France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru
Tasting, brief note. Black cherry and berry with some roast meat notes. Comes across as much Gevrey as Chambolle right now, but with rugged edges middle to finish.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Musigny Grand Cru
Tasting, brief note. My first time tasting this vintage.Red berries start-to-finish with great spice featuring allspice, nutmeg and cinnamon. Sensational density and balance. One of the great young vintages for this wine. Might be the finest 2013 I can recall tasting.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Musigny Grand Cru
Tasting, brief note. Brawnier and fleshier vs the 2013, but with less nuance today. This has great concentration and an expanding finish. Great potential.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Musigny Grand Cru
Tasting, brief note. Blacker fruit with black pepper and cloves. Very good concentration and balance, even if slightly less exciting than the amazing 2013 and 2012 vintages just tasted. But still showing 93-94 point potential.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos de Tart Grand Cru
Tasting, brief note. Ripe red fruit throughout with moderate density, and an intriguing expanding finish with spice really starting to emerge. Wonderful, but not quite as exciting tonight vs when tasted a few days ago.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Morey St. Denis 1er Cru
Tasting, brief note. As typical for this vineyard, showing powerful fruit with good spice, just slightly backward in a manner that today comes across as awkwardly firm. As always, needs plenty of cellar time.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru
Tasting, brief note. Bright red fruit start-to-finish. While this is also firm, it's also far more accessible than the Bussieres. Also needs more time in the cellar.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru
Tasting, brief note. Beautiful fruit comes across as more firmly textures than typical Chambolle, but clearly with good weight and upside and 90-91 point potential.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru
Tasting, brief note. Very firm, this comes across as very Bonnes Mares like. Big and dense, but backward. I preferred the Chambolle Charmes tasted immediately before.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru
Tasting, brief note. the star of the horizontal. Alluring spice, floral and red fruit aromas. Similar flavors, but slightly firm and backward, better with the aeration possible in the limitations of a walk-around tasting. Dense with VG 92-93 point potential.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru
Tasting, brief note. Tasted just after the same wine from 2011, this also showed all red fruit, but less forward, more backward and ever-so-slightly drying. Needs lots more time in the cellar.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Bonnes Mares Grand Cru
Tasting, brief note. Slightly reduced. Also mostly red with lots of power, tannins and concentration. Even putting reduction aside, I clearly preferred the CSD. 91-92 point potential.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Musigny Grand Cru
Tasting, brief note. Hand de-stemmed with the central stem spine removed (!), then vinified “whole cluster.” Ridiculous alluring floral and spice with red, red, red fruit. I don't have lots of experience with Pascal's Musigny, but think this is a rockstar wine in the making. 95-96 point potential.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Bonnes Mares Grand Cru
Tasting, brief note. Cross-section of berries with mostly black fruit. Great savory spice, some earth. Lots of structure, but easily also in balance. VG+ potential, but needs a decade in the cellar.
Wonderful to taste Drazeys, Fuees and Bonnes Mares together, all three levels nearby in the same north end of Chambolle.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru
Tasting, brief note. Now we're talking. Charming, engaging, and eminently drinkable even at this earlier stage, but with lots of upside. Wonderfully tasty.
2011 Domaine Denis Mortet Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Aux Beaux Bruns 89 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru
Tasting, brief note. Black cherry and berry with some roast meat notes. Comes across as much Gevrey as Chambolle right now, but with rugged edges middle to finish.
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2013 Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé Musigny Cuvée Vieilles Vignes
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Musigny Grand Cru
Tasting, brief note. My first time tasting this vintage.Red berries start-to-finish with great spice featuring allspice, nutmeg and cinnamon. Sensational density and balance. One of the great young vintages for this wine. Might be the finest 2013 I can recall tasting.
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2012 Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé Musigny Cuvée Vieilles Vignes
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Musigny Grand Cru
Tasting, brief note. Brawnier and fleshier vs the 2013, but with less nuance today. This has great concentration and an expanding finish. Great potential.
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2011 Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé Musigny Cuvée Vieilles Vignes
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Musigny Grand Cru
Tasting, brief note. Blacker fruit with black pepper and cloves. Very good concentration and balance, even if slightly less exciting than the amazing 2013 and 2012 vintages just tasted. But still showing 93-94 point potential.
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2014 Domaine du Clos de Tart Clos de Tart 94 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos de Tart Grand Cru
Tasting, brief note. Ripe red fruit throughout with moderate density, and an intriguing expanding finish with spice really starting to emerge. Wonderful, but not quite as exciting tonight vs when tasted a few days ago.
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2013 Domaine du Clos de Tart Clos de Tart 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos de Tart Grand Cru
Tasting, brief note. Also showing all red fruit with good textures and balance. Longer and leaner vs the 2014, but more tannic.
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2010 Domaine du Clos de Tart Clos de Tart 95 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos de Tart Grand Cru
Tasting, brief note. Also all red fruit, but broader cross-section with seemingly magical textures.
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2011 Domaine G. Roumier / Christophe Roumier Morey St. Denis 1er Cru Clos de La Bussière 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Morey St. Denis 1er Cru
Tasting, brief note. As typical for this vineyard, showing powerful fruit with good spice, just slightly backward in a manner that today comes across as awkwardly firm. As always, needs plenty of cellar time.
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2011 Domaine G. Roumier / Christophe Roumier Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Cras 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru
Tasting, brief note. Bright red fruit start-to-finish. While this is also firm, it's also far more accessible than the Bussieres. Also needs more time in the cellar.
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2011 Domaine Amiot-Servelle Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Charmes
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru
Tasting, brief note. Beautiful fruit comes across as more firmly textures than typical Chambolle, but clearly with good weight and upside and 90-91 point potential.
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2011 Domaine Amiot-Servelle Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Derrière La Grange
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru
Tasting, brief note. Very firm, this comes across as very Bonnes Mares like. Big and dense, but backward. I preferred the Chambolle Charmes tasted immediately before.
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2011 Domaine Amiot-Servelle Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Amoureuses
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru
Tasting, brief note. the star of the horizontal. Alluring spice, floral and red fruit aromas. Similar flavors, but slightly firm and backward, better with the aeration possible in the limitations of a walk-around tasting. Dense with VG 92-93 point potential.
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2008 Domaine Amiot-Servelle Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Amoureuses
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru
Tasting, brief note. Tasted just after the same wine from 2011, this also showed all red fruit, but less forward, more backward and ever-so-slightly drying. Needs lots more time in the cellar.
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2014 Marchand & Tawse / Pascal Marchand Clos St. Denis 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos St. Denis Grand Cru
Tasting, brief note. Floral and spice with juicy red berry that shows intense concentration. Yum.
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2014 Marchand & Tawse / Pascal Marchand Bonnes Mares
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Bonnes Mares Grand Cru
Tasting, brief note. Slightly reduced. Also mostly red with lots of power, tannins and concentration. Even putting reduction aside, I clearly preferred the CSD. 91-92 point potential.
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2014 Marchand & Tawse / Pascal Marchand Musigny
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Musigny Grand Cru
Tasting, brief note. Hand de-stemmed with the central stem spine removed (!), then vinified “whole cluster.” Ridiculous alluring floral and spice with red, red, red fruit. I don't have lots of experience with Pascal's Musigny, but think this is a rockstar wine in the making. 95-96 point potential.
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2013 Louis Jadot Chambolle-Musigny Les Drazeys 87 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny
Tasting, brief note. Red berry with subtle spice and good minerality. Slightly firm now, prob better 2018 forward.
Wonderful to taste Drazeys, Fuees and Bonnes Mares together, all three levels nearby in the same north end of Chambolle.
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2013 Louis Jadot Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Fuées 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru
Tasting, brief note. Red berry, chocolate and sweet spice with good old vine concentration and length. Good length.
Wonderful to taste Drazeys, Fuees and Bonnes Mares together, all three levels nearby in the same north end of Chambolle.
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2013 Louis Jadot Bonnes Mares 94 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Bonnes Mares Grand Cru
Tasting, brief note. Cross-section of berries with mostly black fruit. Great savory spice, some earth. Lots of structure, but easily also in balance. VG+ potential, but needs a decade in the cellar.
Wonderful to taste Drazeys, Fuees and Bonnes Mares together, all three levels nearby in the same north end of Chambolle.
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2011 Maison Albert Bichot Morey St. Denis 1er Cru Les Sorbets 87 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Morey St. Denis 1er Cru
Tasting, brief note. Elegant red fruit with moderate extraction and density. Will drink well young.
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2011 Faiveley Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru La Combe d'Orveau
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru
Tasting, brief note. Good red fruit, but some rough edges coming through right now middle to finish.
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2012 Faiveley Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Charmes
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru
Tasting, brief note. Good fruit clearly there, but this was quite reduced.
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2013 Faiveley Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Amoureuses 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru
Tasting, brief note. Now we're talking. Charming, engaging, and eminently drinkable even at this earlier stage, but with lots of upside. Wonderfully tasty.
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