Birthday Celebration

State Street Manor & Racquet Club - Chicago IL
Tasted Friday, December 8, 2023 by Burgundy Al with 118 views

Flight 1 - The Party at State Street Manor (13 Notes)

  • 2020 Domaine Jean-Marc Pillot Chassagne-Montrachet Les Masures 88 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet

    Walk around tasting, brief note from memory. Bright, energetic, and taut with plenty of orchard fruit, very good for Village level wine, but somewhat simple.

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  • 2014 Château Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc 90 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan

    Walk around tasting, brief note from memory. Citrus and citrus peel with good weight and impeccable balance.

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  • 2019 Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier Chambolle-Musigny 90 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny

    Walk around tasting, brief note from memory. Ripe red and black berries with a floral flourish. Saline Chambolle textures throughout with a firm finish for now.

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  • 2021 Domaine Michel Lafarge Beaune 1er Cru Grèves 90 Points

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

    Walk around tasting, brief note from memory. Bright and elegant, this is surprisingly accessible with lots of floral and spice notes to start, then lots of bright red fruit with vibrant textures. Good young.

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  • 1993 Domaine Leroy Pommard Les Vignots

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Pommard

    Walk around tasting, brief note from memory. Not as aromatically forthcoming as expected, but well spiced on palate with earth and mature red cherry. Certainly good, but not at the typical Leroy level of excellence.

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  • 2013 Domaine Leroy Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Beaux Monts 95 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru

    Walk around tasting, brief note from memory. Perfumed nose demanded your attention. Rich enough flavors with excellent density, combined nicely with best elements of the earthy elegance of the 2013 vintage.

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  • 2018 Rose & Arrow Pinot Noir TOUCHSTONE

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Eola - Amity Hills

    Walk around tasting, brief note from memory. Complex red and black fruit on nose and palate with lots going on. Still slightly firm and nearly awkward, but you can see this is going somewhere beautiful. Perhaps 92 points today, this could have used more air, and 93-94+ point potential.

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  • 1982 Château Ausone

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

    Walk around tasting, brief note from memory. Magnum from the Château. Wonderful nose of a great aged Bordeaux, then less harmonious on palate, while still nicely tasty. Others enjoyed this more.

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  • 2014 Château Ausone

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

    Walk around tasting, brief note from memory. Savory and sweet spice with charming black fruit and sneaky good weight and length. Great balance, very good already now.

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  • 2015 Comm. G.B. Burlotto Barolo Acclivi

    Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

    Walk around tasting, brief note from memory. Alluring aromas but firm palate giving little pleasure at present.

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  • 2010 Giuseppe Rinaldi Barolo Brunate

    Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

    Walk around tasting, brief note from memory. So much here, so much potential with lots of dark fruits, more than typical for great Barolo. Lots of potential, this is close to entering its first phase of approachability and enjoyment. Certainly 92-94 point potential.

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  • 2000 Bartolo Mascarello Barolo 93 Points

    Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

    Walk around tasting, brief note from memory. Not powerful or flashy, but so complex, layered, and harmonious. My preferred style of Barolo. Will easily drink well for another decade+.

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  • 1945 Château Canon

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

    Walk around tasting, brief note from memory. Tasted 10-15 minutes after popped-and-poured. Enchanting aromas, the best of aged and enticing Bordeaux. Good flavors, less exciting but still beguiling. This was 92 points for me, but I'm told this put on weight and picked up intensity with more air.

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Flight 2 - The Dinner at the Racquet Club (12 Notes)

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