Leiden in Scheveningen’s Gouden Kalf

Another great tasting with excellent food. Ramonet Montrachet 2008 was WOTN.

• 2011 Agrapart Champagne Grand Cru Vénus Brut Nature Blanc de Blancs

  France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru

  Lovely expressive nose, almonds, white flowers. Taste creamy, sweet, lots of verve, fullbodied. Limited complexity in the taste, on the basis of my experience with older Venus bottles I think this just needs more time in bottle.

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• 2008 Domaine Ramonet Montrachet

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Montrachet Grand Cru

  Wine of the night. Typical slightly minty nose, very broad, floral, gorgeous. Taste also wonderful, crisp acidity, sweetness, layers of fruit and enormous length of many minutes. This is what Montrachet is. Later on the wine developed lovely buttery Meursault like tones further broadening the palate. Drinking and smelling this wine is a journey.

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• 2015 Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey Meursault 1er Cru Les Perrières

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

  Mineral, citric nose, very deep, a bit salty. Later on more stone fruit. Taste lots of concentration, at first a bit tight showing mostly minerals, in time it opens up showing multi-dimensional tones. Very fresh and clear wine, typical perrieres.

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• 2014 Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey Corton-Charlemagne

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru

  Directly after opening this was so closed in nose, giving almost nothing, like smelling water. Taste is different, very fresh, lots of volume, citrus, minerals, crisp acidic backbone. In time nose and taste open showing the enormous potential of this wine: beautiful stone fruit, apple, orange. Very good corton charlemagne!

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• 2014 Georges Noellat Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Petits Monts

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru

  Impressive red fruit, velvety, lovely spices, round soft tannins in the back. Absolutely wonderful Vosne. Seductive pinot from Maxim.

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• 2006 Domaine Georges Mugneret-Gibourg Ruchottes-Chambertin

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

  Lovely Ruchottes, aromatically red fruit nose with spices and herbs. Taste red fruit, very pure wine, cool and mineral, great structure, clearly grand cru. Round integrated tannins. The mouthfeel with a long finish is what makes this wine very special. Classy, sophisticated.

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• 2016 Domaine Jean-Marc / Thomas Bouley Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Chênes

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

  Fruity red fruit nose and taste. Lots of material and concentration, good backbone, spicy, very well made Volnay. This is very approachable at the moment, but will further develop in time in bottle. Amazing how this Volnay was on the same level as the two 2016 Clos Vougeot’s we were drinking.

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• 2016 Alain Hudelot-Noëllat Clos Vougeot

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

  Lovely red fruit in nose and taste, good structured body with great mouthfeel, still young but showing huge potential.

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• 2016 Jean-Marc Millot Clos Vougeot Grand Maupertuis

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

  Rich red fruited wine, spicy, slight sweetness, drinking already very well at this moment, good body and length. Excellent Clos Vougeot, I wonder how this will develop in future.

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• 2009 Domaine Robert Arnoux / Arnoux-Lachaux Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Suchots

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru

  Directly after opening a big brooding wine with still quite some tannins. After contact with air the wine smoothed out. Lovely Vosne spices, balanced dark fruit, great body and length. This is the best Suchots there is and this 2009 version is excellent now.

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• 2009 Domaine Robert Arnoux / Arnoux-Lachaux Latricières-Chambertin

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

  Drank next to the 2009 Arnoux Suchots. Lots of similarities, however this is less spicier, but more mineral. Dark fruit, very good body and length.

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• 2016 Bruno Colin Bâtard-Montrachet

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

  This was a difficult wine. Completely wound up after opening. Decanted for three hours, after this it became more accessible but still very tight. Lots of extract, great acidity, but also lots of wood tones. Needs time to integrate.

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• 2012 Egon Müller Scharzhofberger Riesling Spätlese

  Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

  Very elegant wine, melon, white flowers, sweetness and acidity that are completely in balance. Great pairing with dessert.

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• 2013 Jérôme Prévost La Closerie Fac-Simile

  France, Champagne

  Nose of red fruit, dried red fruit and rose leavelets. Taste red fruit, balanced acidity and nice oxidative tones. Pleasant way to end an evening filled with beautiful wines.

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