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Flickinger "Significant Cellar" Tasting...the New Releases
Chicago, IL
Tasted May 18, 2013 by Burgundy Al with 400 views
Flight 1 (7 notes)
White
2009 Domaine Dublère Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru Les Peuillets Blanc
90 points
Tasting, brief note. Ripe and slightly tropical aromas with spice hints, then leaner with both tropical and citrus fruit flavors, lots of minerality and concentration for an SLB white. Very impressive value.
White
2010 Domaine Dublère Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Chaumées
90 points
Tasting, brief note. Good orchard fruit aromas that are well spiced. Large scaled and powerful, this has good density and concentration but can use a little more cellar time for more nuance to develop.
White
2008 Maison Alex Gambal Corton-Charlemagne
90 points
Lean styled aromas, lots of orchard fruit with spice hints. Lean and precise apple flavors, plenty of acidity, moderate nuance and length.
White
2011 Henri Boillot Meursault
86 points
Tasting, brief note. Ripe apple, some peach, plenty of roasted nuts with floral notes. slightly less interesting on palate, good overall start through middle, then an ever-so-slightly bitter hint on finish. Cellar another year+.
White
2011 Domaine Henri Boillot Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Clos de la Mouchère
93 points
Tasting, brief note. Nicely floral and spicy aromatic start with restrained fruit. Great flavors overall with slightly sweet, nuanced fruit that evolves start-to-finish, retaining density and richness with great energy. Somewhat subtle today, this will benefit from 5+ years in the cellar.
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White
2011 Domaine Henri Boillot Bâtard-Montrachet
92 points
Tasting, brief note. From 375 ml bottle. Ripe and rich in a classically opulent, forward Batard style. I slightly preferred the P-M Mouchere 1er just tasted.
White
2009 Henri Boillot Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet
93 points
Tasting, bref note. From 3L given plenty of time in decanter. Rich, ripe and very forward. Lots of peach and yellow apple with plenty of spice. Very fat overall, very characteristic of the vintage.
Flight 2 (8 notes)
Red
2010 David Duband Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Procès
Tasting. Lots of earth for a wine this young. Black fruit, modest spice, somewhat austere.
Red
2008 Domaine Dublère Volnay 1er Cru Pitures
87 points
Tasting. Red fruit aromas and flavors with a bit of oak, well structured, good minerality, slightly firm. Needs a few more years in cellar.
Red
2007 Domaine Dublère Charmes-Chambertin
90 points
Lots of fresh red berry aromas, some spice hints along with a touch of animale. Very forward and fresh, and drinking very nicely now given modest tannins and power.
Red
2011 Domaine Henri Boillot Volnay
87 points
Tasting. Black and red cherry aromas with spice and floral hints. More meaty and dense than I d expect from Villages level Volnay, very balanced but firm on palate. Give this at least a year or three in the cellar.
Red
2011 Domaine Henri Boillot Volnay 1er Cru Caillerets
Tasting. Tough wine to assess. At first it came across as dense, firm, with all black fruit and liqueur notes, almost seeming jammy. With more air and consideration, this was still a large scaled Volnay but its great concentration and intensity really starting coming through. Serious wine that needs plenty of cellar time. 90 points today, 92-93 point potential from here.
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Red
2011 Domaine Henri Boillot Volnay 1er Cru Champans
89 points
Tasting. Similar to the Caillerets just tasted, also a bit of liqueur and jam, just not showing the same level of concentration and medium-term potential for me.
Red
2008 Maison Alex Gambal Clos Vougeot
88 points
Very forward and charming Grand Cru, accessible today with mostly red fruit aromas and flavors, good ripeness, good textures, modest intensity and concentration. Good now, and I expect easily for another decade+.
Red
2008 Maison Alex Gambal Chambertin
91 points
black fruit aromas, spice hints, sauvage in background. Good weight and density, concentration really coming through on finish with lots of spice and nuance.