Post Election ""Drink Your Mood" Tasting...No Orange Wine
House of Nanda - Chicago IL
Tasted Wednesday, November 4, 2020 by Burgundy Al with 202 views
Introduction
Plan was to mostly drink Grand Cru Burgundy if we were in a good mood. Lots of Grand Cru Burgundy was opened.
2007 Taittinger Champagne Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut 91 Points
France, Champagne
Apple with a bit of lemon with overall good balance and weight, drinking well now.
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2006 Dom Pérignon Champagne 93 Points
France, Champagne
Complex and enticing orchard fruit throughout with very good balance, good depth. Both rich and fresh, in a very enjoyable combination already now. Very tasty indeed.
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2018 Hubert Lignier Bourgogne-Aligoté Aux Poirelots 86 Points
France, Burgundy, Bourgogne-Aligoté
My first time tasting Lignier Aligoté, this was unmistakably Aligoté with its lean, tart character with just enough richness from the vintage to come across as enjoyable and balanced. Drink young.
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2015 Hubert Lamy Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Chaumées 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru
Very impressive on all fronts, even if slightly reductive to start. Lots of orchard fruit with an intense richness and charmingly fresh with upside. Served double blind, I correctly identified vintage and appellation, but didn’t get anything else from there.
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2017 Morgen Long Chardonnay White Label 92 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley
Served double blind to tonight’s group, everybody thought this from Burgundy and I’d likely would have agreed if I had not brought the wine. Plenty of ripe Orchard fruit with roasted walnuts and nicely spiced, ending with an energetic finish. Very balanced and elegant. Probably better in another year or three.
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2017 Wyncroft Pinot Noir La Esperanza 88 Points
USA, Michigan, Lake Michigan Shore, Fennville
Probably opened too young, but I needed to open a good Michigan wine in response to the election results. Rich and ripe red cherry throughout with a slightly candied (and perhaps too ripe) character, but enough structure to keep this close to charming and balanced with good/medium weight. Better in another year or two.
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1999 Dominique Laurent Clos de la Roche 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos de la Roche Grand Cru
Served double blind. Very tasty and rich, but this really barely showed signs of clos de la Roche terroir. New oak still too pronounced, which detracted from showing Grand Cru density for me. But still, very rich and tasty.
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1999 Domaine du Clos de Tart Clos de Tart
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos de Tart Grand Cru
Lots here, but still very firm throughout. I still like the potential, but am finding more 199s coming around at this point than Clos de Tart has shown the past few times tasted. But I remain somewhere between confident and hopeful on its 92+ point potential.
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1996 Louis Jadot Clos St. Denis Domaine Gagey Flawed
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos St. Denis Grand Cru
First of two bottles opened tonight, this was sadly corked.
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1996 Louis Jadot Clos St. Denis Domaine Gagey 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos St. Denis Grand Cru
Second of two bottles tonight (first was corked), and this 2nd bottle was glorious despite getting little air. Rich black and red cherry aromas with savory spice and faint roasted meat hints. Slightly les complete or complex flavors, but still completely inviting and balanced. So good now, with possible further upside.
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2002 Domaine / Maison Vincent Girardin Charmes-Chambertin 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru
Very enjoyable on every level with good balance of fresh and mature fruit character. Not particularly classically "Gevrey" or even Grand Cru, but very easy to enjoy.
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1974 Ceretto Barolo Grignore
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Somewhat dirty and clearly past its peak, this was undoubtedly once interesting and enjoyable.
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2005 Louis Jadot Echezeaux 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Echezeaux Grand Cru
This had been opened 3 hours earlier with 30 minutes in a decanter. Ripe and inviting aromas with lots of power and Chinese five spice. Similar flavors with some firm tannins in the middle, but very balanced and entering its drinking window. Very long finish, this is a rare 2005 Grand Cru that is already enjoyable at this early phase in its evolution.
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2006 Domaine Jean Grivot Echezeaux 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Echezeaux Grand Cru
Very good combination of red and black cherry, earth, savory spice, showing slightly more mature than fresh character. Good weight, better length. Still in its peak drinking window, but slightly better few years back. Served immediately after the Jadot 2005 Echezeaux, which probably didn't help this wine.
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2011 Jean-Luc & Eric Burguet Chambertin-Clos de Bèze 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambertin-Clos de Bèze Grand Cru
Served double blind to the group. Very impressive concentration and a seamless, bright structure without any rough edges too common in too many 2011s. Black and red cherry throughout with background savory spice and roasted meat, with very good length. This will easily drink well for another decade+.
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2011 Domaine Pierre Gelin Chambertin-Clos de Bèze 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambertin-Clos de Bèze Grand Cru
Served double blind immediately after the Burguet. This showed more spice and almost as much fruit, but just less textural excitement. Still very good, certainly in its peak drinking window.
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2004 Krug Champagne Vintage Brut 92 Points
France, Champagne
Apple, baked apple and toasted rye bread with good weight and length, very good balance. Good now.
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1991 Bodegas Muga Rioja Gran Reserva Prado Enea 92 Points
Spain, La Rioja, La Rioja Alta, Rioja
Very impressive, this ran the risk of getting lost in a sea of great Grand Cru Burgundy, but easily held its own. Red cherry and plum are maturing gracefully and elegantly with enough of a combination with woodsy spice, earth and meat to come across as complex and elegant. Very classic Rioja style.
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2010 Domaine Amiot-Servelle Clos St. Denis 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos St. Denis Grand Cru
Served double blind, this is a true head-turner. Floral and spiced with black and red fruit, this is a cornucopia of early fall aromas and flavors with so much going on. I immediately thought this Grand Cru Burgundy and the spice character made me think there was considerable whole cluster, but in hindsight that might be the effect of 2010's millerandage. There was a power and meatiness that added further complexity and charm. I don't have considerable experience with Amiot-Servelle from this era, but have been thrilled with the few 2010s I have tasted.
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2007 Bel Lago Vineyard Gewürztraminer
USA, Michigan, Leelanau Peninsula
There was nothing bad that could be said about Michigan tonight. This wine showed clear Gewürztraminer floral and nutty character, even if it was not particularly thrilling wine.
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NV Leelanau Cellars Chardonnay Manitou, Tall Ship Chardonnay
USA, Michigan, Leelanau Peninsula
An explanation of why you should not purchase non-vintage Chardonnay, no matter how tall the ship.
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2007 Chateau Grand Traverse Late Harvest Riesling
USA, Michigan
This had a late harvest sweetness with enough concentration that enabled it to almost be enjoyable if you weren't paying too much attention. Good enough for an <$15 bottle.
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2006 Wollersheim Winery Ice
USA, Wisconsin, Lake Wisconsin
I guess this Riesling or some Riesling blend, and again sweetness hides many vinous flaws, so this was certainly better than i expected from my first ever Wisconsin wine.
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