Some Wine Tasted at the Zachys Auction

Charlie Palmer Steak - Washington, DC
Tasted Friday, October 27, 2017 - Saturday, October 28, 2017 by Burgundy Al with 510 views

Flight 1 - Day One (19 Notes)

  • 2004 Ruinart Champagne Dom Ruinart Blanc de Blancs 92 Points

    France, Champagne

    (10/27/2017)

    Small glass, brief note. Ripe apple with some pear aromas. Same flavors with a hint of lemon on finish. Balanced and elegant with a slightly structured finish that I like. Good+ length.

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  • 1996 Domaine Leflaive Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet 92 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru

    (10/27/2017)

    Rich stone fruit, most prominent at the start. Slightly hollow middle is the only detraction, with good intensity and richness on the finish. Good freshness and vibrancy for the vintage. Overall very good.

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  • 2008 Domaine Leflaive Chevalier-Montrachet 92 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru

    (10/27/2017)

    Small glass, brief note. Ripe, rich and very concentrated. Lots of apple and peach with very good weight and length. Seemed slightly riper vs last time tasted in 2016. Probably best to enjoy over the next 5 years.

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  • 2009 Claude Dugat Charmes-Chambertin

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru

    (10/27/2017)

    Small glass, brief note. First time tasting since just after release. Meaty and jammy aromas are very ripe and very Gevrey. I like the potential here a lot, just find the lushness is dominant today, so didn't get the much of the pleasure I expect 2024 forward. 93+ point potential.

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  • 2010 Domaine Francois Lamarche La Grande Rue

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, La Grande Rue Grand Cru

    (10/27/2017)

    Small glass, brief note. Ripe red cherry and berry with Asian five spice. Long and elegant showing a firm finish today. Great potential, 93+ points, 2025 forward.

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  • 2010 Domaine du Clos de Tart Clos de Tart

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos de Tart Grand Cru

    (10/27/2017)

    Small glass, brief note. Broad cross-section of red fruit here with licorice and clove. Ripe but superbly elegant with sneaky structure always in the background. Very long finish. Enjoyable today but with 93-94 point potential, 2025 forward.

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  • 2007 Claude Dugat Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Lavaux St. Jacques 91 Points

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

    (10/27/2017)

    This wine just keeps getting better with more cellar time. The new oak is finally integrated and complementing the sweet black fruit and sweet spice. Meaty and rich. Good+ weight and length. Good balance, but I expect even greater balance in another year or three.

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  • 2005 Domaine Armand Rousseau Père et Fils Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Lavaux St. Jacques 88 Points

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

    (10/27/2017)

    Black fruit with good concentration, but perhaps not the level I'd expect for the vintage. Tasted twice over two hours, this was very backward to start, and more accessible later in the day, but still not quite harmonious. Cellar time will help, but this is not at the level we love from Rousseau.

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  • 2009 Domaine du Clos de Tart Clos de Tart

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos de Tart Grand Cru

    (10/27/2017)

    Small glass, brief note. Extremely ripe red fruit on nose and palate, not classically what I expect from Clos de Tart, but so much long-term potential once the baby fat softens. Big and very dense, very long. 93-94 point potential, even if nowhere near that today.

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  • 2001 E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie La Mouline

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Côte-Rôtie

    (10/27/2017)

    Small glass, brief note. Still a very tough wine to enjoy or assess. Very spice-driven and floral, ripe throughout but not showing the weighty concentration I would expect. This still needs so much time to really integrate and harmonize, but there is so much going on in all directions right now.

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  • 2000 Domaine Leflaive Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet 94 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru

    (10/27/2017)

    Ripe apple with toasted walnut and both sweet and savory spice. Rich and harmonious. Very good weight, good+ length, great balance. Last bottle was badly oxidized, so this was thrilling.

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  • 1991 Rene Rostaing Côte-Rôtie Côte Blonde 92 Points

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Côte-Rôtie

    (10/27/2017)

    Small glass, brief note. More black vs red fruit with bacon, licorice and black pepper. Still a bit tannic, so balance is good if not perfect. Very good now, but I still think there is upside.

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  • 2006 Louis Roederer Champagne Cristal Brut 92 Points

    France, Champagne

    (10/27/2017)

    Small glass, brief note. An intriguing combination of rich, tropical fruit with crisp structure. Very good textures. Good now, clearly needing a few years in the cellar, but not criminal to enjoy this young.

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  • 2009 Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier Chambolle-Musigny 90 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny

    (10/27/2017)

    Small glass, brief note. So much charming red fruit. Not powerful or complex, but so wonderfully balanced.

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  • 2012 Domaine Ramonet Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru La Boudriotte 91 Points

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

    (10/27/2017)

    Small glass, brief note. Minty and spice-driven start with plenty of ripe fruit. Seems so 2012 to start, just a little too ripe, but middle forward this gets leaner and edgier. Very good and intriguing.

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  • 1996 Sylvain Cathiard Romanée St. Vivant

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

    (10/27/2017)

    Small glass, brief note. I haven't tasted this wine in almost a decade (when I thought it great), but today it seemed rather tired.

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  • 2001 Hubert Lignier Morey St. Denis 1er Cru Vieilles Vignes 92 Points

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

    (10/27/2017)

    Small glass, brief note. Cross-section of both black and red fruit with savory spice and roasted meat hints. Great balance. So much better than I recall from when last tasted a decade ago.

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  • 2015 Domaine William Fèvre Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos 91 Points

    France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis Grand Cru

    (10/27/2017)

    Small glass, brief note. Rich, ripe, nutty and forward. I'd be enjoying this more if this were from Meursault because it didn't come across as classically Chablis to me today. Still very enjoyable.

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  • 2010 Domaine Roulot Meursault Les Meix Chavaux 92 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault

    (10/27/2017)

    Cross-section of rich apple aromas and flavors with some baked apple. Good length, very good balance. Roulot personified, with the reduction entirely dissipated. Very good now.

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Flight 2 - Day Two (17 Notes)

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