Waterford Wine Co. Burgundy Festival
Waterford Wine Co. - Milwaukee WI
Tasted Saturday, November 19, 2022 by Burgundy Al with 126 views
Introduction
Wonderful event. Wines were tasted starting with the reds, then the whites. The sequence of these notes is the order of the tasting sheet.
2020 Domaine Michel Niellon Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Champs-Gain 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru
Walk around tasting. Ripe stone fruit complemented with further orchard fruit. Lots here, very good depth already now.
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2018 Domaine Château De La Tour Clos Vougeot Vieilles Vignes 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos Vougeot Grand Cru
Walk around tasting. Both rich and a powerhouse, this showcasing a broad cross-section of red and black cherry with a well spice background. Not even close to ready, but pleasure already manages to clearly come through.
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2018 Bouchard Père et Fils Corton-Charlemagne Domaine 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru
Walk around tasting. Big and dense, this seems slightly awkward and angular right now, but with so much great, and really great potential, 2024 forward.
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2012 Bouchard Père et Fils Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Cailles
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru
Walkaround tasting. Library release. Lighter character for les Cailles, but good length. austere right now, seemingly in its in-between, shut-down mode at present. 88 points this afternoon, but patience is required, like for many 2012s.
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2016 Bouchard Père et Fils Volnay 1er Cru Caillerets Ancienne Cuvée Carnot 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru
Walk around tasting. Rich red fruit with subtle floral and spice background notes. Good weight, good+ length, good already now.
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2020 Domaine William Fèvre Chablis Grand Cru Bougros 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis Grand Cru
Walkaround tasting. Steely and bright with orchard fruit, showing very good concentration even if slightly austere. Classic, oystershelly textures expand from middle forward to its long finish. Better from 2025-2035.
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2019 Domaine Coffinet-Duvernay Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru La Maltroie 89 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru
Walkaround tasting. Lush and fleshy with lots of richness and power, yet easily showing its structure and textures. Very good now, with upside.
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2018 Jean-Michel Guillon Clos Vougeot 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos Vougeot Grand Cru
Walkaround tasting. Lots here in this behemoth, this starts out powerful and ends firmly tannic. Very good weight and depth, but patience required.
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2020 Domaine Meuneveaux Corton-Bressandes 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton Grand Cru
Walkaround tasting. Old school style, with lots of pure fruit in harmony with everything else. Maybe not quite the most dense of Grand Crus, but easily charming for the next decade+.
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2019 Les Sources D'Agape Saint-Amour Petit Besset
France, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Saint-Amour
Walkaround tasting. Big and rich, hardly seeming like Gamay, but hard to tell what it wants to be. Good enough.
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2020 Domaine Stephane Magnien Morey St. Denis 1er Cru Les Monts Luisants 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Morey St. Denis 1er Cru
Walkaround tasting. Lots here, some ripe, some underripe, not perfectly harmonized, yet with good depth. Needs some more time, but there is interesting 88-90 point potential if it comes together better.
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2020 Domaine René Leclerc Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Lavaux St. Jacques 87 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru
Walk around tasting. Very old school, all black fruit, good depth, just not the most friendly of wines. Time might bring out some dirt here, too.
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2021 Domaine Vocoret et Fils Chablis 85 Points
France, Burgundy, Chablis
Walkaround tasting. Simple and tasty, not quite to the level I hoped for.
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2020 Domaine Vocoret et Fils Chablis 1er Cru Vaillons 89 Points
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru
Walk around tasting. Apple from start-to-finish. Elegant and easy, but with a clear substance, depth, and sneaky good length.
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2019 Domaine Pierre Labet Bourgogne Blanc Vieilles Vignes 86 Points
France, Burgundy, Bourgogne Blanc
Walkaround tasting. Floral and fun start with a clear ripeness. Similar flavors are just a bit simpler. Good now.
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2017 Domaine Pierre Labet Beaune Clos Du Dessus Des Marconnets Blanc 89 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune
Walk around tasting. Lemon and apple comes across as charming right now, with a bright, minerally finish. Very good now.
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2019 Domaine du Chateau de Meursault Meursault Clos des Grands Charrons 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault
Walkaround tasting. Lots here for a wine this young. Fresh and dried orchard fruit with lemon custard. Also very good concentration for wine at this level. Wonderful now, better in another year or three.
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2018 Domaine Robert Groffier Bourgogne Passetoutgrains 87 Points
France, Burgundy, Bourgogne Passetoutgrains
Walkaround tasting. 25% Gamay. So pretty and charming with wonderful brightness and balance right now. A great Passetoutgrains.
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2019 Joseph Drouhin Côte de Beaune 86 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune
Walkaround tasting. Starts out lush and fun, then brightens up from middle forward, all with good enough depth and weight. Good now.
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2018 Domaine du Chateau de Meursault Savigny-lès-Beaune 85 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Savigny-lès-Beaune
Walk around tasting. The power of the 2018 vintage, but also the structure. Very firm now, this will need more patience than I might have for Savigny Village.
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2017 Aurelien Verdet Nuits St. Georges 86 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges
Walk around tasting. Lighter style, easy to enjoy now, reasonable depth for current consumption, even if not particularly nuanced.
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2018 Domaine Drouhin-Laroze Gevrey-Chambertin Les Dix Climats 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin
Walkaround tasting. Black and blue fruit with wonderful concentration for its level, without the ultra firm tannins too common for the vintage. Getting close to its peak drinking window. I was impressed, and don't recall ever tasting this wine in any previous vintage.
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2020 J.A. Ferret Pouilly-Fuissé 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Mâconnais, Pouilly-Fuissé
Walkaround tasting. Such wonderful balance with depth that sneaks up on you. Very engaging.
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2020 Louis Jadot Moulin-à-Vent La Roche Château des Jacques 87 Points
France, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Moulin-à-Vent
Walkaround tasting. Fun throughout with bright red fruits, slightly firming up middle through finish. Textures are fun, too.
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2020 Louis Jadot Santenay Clos des Gatsulards Domaine Gagey 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Santenay
Walkaround tasting. Starts with a sense of ripeness and fun, then this expands and quickly picks up steam and weight. Better today vs when tasted 6 months ago at Jadot.
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2020 Domaine Prieur-Brunet Santenay 1er Cru Maladière 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Santenay 1er Cru
Walkaround tasting. More black vs red fruit, all fun and already well balanced. Good length gives a simple, but happy, ending. Good already now.
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2020 Louis Jadot Côte de Nuits Villages Le Vaucrain 86 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Côte de Nuits Villages
Walkaround tasting. Red fruited start, moving towards a black fruited finish with enough substance and good (enough) depth. Fun now. We were told this is from NSG Vaucrains, but that can't be true; it is in fact from the Comblanchien vineyard "Vaucrain," which is one vineyard south of Premeaux.
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2020 Louis Jadot Nuits St. Georges
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges
Walk around tasting. Firm in that traditional NSG manner, not much forthcoming, but good potential. Is that what we want from Village wine?
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2018 Bouchard Père et Fils Meursault 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault
Walk around tasting. Large scaled for Village level with subtle spice notes. Very good for its level.
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2018 Bouchard Père et Fils Beaune 1er Cru Clos St. Landry Blanc 89 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune 1er Cru
Walk around tasting. Ripe apple and pear with good density. This almost seems simple to start, then goes on and on to a long finish. 89-90 point potential.
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2018 Bouchard Père et Fils Monthélie Domaine 86 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Monthélie
Walk around tasting. Firm and backward for now, this will take a few years.
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2017 Bouchard Père et Fils Beaune 1er Cru Avaux 87 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune 1er Cru
Walkaround tasting. Easy and approachable, like the best 2017s, just finishes with a slight bitterness.
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2018 Bouchard Père et Fils Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru Les Lavières 89 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru
Walkaround tasting. Clearly firm, but with the density to justify patience. Better from 2026 forward.
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2020 Pierre Girardin Bourgogne Blanc Eclat de Calcaire 87 Points
France, Burgundy, Bourgogne Blanc
Walkaround tasting. Fun and easy throughout with some good depth coming through on the finish. Certainly good+ for its level.
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2020 Domaine William Fèvre Chablis 1er Cru Fourchaume 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru
Walkaround tasting. Ripe orchard fruit start, some intriguing bitterness and mineral character in the middle with a bright finish. Good enough weight, better length. Close to balanced already, better from 2024-2035.
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2019 Maison Roche de Bellene Pinot Noir Bourgogne Vieilles Vignes 84 Points
France, Burgundy, Bourgogne
Walkaround tasting. Lean for the vintage, good enough for near term enjoyment.
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2019 Dominique Gruhier Bourgogne-Epineuil 86 Points
France, Burgundy, Bourgogne-Epineuil
Walkaround tasting. Somewhat light styled for the richness of the vintage, but fun, balanced, and charming.
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2020 Victor Fagon Ladoix 1er Cru Les Gréchons Blanc 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Ladoix 1er Cru
Walk around tasting. Bright and long, on the muscular side. Better to cellar a few years.
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2020 Henri Latour Auxey-Duresses Vieilles Vignes 84 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Auxey-Duresses
Walkaround tasting. Old school nose and palate, tasty but slightly coarse.
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2018 Gérard Seguin Gevrey-Chambertin La Justice 87 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin
Walk around tasting. Lots of black cherry, some roasted meat, just vey firm, very 2018. Needs lots of time for Village wine.
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2019 Domaine Glantenay Volnay 1er Cru Les Brouillards 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru
Walk around tasting. Rich red cherry throughout, while fin, accessible and charming already now with Volnay spice in the near background. Very Volnay.
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2017 Domaine Lejeune Pommard 1er Cru Les Argillières 86 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Pommard 1er Cru
Walkaround tasting. Ripe fruit with meaty aromas, much less forthcoming or interesting on palate. I wonder if yields might have been higher than ideal.
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2017 Domaine Lejeune Pommard 1er Cru Les Grands Épenots 89 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Pommard 1er Cru
Walkaround tasting. Huge step up over Argillières. Intense and intriguing, even if certainly still firm. Good+ concentration and potential.
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2018 Jean-Michel Guillon Gevrey-Chambertin Les Crais 87 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin
Walkaround tasting. Firm and big, this is both very "Gevrey" and very "2019." I like the wine's volume, but find it a bit more brawny and structured than ideal.
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2018 Jean-Michel Guillon Gevrey-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin
Walkaround tasting. Darker, richer and more layered vs Crais just tasted. Both more power and better balance. Better from 2025 forward.
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2019 Domaine Pattes Loup Chablis Vent d'Ange 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Chablis
Walkaround tasting. This starts with a rich and floral character that brightens up nicely on its finish. Good and well textured for its level.
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2020 Claudie Jobard Rully Montagne La Folie
France, Burgundy, Côte Chalonnaise, Rully
Walk around tasting. Another rich and fleshy start with lots going on, but i found it slightly disjointed right now on its finish. I thought it was good today (88 points), but am hopeful that it will be better in another year or three.
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2020 Domaine Berthelemot Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Folatières 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru
Walkaround tasting. Floral, charming aromatic start with lots of apple everywhere. Brightly textured and fully engaging. Very good now with upside.
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2020 Domaine Lafouge Auxey-Duresses 1er Cru Les Duresses Rouge
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Auxey-Duresses 1er Cru
Walk around tasting. More red vs black fruits, lots here starting off as fun and easy, but firms up on a long-ish finish. The ends seems less fun and slightly brooding, but also shows intriguing potential.
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2020 Domaine Berthelemot Beaune 1er Cru Grèves
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune 1er Cru
Walk around tasting. Clearly reduced, and while not to the degree that the wine is flawed, I didn't have the patience to wait.
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2020 Claudie Jobard Pommard Les Vaumuriens 89 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Pommard
Walk around tasting. Very pretty and elegant start showcases red cherry and berry. Similar palate is slightly less forward or accessible, with a very "Pommard" mouth-coating textures and tannins. Needs cellar time.
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2020 Michel Bouzereau et Fils Chardonnay Bourgogne Côte d'Or 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Bourgogne Côte d'Or
Walk around tasting. Ripe apple, pear and lemon peel with good+ weight for its level, very balanced, certainly good already now.
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2019 Sylvain Dussort Meursault Vieilles Vignes 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault
Walk around tasting. An intense richness with floral and toasted walnut notes. There is a wonderful, precise, and persistent linear finish that I really enjoyed.
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2020 Domaine René Leclerc Gevrey-Chambertin
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin
Walk around tasting. Very old school style, even down to its already showing some brett.
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2020 Albert Morot Beaune 1er Cru Les Toussaints 89 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune 1er Cru
Walk around tasting. Faintly reductive, but that's barely distracting. Firm, dense, and meaty with lots here, 2028 forward.
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2020 Albert Morot Beaune 1er Cru Cent-Vignes 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune 1er Cru
Walk around tasting. Bigger, richer, and ripe, but particularly nicely balanced already. My third time already tasting this young wine, and it has better each time.
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2020 Albert Morot Beaune 1er Cru Les Aigrots 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune 1er Cru
Walk around tasting. Lighter, nicely elegant and certainly well balanced with lots of red cherry.
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2020 Albert Morot Beaune 1er Cru Teurons 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune 1er Cru
Walkaround tasting. Also my third time tasting this wine, and it continues to demonstrate a ripe and muscular form, teasing us with its potential, but not worth opening a bottle until 2030 or later. 90-91 point potential.
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