A lovely glass of Champagne before the main event today. Equal blend of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, vinified and aged in oak barrels for nine months, non malo, disgorged July 2021, dosage 2 gr/l. Spicy richness and lemony freshness, well balanced, ripe but fresh and elegant.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru
Bottle No. 02677 / 9110. Not decanted, tasted intently and drunk over the course of three hours. Complex citrus flavours wrapped in peach skin, lemon tart including the meringue, rich and powerful but effortlessly elegant and flowing, creamy attack, great tension and energy, refined vegetal notes, perfectly integrated new oak leaves just a hint of vanilla sweetness on the finish, unfathomable chalky depths, infallible chiseled precision, composed like a Beethoven symphony, mouthfilling fruit (with a tropical edge) on the well-balanced finish, outstanding length. An emotional wine, bull’s eye in the very first vintage. Completely different style, but level pegging with very fine vintages of Coche-Dury’s rendition of this vineyard.
Note: this bottle was shared by two people. It was opened and poured immediately. The first two glasses were absolutely mind-blowing, utterly spectacular, the basis for my description and score. We were aghast. After a while, the wine started to settle down, and while it did not shut down and remained thoroughly enjoyable, it no longer delivered the magic of those first glasses. If you want to drink this wine now, do not open it a long time in advance and whatever you do, do not decant it. Witness the awakening of the wine, "l'éveil", as this moment will never return.
Aged for three years in wood, vinified, aged and bottled without sulfite, unfined and unfiiltered, 13% ABV. Intense and complex, citrus and honey, earth and yeast, steely lemon, huge minerally energy.
Fragrant, red berries and undergrowth, dusty tannins, Burgundian elegance, smoky depth, elegant and flowing, firm but precisely constructed, creamy texture, linear Sangiovese acidity, excellent length.
2015 Louise Brison Champagne Brut Millésimé 91 Points
France, Champagne
A lovely glass of Champagne before the main event today. Equal blend of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, vinified and aged in oak barrels for nine months, non malo, disgorged July 2021, dosage 2 gr/l. Spicy richness and lemony freshness, well balanced, ripe but fresh and elegant.
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2019 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Corton-Charlemagne 98 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru
Bottle No. 02677 / 9110. Not decanted, tasted intently and drunk over the course of three hours. Complex citrus flavours wrapped in peach skin, lemon tart including the meringue, rich and powerful but effortlessly elegant and flowing, creamy attack, great tension and energy, refined vegetal notes, perfectly integrated new oak leaves just a hint of vanilla sweetness on the finish, unfathomable chalky depths, infallible chiseled precision, composed like a Beethoven symphony, mouthfilling fruit (with a tropical edge) on the well-balanced finish, outstanding length. An emotional wine, bull’s eye in the very first vintage. Completely different style, but level pegging with very fine vintages of Coche-Dury’s rendition of this vineyard.
Note: this bottle was shared by two people. It was opened and poured immediately. The first two glasses were absolutely mind-blowing, utterly spectacular, the basis for my description and score. We were aghast. After a while, the wine started to settle down, and while it did not shut down and remained thoroughly enjoyable, it no longer delivered the magic of those first glasses. If you want to drink this wine now, do not open it a long time in advance and whatever you do, do not decant it. Witness the awakening of the wine, "l'éveil", as this moment will never return.
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2017 Gabin et Felix Richoux Irancy Veaupessiot 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côtes d'Auxerre, Irancy
Crisp and clean and fresh and minerally, blueberries and tart red cherries, hint of smoky stems, juicy finish with good length.
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2017 Jean-François Ganevat Côtes du Jura Les Survivants 94 Points
France, Jura, Côtes du Jura
Aged for three years in wood, vinified, aged and bottled without sulfite, unfined and unfiiltered, 13% ABV. Intense and complex, citrus and honey, earth and yeast, steely lemon, huge minerally energy.
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2017 Soldera (Az. Agr. Case Basse) Sangiovese Toscana IGT 95 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
Fragrant, red berries and undergrowth, dusty tannins, Burgundian elegance, smoky depth, elegant and flowing, firm but precisely constructed, creamy texture, linear Sangiovese acidity, excellent length.
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