Monthly Tasting Group: 2010 Vintage in France
Tilia, Mpls
Tasted Sunday, October 25, 2015 by rocknroller with 748 views
Introduction
This event focused on the great 2010 vintage across France. Wines were generally from Bordeaux, Burgundy, or the Rhone. The goal was to get to as many of the wines as possible and keep the pours small and the notes short.
Flight 1 (29 Notes)
Closing
The whites showed extremely well and many of the reds did as well despite their youth.
NV R. & L. Legras Champagne Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Brut 91 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
Light gold color. Drank 1 glass over 20 minutes. This was quite good tonight. There's a nice yeastiness with depth and some wieght, nice mix of fruit with pear, citrus and lychee, hints of white flowers and clean minerality.
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NV Baron Albert Champagne Tradition Brut 89 Points
France, Champagne
Pale gold color. Drank 1 glass over 20 minutes. First time trying this and I was pleased. This pretty straightforward with good apple, apple, peel, citrus and light minerality. Light yeast, lighter bodied. A very good aperitif wine and quite the QPR. 89+ pts.
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NV Philippe Prié Champagne Cuvée Archange 91 Points
France, Champagne
Small pour. Very good again. Consistent with 9/14/15 note.
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NV Céline & Laurent Tripoz Crémant de Bourgogne Nature Flawed
France, Burgundy, Crémant de Bourgogne
Reduced, burnt rubber.
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1975 Schloss Eltz Eltviller Sonnenberg Riesling Auslese 84 Points
Germany, Rheingau
Very dark amber color. Small pour. Apricot, sour apple, flat, tired, no acid, over the hill.
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2010 Samuel Billaud Chablis 1er Cru Montée de Tonnerre 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru
Pale gold color. Very good. Tightly coiled at this point, mineral driven with tart citrus fruits, light body. This could use a bit more time compared to some of the '10 Chablis I've had. 90+(+)pts.
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2010 Domaine Billaud-Simon Chablis Grand Cru Vaudésir 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis Grand Cru
Light gold color. Drank 1 glass over 30 minutes. This was showing very well, excellent intensity and depth to the fruit and minerality, nice lime and lemon fruit on the nose and palate, quite crisp and fresh, long finish. This is already in a good spot. I agree with Chablis28 this probably will kick it up a notch though with a couple years.
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2010 Domaine Bernard Defaix Chablis Grand Cru Bougros 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis Grand Cru
Pale green color. Small pour. More oak here, very good, golden fruit, good weight, apple, clean mineral, good typicity.
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2010 Domaine Louis Boillot et Fils Meursault 1er Cru Les Cras 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru
Light gold color. Drank 1 glass over 30 minutes. Distinct ocean minerality, almost Chablis like on the nose, more depth on the palate, subtle oak, lemon, starts to take on more weight after 20-30 minutes. A bit more sleek than many. I liked this alot and it shows good promise.
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2010 Bouchard Père et Fils Beaune 1er Cru Clos St. Landry Blanc 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune 1er Cru
Small pour. Nice, tart, lemon, lemon drops, excellent minerality, good purity, long finish. Wish I'd had more of this.
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2010 Domaine Mazilly Pere & Fils Meursault Les Meurgers 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault
Small pour. Good depth, moderate oak, lemon, meyer lemon, wet stones, more weight. Well proportioned and tasty. 90+ to 91pts.
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2010 Domaine Billard-Gonnet Pommard 1er Cru Les Pèzerolles
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Pommard 1er Cru
Medium dark red color. Drank 1 glass over 30 minutes. Red fruits, aggressive tannins, spiced, lots of minerals, subtle dried earth,. Very youthful, nose is tight, oak spice. Needs 5 years. 90-ish currently.
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2010 Frederic Esmonin Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Estournelles-St.-Jacques Flawed
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru
corked
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2010 Domaine Patrick Javillier Aloxe-Corton
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Aloxe-Corton
Medium dark red color. Drank 1 glass over 40 minutes. Lots of new wood on the nose and palate, young, dark red fruits, toasted wood finish. Needs a good bit of aging to integrate. Gut impression right now, 87ish.
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2010 Domaine Michel Gaunoux Corton-Renardes 94 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton Grand Cru
Very dark red color. Drank 1 glass over 30 minutes. This was splendid, showing so well already, a wonderful core of sweet red fruit, cherry, ripe, elegant and silky texture, cinnamon, firm but silky tannins. One of my top reds of the night. I can only imagine where this will be in 5+ years.
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2010 Louis Jadot Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Suchots 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru
Small pour. Nice, with pretty firm tannins, but a wonderful perfume and ripe strawberry fruit shows through the mire, this should be great down the road. 92(+)pts.
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2010 Bouchard Père et Fils Volnay 1er Cru Caillerets Ancienne Cuvée Carnot 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru
I think I got the last small pour form this, but I found it very enticing, earthy, minerals, firm tannins, dark berries, lovely, long. 91(+)pts.
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2010 Château Sociando-Mallet
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Haut-Médoc
Small pour. Can't say i enjoyed this tonight. This is a wine I think needs significant age and this doesn't get close. Not ready, not close. Score withheld.
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2010 Château Laforge 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
Very dark purple/red color. This had a 3 hour decant and it showed. Drank 1 glass over 30 minutes. Really pretty, lush black fruits on the nose and palate, anise, spice, subtle earth, good length.
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2010 Château Cantemerle 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Haut-Médoc
Very dark purple/red color. Decanted for 3 hours, drank 1 glass over 30 minutes. Ummm, nice, gorgeous nose with lovely dark fruits of cassis and black raspberry, charcoal, , lush, full bodied, grippy but approachable tanns, long finish. Impressive already. 92(+)pts.
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2010 Domaine de Chevalier 94 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
Very dark purple/red color. Small pour. It was a treat to get a couple sips of this tonight. The last time I had it was at the Chateau from barrel with Remy. I was captivated then, and I don't feel any different now. There is so much purity here with amazing fruit, sweet firm tannins, tar, cedar and wow power. It probably was better than where I thought it would be right now. 94(+)pts.
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2010 La Ferme du Mont Châteauneuf-du-Pape Côtes Capelan
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
For whatever reason, unfortunately, the only thing I wrote down for this was "very good" . So there you go.
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2010 Clos du Mont-Olivet Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Cuvée du Papet
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
I only got a tiny pour of this and the nose was killer, but the palate was big, powerful, and somewhat disjointed with some significant heat and lots of anise blowing through on the finish. Score reserved.
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2010 Domaine du Pégau Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Réservée 94 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
I think i literally poured out the last 5 or 6 ml from the bottle, just enough for one glorious swallow. And man, it was fantastic. That was all you needed to recognize greatness. This is great and will be better. Power and finesse, gorgeous fruit, floral perfume, garrigue, earthy, wow. 94+?(+)pts.
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2010 Le Vieux Donjon Châteauneuf-du-Pape
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Small pour. Young, aggressive, rustic, dark fruit, yikes - needs time, good fruit, heat on the palate and finish. Very spicy. Score withheld.
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2010 Domaine Auguste Clape Cornas 94 Points
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Cornas
Got just a taste of this too, excellent with a blast of olive tapenade along with the savory roasted meats, blackberry and sauvage. Delicious. impression 94(+)pts.
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2010 Domaine Christian Moreau Père et Fils Chablis 1er Cru Vaillon 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru
Solid, green fruits, a touch of oak, shells. 90+pts.
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2010 Château Haut-Bergey 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
Just taste here too. A wine that I find to be a great QPR year in and year out. As you would expect, '10 is no exception. Forward fruit, cassis, blackberry and good balance. The tannins are manageable now and this should be better in 3 years.
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2010 Château Guillemin la Gaffelière
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
Very dark purple/red color. PNP, drank 1 glass over 20 minutes. Very tannic, cassis, tobacco, black licorice, blackberry, pepper, great fruit, oak, needs time. Modern. Score withheld. 88-90?
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