La Paulée de Los Angeles - The Verticals
Maybourne Hotel - Beverly Hills CA
Tasted Friday, March 1, 2024 by Burgundy Al with 130 views
Introduction
I wish I had just a little more time to taste all the wines.
Maybourne Hotel - Beverly Hills CA
Tasted Friday, March 1, 2024 by Burgundy Al with 130 views
I wish I had just a little more time to taste all the wines.
2017 Château de Béru Chablis Clos Béru 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Chablis
Vertical flight. Lemon and lime, ultra bright, very good length. Best of the vertical.
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2015 Château de Béru Chablis Clos Béru
France, Burgundy, Chablis
Vertical flight. Ripe and fun now with enough energy to carry through. Very good length for its level.
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2013 Château de Béru Chablis Clos Béru 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Chablis
Vertical flight. Charming with good weight and Chablis-like brightness, but a faint hint of sweetness protrudes on the finish.
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2016 Domaine William Fèvre Chablis Grand Cru Les Preuses 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis Grand Cru
Vertical. Rich and nicely complex tasted of Chardonnay, even if not classically Chablis, Very good now.
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2015 Domaine William Fèvre Chablis Grand Cru Les Preuses 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis Grand Cru
Vertical. Charming citrus and orchard fruit with good weight, then very good length. Bright finish. Good now. Best of the vertical.
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2013 Domaine William Fèvre Chablis Grand Cru Les Preuses
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis Grand Cru
Vertical. Fun enough but botrytis still protrudes.
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2018 Hubert Lamy Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Les Murgers des Dents de Chien Blanc
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Saint-Aubin 1er Cru
Tasting. Magnum. Faintly reductive. Ultra bright middle-to-finish with very good length. Needs time, very good potential, 90+ points.
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2017 Hubert Lamy Saint-Aubin 1er Cru En Remilly Blanc 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Saint-Aubin 1er Cru
Tasting. Magnum. Apple and lemon, still slightly tense and nervous but so much here. Great length.
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2016 Hubert Lamy Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Clos de la Chateniere Blanc Vieilles Vignes 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Saint-Aubin 1er Cru
Tasting. Magnum. Ultra bright, a wonderful surprise for the vintage. Nicely floral. Very good now, good+ length.
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2013 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Combettes 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru
Vertical. Slightly tropical, very rich. nicely tasty. This is slowly evolving in the direction of many other good 2013s - its odd bitter and sweet edges finally harmonizing. While not very complex or structured, I expect this will continue to evolve and improve over the next decade.
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2008 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Combettes 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru
Vertical. Very good weight and richness. Still holding on nicely, this is tasty but best to enjoy soon. Best of the vertical.
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2005 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Combettes
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru
Vertical. I expect there were some better bottles of this wine opened tonight, but this bottle was lackluster and tired, at best.
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2018 Domaine Génot-Boulanger Meursault 1er Cru Bouchères 89 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru
Vertical. Rich and lush, firmly structured for now. Very long finish, even if not perfectly harmonized yet. Upside for certain.
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2017 Domaine Génot-Boulanger Meursault 1er Cru Bouchères 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru
Vertical. Incredibly harmonious now vs 2018, this is both tasty and energetic. Very good now with further upside. Very good length.
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2014 Domaine Génot-Boulanger Meursault 1er Cru Bouchères 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru
Vertical. Magnum. Rich and nicely concentrated orchard fruit throughout. So much here, this has great length. Best of the vertical. Upside from here.
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2018 Domaine Francois et Antoine Jobard Meursault 1er Cru Les Poruzots
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru
Vertical. Certainly tasty and accessible, compared to many 2018s, but lacking 1er Cru density for me. Still, very easy to enjoy now.
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2016 Domaine Francois et Antoine Jobard Meursault 1er Cru Les Poruzots 89 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru
Vertical. Good richness, slightly lacking energy. Good depth, good now.
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2013 Domaine Francois et Antoine Jobard Meursault 1er Cru Les Poruzots 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru
Vertical. Like the best of the 2013s, this has harmonized nicely with good richness and a sneaky bright finish with very good length. Easily the best of the flight.
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2015 Domaine des Comtes Lafon Meursault 1er Cru Bouchères 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru
Vertical. Very lush and rich with just enough structure. Drink young. Least interest of the vertical.
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2014 Domaine des Comtes Lafon Meursault 1er Cru Bouchères 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru
Vertical. Bright and rich and the same time, showing wonderful balance with power. very good now. Best of the vertical.
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2013 Domaine des Comtes Lafon Meursault 1er Cru Bouchères 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru
Vertical. Long and dense, even if less perfectly harmonious now. More to come. Another atypical 2013, but that's what makes the vintage so interesting.
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2017 Pierre Morey Meursault 1er Cru Les Perrières 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru
Vertical. Long and ultra bright orchard and citrus fruit with very good length, but this needs more time. Very good potential.
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2014 Pierre Morey Meursault 1er Cru Les Perrières 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru
Vertical. Bright, long, and fun. Charming with very good balance now. Very enjoyable but I expected a little more.
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2013 Pierre Morey Meursault 1er Cru Les Perrières
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru
Vertical. Another 2013 that is taking its sweet time synthesizing its underripe fruit with its botrytis, but I expect this wine will work through that same combination working its magic across the vintage. Just not yet here.
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2021 Camille Thiriet Côte de Nuits Villages Aux Montagnes 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Côte de Nuits Villages
Vertical. Bit reductive. Very charming all red fruits with structure in the near background, so well balanced already. Fun and interesting.
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2018 Camille Thiriet Côte de Nuits Villages Aux Montagnes 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Côte de Nuits Villages
Vertical. Big and bold black and red cherry. Still firm, but lots here. Better from 2028. A real success.
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2017 Camille Thiriet Côte de Nuits Villages Aux Montagnes 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Côte de Nuits Villages
Vertical. Very tasty and balanced now with plenty of ripe rec cherry, slightly candied. Good now.
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2017 Domaine Clos de la Chapelle Volnay 1er Cru Clos de la Chapelle 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru
Vertical. Accessible red berry and cherry throughout, nicely balanced, very tasty. Good weight and length.
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2015 Domaine Clos de la Chapelle Volnay 1er Cru Clos de la Chapelle 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru
Vertical. Firm but the wine's elegance easily shows. Red and black cherry with good+ density. This will be the best of the vertical, but not yet today, 90-91 point potential.
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2011 Domaine Clos de la Chapelle Volnay 1er Cru Clos de la Chapelle 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru
Vertical. Tasty red cherry now with faint spice, but on the tart side. Good weight.
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2014 Nicolas Rossignol Volnay 1er Cru Caillerets 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru
Vertical. Entirely charming, accessible and prototypically Volnay in its floral, spice, and red-fruited profile. Open for business and so much fun today.
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2010 Nicolas Rossignol Volnay 1er Cru Caillerets
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru
Vertical. More black than red cherry, good depth and power. Firm middle for now, very good length. This might become the best of this vertical flight, but is the least approachable right now. The rare 2010 that is less accessible vs its 2009 counterpart.
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2009 Nicolas Rossignol Volnay 1er Cru Caillerets 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru
Vertical. Fleshy and rich but with enough acidity and silky tannin to maintain very good balance. Not exactly textbook Volnay that highlights delicacy and elegance, but certainly dense and fun already now.
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2018 Domaine Y. Clerget Pommard 1er Cru Les Rugiens 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Pommard 1er Cru
Vertical. An excellent Pommard that needs lots of time. Bold black fruit are slightly brooding now, very firm in the middle. I have three magnums in the cellar, and will give them another decade of rest.
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2017 Domaine Y. Clerget Pommard 1er Cru Les Rugiens 89 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Pommard 1er Cru
Vertical. Stark contrast to 2018, this is wonderfully tasty right now even if not even close in terms of density or power. Red and black fruits, faintly spiced, all well balanced.
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2016 Domaine Y. Clerget Pommard 1er Cru Les Rugiens
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Pommard 1er Cru
Vertical. Both black and red cherry here, very Pommard textures in terms of firm tannins and big mouth feel, but I found the structure today a bit dominant. Lots here so I remain optimistic, but I found this the most difficult of the trio to assess and forecast.
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2018 Domaine de Montille Pommard 1er Cru Les Pèzerolles 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Pommard 1er Cru
Vertical. Magnum. Big and bold, but backward. This has the fruit and structure to progress in sync, and the power/ density to be successful in a decade+.
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2010 Domaine de Montille Pommard 1er Cru Les Pèzerolles 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Pommard 1er Cru
Vertical. Magnum. Elegant and wonderful balanced today with complexity in the background. Lots of red fruits here, so bright and charming now through the next 15+ years.
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2005 Domaine de Montille Pommard 1er Cru Les Pèzerolles
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Pommard 1er Cru
Vertical. Magnum. Maybe this will be as exciting as the 2010 someday, but it will take longer. so 2005 in that respect. So much here, backward now.
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2017 Bouchard Père et Fils Corton-Le Corton 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton Grand Cru
Walkaround vertical tasting. Magnum. Very easy, very fun now, especially for a Corton. Floral and nicely spiced with soft red and black cherry start-to-finish.
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2015 Bouchard Père et Fils Corton-Le Corton 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton Grand Cru
Walkaround vertical tasting. Magnum. Surprisingly accessible for the vintage, this has so much energy with elegant flavors. Modern styled, but with a Crton backbone. Very good now with lots of upside.
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2012 Bouchard Père et Fils Corton-Le Corton 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton Grand Cru
Walkaround vertical tasting. Magnum. Dense black and red cherry, showing both fresh and mature fruit. Floral, elegant, and faintly earthy. Good power and density. Still some limited upside, but I'd err on opening 750s in the next decade while this fresh and bright.
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2017 Georges Noellat Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Aux Boudots 89 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru
Walkaround tasting. Magnum. More red vs back fruit. Good depth. Bit backward start, nearly fun middle through finish.
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2017 Georges Noellat Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Beaux Monts 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru
Walkaround tasting. Red and black cherry in equal proportion, this is far more bright and exciting than Boudots. Very good depth.
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2017 Georges Noellat Grands-Echezeaux 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Grands-Echezeaux Grand Cru
Walkaround tasting. Another further step up here. So pretty already with clear Grand Cru density. Seems likely to have good bones for longevity.
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2020 Domaine Chanterêves Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Damodes 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru
Walkaround vertical tasting. Seemed more backward aromatically, then balanced on palate. Good persistence with a balanced finish. Better to cellar.
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2019 Domaine Chanterêves Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Damodes 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru
Walkaround vertical tasting. The biggest and and interesting of this charming vertical. Lots of black and red cherry, subtly spiced with very density. Very good now, better 2025-.
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2017 Domaine Chanterêves Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Damodes 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru
Walkaround vertical tasting. Wonderfully balanced and elegant, all red fruited, very easy now.
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2018 Domaine Henri Gouges Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Clos des Porrets St. Georges 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru
Walkaround vertical tasting. Shocked at how approachable this was already, given vintage and terroir. Soft and easy fruit and a bit of braised meat. Very good now.
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2017 Domaine Henri Gouges Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Clos des Porrets St. Georges 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru
Walkaround vertical tasting. Also very tasty already now, but the rare 2017 that might reward more cellar than the 2018. Lots going on here.
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2016 Domaine Henri Gouges Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Clos des Porrets St. Georges
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru
Walkaround vertical tasting. Bigger than the 2018 or 2017, more backward, but more of everything. Densely packed. Very exciting potential.
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2017 Louis Jadot Clos Vougeot 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos Vougeot Grand Cru
Walkaround vertical tasting. Nicely spice aromas, charming red and black cherry. Slightly firm middle, but otherwise accessible. Very fun soon.
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2009 Louis Jadot Clos Vougeot 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos Vougeot Grand Cru
Walkaround vertical tasting. Black and red cherry, still backward with a firm middle. Not yet harmonious, but large scaled enough to handle that awkwardness some day (?) in the future.
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2001 Louis Jadot Clos Vougeot
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos Vougeot Grand Cru
Walkaround vertical tasting. Still firm, this never reached quite perfect balance. An OK vintage for this wine that is typically wonderful from its youth through the next 30 years.
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2018 Domaine d'Eugénie Echezeaux 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Echezeaux Grand Cru
Walkaround tasting. Firm but with the substance to withstand that structure. Clear Grand Cru density with good length, too. 92-93 point potential, 2028 forward.
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2017 Domaine d'Eugénie Grands-Echezeaux 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Grands-Echezeaux Grand Cru
Walkaround tasting. Ripe and bright red fruits throughout with baking spice. Rich and fun already with wonderful balance. Easily the best of the trio to enjoy right now.
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2016 Domaine d'Eugénie Clos Vougeot
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos Vougeot Grand Cru
Walkaround tasting. Surprisingly awkward for the vintage. Firm and powerful but not fully cohesive. I was told another bottle was far superior.
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2016 Alain Hudelot-Noëllat Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Suchots 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru
Walkaround vertical tasting. Rich and dense red cherry and berry with an intense concentration, both from vintage character and old vines. So bright, great length. This needs more time but is perfectly Vosne styled.
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2015 Alain Hudelot-Noëllat Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Suchots 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru
Walkaround vertical tasting. Bigger, ripe, and bolder than the 2016 but with less energy or textural brilliance. Slightly firm still and also very cellarworthy.
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2012 Alain Hudelot-Noëllat Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Suchots 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru
Walkaround vertical tasting. Rich and maturing gracefully. Nicely harmonious now. Best to enjoy over the next 3-5 years.
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2018 Domaine Ponsot Clos de la Roche Vieilles Vignes 94 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos de la Roche Grand Cru
Walkaround vertical tasting. Huge volume and density with wonderfully bright fruit. So much tannin, but nothing coarse or dominating, this is a great wine under slow development, 94-95 point potential, from 2030 or 2035 forward.
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2017 Domaine Ponsot Clos de la Roche Vieilles Vignes 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos de la Roche Grand Cru
Walkaround vertical tasting. Certainly lighter than the 2018 but also not particularly accessible right now. Faintly perfumed. Elegant styling here with everything coming through as still powerful. 92+ point potential, from 2027 forward.
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2010 Domaine Ponsot Clos de la Roche Vieilles Vignes 94 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos de la Roche Grand Cru
Walkaround vertical tasting. This really showcased what the vintage gave Burgundy, focusing less on ripeness or power, and more on balance and finesse. Elegant and ethereal with great length. This is getting close to its peak drinking window, which I think might be from 2030. Note, a 2nd bottle tasted later was less vibrant.
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2017 Domaine du Clos de Tart Clos de Tart
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos de Tart Grand Cru
Walkaround vertical tasting. Alluring red fruit aromas with perfume. Palate didn't quite follow through, lots here, but not quite harmonious, which is unusual for the vintage. I was slightly perplexed and was hoping to revisit, but time did not permit. Lots here, patience required is my general assessment.
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2016 Domaine du Clos de Tart Clos de Tart
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos de Tart Grand Cru
Walkaround vertical tasting. Lots here, extremely lush, while firmly backward, this is a very powerful wine that shows the 2016 vintage well. Again, I struggled with an overall assessment, but like where there is heading a lot.
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2015 Domaine du Clos de Tart Clos de Tart
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos de Tart Grand Cru
Walkaround vertical tasting. Faintly reductive. Complex array of red and black cherries and berries, but still firm structure making this barely forthcoming. Spice and whole cluster character is somewhere between very charming and too pronounced. Overall, also tough to fully assess right now but there is so much great stuff here, I am excited about where this will emerge 2030 forward.
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2020 Domaine Fourrier Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Cherbaudes Vieille Vigne 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru
Walkaround vertical tasting. Lush black fruits with meaty notes, lots of fun already. Very good length. This has softened nicely since I tasted at the domaine in 2021.
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2019 Domaine Fourrier Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Cherbaudes Vieille Vigne 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru
Walkaround vertical tasting. More lush vs 2020, less textural brightness, at least the same depth, greater volume. Which is better? I'd say this 2019 by a fraction, but my answer may well be different next time I taste both wonderful wines.
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2017 Domaine Fourrier Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Cherbaudes Vieille Vigne 89 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru
Walkaround vertical tasting. Fun and charming black fruit array with very good length and balance. Good already now.
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2017 Joseph Drouhin Griotte-Chambertin 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Griotte-Chambertin Grand Cru
Walkaround vertical tasting. Absolutely approachable red-fruited charmer with great density, while wonderfully balanced and easy to enjoy now. But yet... somehow... great intensity and concentration emerges. Great now with plenty of upside. A great wine in its early drinking stages.
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2015 Joseph Drouhin Griotte-Chambertin 94 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Griotte-Chambertin Grand Cru
Walkaround vertical tasting. Extremely rich with immense power, yet near balance. Structure is elegant and remains just off center in the near background. Not as great right now as the 2017, but better for the cellar. Exceptional potential 94-95 points as it evolves.
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2009 Joseph Drouhin Griotte-Chambertin
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Griotte-Chambertin Grand Cru
Walkaround vertical tasting. Intense ripeness is still front-and-center, nicely supported by meaty spice. Little complexity has emerged to date. A great wine that might not be at its best phase right now, but its 94-95 point potential remains clear, I would just push out its peak drinking window to later than I previously thought, so now, 2029 forward.
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