France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos de la Roche Grand Cru
Small glass, brief note. This had been open almost 6 hours before I tasted it. Lots of mature red fruits, plus lots more sweet spice. Good weight and length, with even better balance.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet
In Enseigneres flight. Dense, mouth coating and unctuous. Ripe apple and peach with lemon curd hints. Near perfect balance. Even better than the same wine, from same case, at this same dinner last year.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet
In Enseigneres flight. We could not find the cork, but most of us doubted this was authentic. Correct bottle, but this simply showed nothing. It seemed like a $10 bottle of Bourgogne.
Small glass, brief note. Complex array of apple aromas and flavors with a hint of lemon zest. Ripe and powerful with an expanding finish. So good now, with upside.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru
Small glass, brief note. Shockingly fresh for its age and the vintage. Good fruit start-to-finish. Gets points for longevity, as well as its maintaining good balance.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru
Small glass, brief note. Magnum. Old school. Pleasant and certainly powerful with a charming nose, slightly less enticing flavors that seemed a bit simple, while certainly good. Slight sweet hints on finish.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru
Small glass, brief note. Very pleasant surprise. Ripe and fleshy with some butterscotch hints and very good weight. Possibly a little sweeter on the finish than I'd prefer.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru
Small glass, brief note. So dense with ripe apple, caramel apple and impressive weight that showed great combination of fresh and fully mature fruit. So much here.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Montrachet Grand Cru
Small glass, brief note. I haven't had this wine in 5+ years, and found it enjoyable but clearly older than 15 yo Montrachet should be from a good vintage.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos de la Roche Grand Cru
Served alongside some great Dujac 1993, this was the star of the flight. More black vs red fruit, this was incredibly dense and charmingly textured at the same time. So complex, long and unfolding.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Bonnes Mares Grand Cru
Small glass, brief note. Served alongside both Dujac and Lignier 1993 Clos de la Roche. Lots of earth and even more red fruit with spices galore. Rich and elegant with a long, finessed finish. So much better vs the bottle of this same wine I brought to this same event one year ago.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos de la Roche Grand Cru
Small glass, brief note. Served alongside 1993 Dujac Bonnes Mares and Lignier CdlR. Red red and lots of spice, with good weight and very good length. Not as vibrant and complex vs great bottles from a few years back. Perhaps slightly lost in the flight, next to two even more outstanding bottles.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos de la Roche Grand Cru
Small glass, brief note. Big and powerful with so much black and red cherry, still very bright, still firm. Not as forthcoming or harmonious as previous bottles, but still showing so much potential. Those darn 96s.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos de la Roche Grand Cru
Small glass, brief note. This may grow up to be a better wine than the 2001, but not yet today. Dense and powerful throughout, then elegant and texturally bright on long finish.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambertin Grand Cru
Small glass, brief note. From magnum. Reduction clearly blocked the wine's aromatic purity, but barely touched the palate. Roasted meat, black cherry, dense, powerful, long and very persistent. Great flavors.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Musigny Grand Cru
Small glass, brief note. Late night. A wine that has often underperformed from US bottles imported at release. Another such example. Nose better than palate, but a bit disjointed.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Bonnes Mares Grand Cru
Small glass, brief note. Red and black fruit, coming across as fresher and bigger vs CdlR in the next glass, with the same level of nuance and complexity.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru
Small glass, brief note. Late night. Bright red fruit aromas with savory spice. Similar flavors but backward. Great length. Cellar 2028-, 93+ point potential.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru
Late night, small glass, brief note. So much here, and then maybe a little more. More dense and powerful hinting at its potential vs really complex today. Give this at least another 5 years in the cellar, 10 would be even better. First time having this wine since barrel tasting at the domaine in 2010. Just as excited now as it was then. 95-96 points?
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru
Late night, small glass, brief note. So much spice with a broad array of fresh, ripe red fruit. Beautifully textured and layered with good+ weight and length. 94-95 points.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambertin Grand Cru
Late night, small glass, brief note. Black fruit with roasted meat and black pepper. Shockingly accessible, wonderfully balanced now. Fun and forward, I think this is already in its peak drinking window.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Mazoyères-Chambertin Grand Cru
Late night, small glass, brief note. Dense and meat with so much all black fruit that is backward and brooding, faintly hinting at its massive potential. Cellar at least another 10 years, but I am not even certain that will suffice. 95+ point potential, (2035?) forward.
2007 Taittinger Champagne Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut 92 Points
France, Champagne
Green and yellow apple with lemon zest, fresh ginger and toasted rye bread. Good weight and depth, but not a powerhouse. Drinking well now.
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2000 Domaine Leroy Clos de la Roche 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos de la Roche Grand Cru
Small glass, brief note. This had been open almost 6 hours before I tasted it. Lots of mature red fruits, plus lots more sweet spice. Good weight and length, with even better balance.
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1999 Marquis de Laguiche (Joseph Drouhin) Montrachet 95 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Montrachet Grand Cru
From magnum. Lots of ripe and bright apple with peach hints. Dense and powerful, while still bright. Just as good when finished 3 hours later.
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1990 Louis Roederer Champagne Cristal Brut 89 Points
France, Champagne
Small glass, brief note. Fully mature nose with ripe apples, fully showing its age. Brighter and better flavors, but still mature.
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1996 Coche-Dury Puligny-Montrachet Les Enseignères 94 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet
In Enseigneres flight. Dense, mouth coating and unctuous. Ripe apple and peach with lemon curd hints. Near perfect balance. Even better than the same wine, from same case, at this same dinner last year.
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2004 Coche-Dury Puligny-Montrachet Les Enseignères
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet
In Enseigneres flight. We could not find the cork, but most of us doubted this was authentic. Correct bottle, but this simply showed nothing. It seemed like a $10 bottle of Bourgogne.
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2005 Coche-Dury Puligny-Montrachet Les Enseignères 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet
In Enseigneres flight. Small glass, brief note. Powerful, dense and ripe with an almost meaty character. Less complex than the 2006.
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2006 Coche-Dury Puligny-Montrachet Les Enseignères 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet
Small glass, brief note. In Enseigneres flight. Ripe with tropical hints, but also very bright and energetic, which is rare for the vintage.
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1985 Coche-Dury Meursault Les Rougeots 95 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault
Small glass, brief note. Ripe apple with background spice. Very good weight and balance, good+ length. Amazing freshness for its age.
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2005 Coche-Dury Meursault Les Rougeots Flawed
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault
Corked
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2007 Coche-Dury Meursault Les Rougeots 94 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault
Small glass, brief note. Complex array of apple aromas and flavors with a hint of lemon zest. Ripe and powerful with an expanding finish. So good now, with upside.
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2009 Coche-Dury Meursault Les Rougeots 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault
Small glass, brief note. Ripe and very good now. Good+ weight, just less complexity or stuffing vs 2007 in next glass.
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1937 Hospices de Beaune Volnay 1er Cru Cuvée Blondeau Camille Giroud
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru
Small glass, brief note. Late night. 100% Pinot Noir? Unclear. But so tasty and complex with layers of fruit, mushroom and earth.
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2008 Louis Carillon Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet 94 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru
Small glass, brief note. Dense, rich and powerful, but yet energetic and graceful.
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1988 Louis Carillon Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru
Small glass, brief note. Shockingly fresh for its age and the vintage. Good fruit start-to-finish. Gets points for longevity, as well as its maintaining good balance.
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1979 Bonneau du Martray Corton-Charlemagne Flawed
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru
Small glass, brief note. Slightly corked??
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1986 Domaine Michel Juillot Corton-Charlemagne 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru
Small glass, brief note. Magnum. Old school. Pleasant and certainly powerful with a charming nose, slightly less enticing flavors that seemed a bit simple, while certainly good. Slight sweet hints on finish.
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1985 Blain-Gagnard Bâtard-Montrachet 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru
Small glass, brief note. Very pleasant surprise. Ripe and fleshy with some butterscotch hints and very good weight. Possibly a little sweeter on the finish than I'd prefer.
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1985 Etienne Sauzet Bâtard-Montrachet 95 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru
Small glass, brief note. So dense with ripe apple, caramel apple and impressive weight that showed great combination of fresh and fully mature fruit. So much here.
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2004 Henri Boillot Montrachet 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Montrachet Grand Cru
Small glass, brief note. I haven't had this wine in 5+ years, and found it enjoyable but clearly older than 15 yo Montrachet should be from a good vintage.
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1993 Hubert Lignier Clos de la Roche 95 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos de la Roche Grand Cru
Served alongside some great Dujac 1993, this was the star of the flight. More black vs red fruit, this was incredibly dense and charmingly textured at the same time. So complex, long and unfolding.
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1993 Domaine Dujac Bonnes Mares 94 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Bonnes Mares Grand Cru
Small glass, brief note. Served alongside both Dujac and Lignier 1993 Clos de la Roche. Lots of earth and even more red fruit with spices galore. Rich and elegant with a long, finessed finish. So much better vs the bottle of this same wine I brought to this same event one year ago.
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1993 Domaine Dujac Clos de la Roche 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos de la Roche Grand Cru
Small glass, brief note. Served alongside 1993 Dujac Bonnes Mares and Lignier CdlR. Red red and lots of spice, with good weight and very good length. Not as vibrant and complex vs great bottles from a few years back. Perhaps slightly lost in the flight, next to two even more outstanding bottles.
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1991 Hubert Lignier Clos de la Roche Flawed
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos de la Roche Grand Cru
Slightly corked.
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1996 Hubert Lignier Clos de la Roche 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos de la Roche Grand Cru
Small glass, brief note. Big and powerful with so much black and red cherry, still very bright, still firm. Not as forthcoming or harmonious as previous bottles, but still showing so much potential. Those darn 96s.
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2001 Hubert Lignier Clos de la Roche 95 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos de la Roche Grand Cru
More red vs black fruit with so many nooks and crannies of nuance. Seamless harmony from start-to-finish.
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2002 Hubert Lignier Clos de la Roche Cuvée Auguste 94 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos de la Roche Grand Cru
Small glass, brief note. This may grow up to be a better wine than the 2001, but not yet today. Dense and powerful throughout, then elegant and texturally bright on long finish.
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1978 Domaine Pierre Gelin Chambertin-Clos de Bèze 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambertin-Clos de Bèze Grand Cru
Small glass, brief note. Lots of braised meat character, then some earth. Good+ complexity and weight, still enough brightness.
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2002 Domaine Drouhin-Laroze Bonnes Mares
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Bonnes Mares Grand Cru
Small glass, brief note. As much earth as fruit, which didn't thrill at this young age. Still firm tannins. Ok for its level.
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1990 Domaine Ponsot Chambertin 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambertin Grand Cru
Small glass, brief note. Black fruit, plenty of earth. Fully resolved and balanced with good weight, just not a powerhouse. Best to enjoy near-term.
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2005 Lucien Le Moine Richebourg
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Richebourg Grand Cru
Small glass, brief note. Late night. Lots here, but a sweet note on finish that didn't thrill me, especially for Richebourg.
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2002 Domaine René Engel Echezeaux 94 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Echezeaux Grand Cru
Small glass, brief note. Late night. Wow nose, sensationally Vosne spiced and floral. Palate is bright and fresh and almost as good.
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1997 Domaine Leroy Clos de la Roche 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos de la Roche Grand Cru
Small glass, brief note. Late night. Fully mature and ripe red fruit. Much more Leroy than Clos de la Roche coming across to me. Very good weight.
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1992 Delagrange-Bachelet Montrachet 95 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Montrachet Grand Cru
Small glass, brief note. Late night. So ripe and powerful, yet refined and gorgeous.
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1996 Domaine Armand Rousseau Père et Fils Chambertin
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambertin Grand Cru
Small glass, brief note. From magnum. Reduction clearly blocked the wine's aromatic purity, but barely touched the palate. Roasted meat, black cherry, dense, powerful, long and very persistent. Great flavors.
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1991 Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé Musigny Cuvée Vieilles Vignes
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Musigny Grand Cru
Small glass, brief note. Late night. A wine that has often underperformed from US bottles imported at release. Another such example. Nose better than palate, but a bit disjointed.
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2002 Domaine G. Roumier / Christophe Roumier Bonnes Mares 96 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Bonnes Mares Grand Cru
Late night, brief note. Surprisingly accessible, yet so powerful. still slightly wound up, but so much here.
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2001 Domaine Dujac Clos de la Roche 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos de la Roche Grand Cru
Small glass, brief note. Nicely mature red fruit with sweet and savory spice. Good+ weight and better complexity. Enjoy near-term.
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2001 Domaine Dujac Bonnes Mares 94 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Bonnes Mares Grand Cru
Small glass, brief note. Red and black fruit, coming across as fresher and bigger vs CdlR in the next glass, with the same level of nuance and complexity.
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1990 Faiveley Chambertin-Clos de Bèze 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambertin-Clos de Bèze Grand Cru
Small glass, brief note. Late night. Rich and fully mature black fruit with braised meat. Good now. I enjoyed this more a few years back.
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2008 Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Amoureuses
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru
Small glass, brief note. Late night. Bright red fruit aromas with savory spice. Similar flavors but backward. Great length. Cellar 2028-, 93+ point potential.
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2002 Domaine Drouhin-Laroze Chambertin-Clos de Bèze 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambertin-Clos de Bèze Grand Cru
Small glass, brief note. Late night. Lots of black fruit, perhaps maturing faster than I'd hope, but in its peak window. Good meaty character.
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2009 Emmanuel Rouget Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Cros Parantoux
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru
Late night, small glass, brief note. So much here, and then maybe a little more. More dense and powerful hinting at its potential vs really complex today. Give this at least another 5 years in the cellar, 10 would be even better. First time having this wine since barrel tasting at the domaine in 2010. Just as excited now as it was then. 95-96 points?
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2002 Domaine Méo-Camuzet Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Aux Brûlées
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru
Late night, small glass, brief note. So much spice with a broad array of fresh, ripe red fruit. Beautifully textured and layered with good+ weight and length. 94-95 points.
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1999 Domaine Méo-Camuzet Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Aux Brûlées Flawed
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru
Stewed? Heat damaged?
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2011 Domaine Armand Rousseau Père et Fils Chambertin 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambertin Grand Cru
Late night, small glass, brief note. Black fruit with roasted meat and black pepper. Shockingly accessible, wonderfully balanced now. Fun and forward, I think this is already in its peak drinking window.
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2009 Bernard Dugat-Py Mazoyères-Chambertin
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Mazoyères-Chambertin Grand Cru
Late night, small glass, brief note. Dense and meat with so much all black fruit that is backward and brooding, faintly hinting at its massive potential. Cellar at least another 10 years, but I am not even certain that will suffice. 95+ point potential, (2035?) forward.
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2000 Emmanuel Rouget Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Cros Parantoux
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru
Seemed slightly bland vs any previous bottle, either getting tired or slightly stripped of fruit.
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