Bouchard Pere & Fils, Beaune
Tasted Saturday, November 14, 2015 by PanosKakaviatos with 564 views
This was an amazing event over the 2015 Hospices de Beaune weekend. Each year Bouchard Pere & Fils holds a dinner, and I sometimes get invited. It was great to attend this year, even though the ambiance was bittersweet. Much joy over the 2015 vintage - and some excellent 2014s, particularly the whites. But just the evening before this tasting and dinner, terrorists struck Paris with bullets and bombs: attacks that have killed 130 people. The auction itself was almost canceled, and you can read more about that on this page from Wine-Chronicles.com, which includes a video of auction participants singing the French national anthem La Marseillaise: http://www.wine-chronicles.com/blog/burgundy-hospices-2015/.
The Bouchard master class featured the 2014 vintage, and I will soon publish a story about that vintage, as I had tasted many over the weekend and the Thursday before. But for now, a focus on Bouchard, as participants enjoyed a superlative dinner following the master class.
Read on!
I was running a bit late, so did not take as much time as I should have to evaluate these, but they were all very good, especially the Volnay.
For me the number one highlight was the Clos Vougeot.
One really appreciates the quality in this first flight with the third wine, the Clos Saint Landry Premier Cru.
Where to begin? I just adored the two Meursault Premiers Crus, leading to an amazingly intense Montrachet.
A fantastic dinner, prepared by Michelin chefs Nicolas Isnard and David Lecomte, was matched by amazing wines. The 1959 was truly special.
Many thanks to Henriot for the kind invitation, and it was so wonderful to meet friends old and new for such a marvelous event.
2014 Bouchard Père et Fils Monthélie Domaine 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Monthélie
Shows fine energy and a brisk red fruit quality. I showed up a bit late for this master class so did not take as much time with the initial reds like this one, but it was fine: more proof that reds in 2014 can be delicious.
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2014 Bouchard Père et Fils Beaune 1er Cru Beaune du Château 89 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune 1er Cru
A step up from the Monthelie, showing both energy and more substance on the palate. Nice job.
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2014 Bouchard Père et Fils Beaune 1er Cru Grèves Vigne de L'Enfant Jesus 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune 1er Cru
Showing quite a bit of verve and energy throughout its red and black fruit flavor aspects. But here I wonder: does it lack just a bit of concentration, that one would get from vintages like 2009 or 2010? Not a let down, in terms of quality, but - given prices - I am not sure that this would go into my first picks for red 2014 Burgundy.
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2014 Bouchard Père et Fils Volnay 1er Cru Caillerets Ancienne Cuvée Carnot 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru
Like the Enfant Jesus, this is also showing energy and some high toned aspects. But there is more concentration to this, coming across as both elegant and refined and opulent and supple. Fermented with 30% whole cluster, maceration 12 days and aging in barrels, 30% of which are new. Nice job!
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