 Vendemmia Vigna Asinone 92 Points

    Italy, Tuscany, Montepulciano, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano

    Concentrated bouquet with a lot of dark forest fruits, tobacco, smoke and a pleasant bit of barnyard. On the palate concentrated fruits as well, herbs and spices, oaky flavors, firm acidity and tannin. Beautiful wine in its early maturity stage. Will improve with some more years of cellaring. 2019+ 92+ for tonight.

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