Nick A's Burgundy Series, 2011 Edition, kids table

Tasted Saturday, October 14, 2023 by lozatron with 41 views

Introduction

I really enjoy these dinners, and when I can't attend I really enjoy the notes. Many wine dinners I think of non-nerd friends who love food and wine and think "oh I wish they could come and join the fun". This was not one of those dinners - wonderful food and companionship but also the wine *was* the thing, and we were here to taste as well as to enjoy.

Flight 1 - Cheese sauce stuffed Gougères - a modern miracle (1 Note)

Flight 2 - Haddock and Onion Bhaji Salad (2 Notes)

Flight 3 - Pheasant and Wild Mushroom Lasagna (2 Notes)

  • 2010 Domaine Joliet Fixin 1er Cru Clos de la Perrière

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Fixin 1er Cru

    My bottle. The 2010 brought by mistake to the 2011 dinner. Mea maxima culpa. Some discussion at the table as to whether this tasted "2011" or not - I strongly felt it didn't but perceptive palates disagreed. I really enjoyed this - "good honest burgundy" if that isn't faint praise, some structure there to merit the status but I think it's the most youthful of the reds. I suspect we enjoyed this more than we would have the wine I was supposed to bring...

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  • 2011 Geantet-Pansiot Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Poissenot

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru

    Lovely nose, earth, red fruits. On the palate, a little bit confected perhaps? A hint of parma violet, all in balance, a really nice drop. Of the two wines of the flight this was the better, but the difference wasn't huge (perhaps the difference between a B+ and a B-) - I rather suspect that swapping it round, the 10 Geantet-Pansiot v the 11 Joliet would have led to a much bigger disparity. Really enjoyed this and sadly, as with all Burgundy these days, a quick trip to wine-searcher puts me right back in my box.

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Flight 4 - Pigeon Pithivier (3 Notes)

  • 2011 Arnaud Ente Volnay 1er Cru Santenots-Du-Milieu

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

    This is lovely - and thank you to my tablemates for their generous endeavours in helping me pronounce the name of the producer. Again, a hint of florality - parma violets, rose petals perhaps? There's a purity to it but it's fully ready to drink - not plush but at least as much to be enjoyed as to be admired. Properly classy - put me in mind of some of my earliest Fourrier experiences.

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  • 2011 Francois Gay Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru Les Serpentières

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru

    So I found this a decent enough burgundy but there was a certain character to it - some kind of burnt leaf perhaps - that made it hard for me to engage with. I wonder if there's a certain chemical I am uniquely sensitive to - I remember something similar with a case of 1996 St Emilion, which my wife and friends loved but which I really struggled to get on with.

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  • 2011 La Pousse d'Or Volnay 1er Cru Les Caillerets

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

    A bit more youthful, a bit more vigourous. Something bright yet accessible there - blackcurrant chewit? Do they make cranberry chewits? If they did they would taste like this wine. My mouth is watering thinking about this wine - lovely stuff. I think there are probably two or three reds at the dinner I preferred, but none of them summons themselves to memory as easily as this one. Would love to drink again.

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Flight 5 - Cheese (3 Notes)

Closing

Wonderful dinner and I have to say that the kitchen at Noizé goes from strength to strength. The food works so well for dinners like this.

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