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Vosne Romanee Tasting
Golden Gate Yacht Club, San Francisco
Tasted September 27, 2015 by aagrawal with 517 views
Introduction
Another wonderful wine tasting with excellent company.
Flight 1 - Champagne (2 notes)
Both were excellent, but it was hard to beat the complexity and richness of the Comtes de Champagne. Truly a spectacular champagne.
White - Sparkling
1990 Taittinger Champagne Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut
94 points
Deep golden color; nutty, plenty of brioche, toasted Apple, wonderful intensity; palate has incredible vibrant acidity, nutty, still excellent fruit; finish is long. At peak, wonderful champagne. I'm always a fan of comtes de champagne. 93-94
White - Sparkling
2002 Perrier-Jouët Champagne Belle Epoque
90 points
Color is light golden; nose of moderate intensity with lime, mineral, very briny; palate is light, superb acidity, lemon-lime, salty; finish is medium length, slight bitterness. Very good but needs age. 90
Flight 2 - White Burgundy (1 note)
A very interesting white burgundy. Though my preferences naturally tend toward higher acid Chablis, this was very enjoyable and I think will improve significantly over the next 10 years (assuming no premox).
White
2002 Domaine Ramonet Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru La Boudriotte
92 points
Light golden color; very aromatic nose with toast, butter, rich, vanilla, almonds; palate is full bodied, very young, structured, medium-high acidity, full body; long finish. Very young, and it needs another decade, but it has the stuffing. In a heavier chassagne style as expected but still fresh. High quality. 92-94++
Flight 3 - Laurent horizontal: Serie Rare (6 notes)
This was truly a rare experience. All the wines were showing well, with the exception of the Malconsorts which had slight cork taint (though the wine could still be somewhat enjoyed). My favorite was actually the Cuvee Royale, which had a density that the other wines did not. Those who liked aromatics more tended to prefer the Les Chaumes.
Red
1996 Dominique Laurent Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Aux Malconsorts Serie Rare
flawed
Translucent ruby with some bricking; nose has good red fruit, nice stemmy; palate has no fruit, bitter. Slightly corked.
Red
1996 Dominique Laurent Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Chaumes Serie Rare
91 points
Ruby, cloudy; aromatic, but a little muddled, red fruit, good spice; palate has approachable but structured light tannin, plenty of juicy red fruit; medium finish. Very enjoyable, could age a bit longer, but this is drinking really well now. 90-91
Red
1996 Dominique Laurent Vosne-Romanée La Croix Blanche Serie Rare
91 points
Deep ruby, cloudy; aromatic nose that has excellent earth, complex red fruits, good density; palate still has significant tannins, some black and red fruits, needs time; finish is medium-long. Very nice, may improve over years. 91-92
Red
1996 Dominique Laurent Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Rouges Serie Rare
90 points
Ruby color, cloudy; aromatic nose of red fruit, perfumed; palate is light bodied, well integrated tannin, high acid, fresh, but not as deep as the others; finish is short-medium. Enjoyable, ready now. 89-90
Red
1996 Dominique Laurent Vosne-Romanée Serie Rare Cuvée Royale
93 points
Medium ruby, cloudy; nose has very intense aromatics, with black fruit, high intensity, complex; palate is light bodies, fresh, great fruit, easy to drink; medium finish. This is wonderful, the best so far from the lineup. 93
Red
1996 Dominique Laurent Vosne-Romanée Les Champs Perdrix Serie Rare
91 points
This is the bottling labeled champerdrix. Is the name of the wine in Cellartracker spelled incorrectly? Anyway, Medium ruby, cloudy; nose has high intensity, wonderfully complex with a great balance of stems and fruit; palate is light but with excellent density, red and black fruit; medium length finish. Very nice, even a bit too young. 90-92. 91
Flight 4 - Other Vosne Romanee (6 notes)
The clear standout of the whole tasting was the 1988 Gros Richebourg. It was just a stellar wine, one of the best burgundies I have ever tried. The aromatics were unbeatable. I was fairly happy with how my Potel showed, and I think they will age well over the next decade or two. The Sirugue wins for perhaps the most interesting or the most character... I would love to drink it as an aperitif given its easy drinkability and its complexity.
Red
2002 Nicolas Potel Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Aux Malconsorts
92 points
Pale ruby with slight bricking appropriate for its age; nose is intensely aromatic with floral, red fruit, stems, spice, quite elegant on the nose; palate is light bodied, light tannins but definitely has structure, youthful red fruit, slight asian spice, some cola, excellent fresh acidity throughout, persistent flavors through the finish; medium+ length finish. This is an excellent red burgundy, consistent with Vosne Romanee (aromatic, elegant, some spice), and enjoyable now but also still quite primary with likely decades ahead of it. Drink the next bottle in 5+ years. 91+
Few hours of air: This is a wine with tremendous balance and a great blend of fruit and aromatic spice, fruits have become a bit darker; palate has fleshed out and has superb acidity. Overall, this wine is young. Needs a decade or so. 91-93++
Few hours of air: This is a wine with tremendous balance and a great blend of fruit and aromatic spice, fruits have become a bit darker; palate has fleshed out and has superb acidity. Overall, this wine is young. Needs a decade or so. 91-93++
Red
1988 Gros Frère et Sœur Richebourg
97 points
Light ruby color with bricking but less than expected for its age; nose is profoundly aromatic with intense perfume, floral, red cranberry and raspberry; palate is light bodied, wonderful freshness, excellent red fruit remaining, good earth; finish is medium-long. The nose fades with air but when first poured, this is a profound wine, well balanced, with the nose being the clear highlight. 97-98
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Red
1996 Domaine Thomas-Moillard Romanée St. Vivant
90 points
Light to medium ruby, clear; nose has high aromatic intensity, spice, black fruit, a little reserved, anise; palate is medium bodied, great mouthfeel, approachable but young smooth tannins, reserved and young; medium finish. I think this is holding back and needs a lot more time to open up and show more of its complexity. 90+
Red
2006 Domaine Jean Grivot Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Suchots
90 points
Medium ruby, clear; nose has high intensity, dense black fruits, spice is savkry but darker than others; palate is light to medium bodied but masculine, dense, young rannins; finish is medium length. Very young and needs at least a decade. 89-90
Red
2009 Domaine Robert Sirugue Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Petits Monts
92 points
Light clear ruby; nose is very aromatic with black spice, musk, some slight funkiness and very slight Brett which I like, nice green complexity underlying it; palate is light but had good density, almost a bit of black pepper, excellent fruit relatively ripe; medium finish. This is atypical for a burgundy and a vosne romanee and is quite dense and funky, but I think that gives it superb character. Enjoyable to drink. 92-93
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