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Acker April Auction 2019 (sad day)
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Tasted April 6, 2019 by hprphf with 642 views
Introduction
There are so many off bottles I might have used my quota for the year... The problem was not exclusive to a particular cellar, but seemed to be universal across everyone in the room. Educational, and looking forward to another day!
Flight 1 - Liger-Belair Tasting (5 notes)
One off bottle. Opened another 11 Lavieres later which was oxidized, unfortunately.
Red
2011 Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair Echezeaux
94 points
Juicy, pump, slight bitter. Great backward and broad finish. 94
Red
2006 Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Suchots
93 points
Deep perfume with vibrant energy and a sharp finish. 93
Red
2007 Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Suchots
93 points
Sexy dark perfume, quite dense with weight. 93
Red
2006 Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Aux Reignots
flawed
Really really off, unfortunately.
Red
2011 Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair Nuits St. Georges Aux Lavières
92 points
Showed better than the magnum. Firm tannin and texture. 92
Flight 2 - Leflaive Tasting (4 notes)
Reconditioned bottles (Domaine's way to prevent premox) really lack the continuity one would fine in a vintage wine...
White
2014 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Pucelles
90 points
Firm and tight, but not giving much. 90
White
White
2010 Domaine Leflaive Bâtard-Montrachet
92 points
Reconditioned bottle. Weight and concentration are there, but hard to find any continuity. Balance is good. 92
White
2010 Domaine Leflaive Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet
93 points
Reconditioned bottle. Lighter touch, the balance is afloat. 93
Flight 3 - Rousseau Tasting (5 notes)
Stunning 15s!
Red
2011 Domaine Armand Rousseau Père et Fils Chambertin-Clos de Bèze
94 points
Dark fruit, animal notes, concentrated and tight. Great backward finish. 94
Red
2015 Domaine Armand Rousseau Père et Fils Ruchottes-Chambertin Clos des Ruchottes
93 points
Soil, pump fruit, sweet and dense. 93
Red
2011 Domaine Armand Rousseau Père et Fils Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Les Cazetiers
90 points
Intensely green mixed with stone and underripe palate. 90
Red
2002 Domaine Armand Rousseau Père et Fils Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Lavaux St. Jacques
92 points
Minty, sois bois, fairly floral, animalistic. Good ageing without too much of the vintage ripeness. 92
Red
2015 Domaine Armand Rousseau Père et Fils Clos de la Roche
93 points
High yield vintage but good performance. Attractive red fruit, perfume, packed with minerals. 93
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Flight 4 (43 notes)
White - Sparkling
2004 Dom Pérignon Champagne
88 points
From Magnum. Lean, sharp and too much oxidation. Off bottle? 88
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White - Sparkling
2002 Dom Pérignon Champagne
Style too prominent, hard to taste any fruit.
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White
2013 Domaine Roulot Meursault 1er Cru Clos des Bouchères
92 points
Great reduction with expressive perfume, mineral, yellow fruit, stone. Spicy and soft palate. 92
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White
1992 François Raveneau Chablis Grand Cru Blanchot
flawed
Unfortunately oxidized, but there is vibrant energy on the palate.
White
Red
1996 Domaine Georges Mugneret-Gibourg Clos Vougeot
93 points
Woody, sweet herbal, spicy, good ageing with less the typical vintage tannin issue. 93
White
2000 Bouchard Père et Fils Chevalier-Montrachet La Cabotte
flawed
Oxidized and broken on the palate.
Red
1967 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Completely off at first. Apparently better with time? Not sure.
Red
1995 E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie La Landonne
94 points
So expressive, slightly acidic but with tension and power. 94
Red
2013 Domaine Fourrier Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos St. Jacques Vieille Vigne
90 points
Juicy green fruit, slightly acidic but with length. 90
Red
2006 Domaine Fourrier Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos St. Jacques Vieille Vigne
93 points
From Magnum. So sexy and appealing, spicy, juicy, good minerals, backward finish and clean. Great for this vintage, but declined quickly. 93
White - Sparkling
1993 Ruinart Champagne Dom Ruinart Blanc de Blancs
flawed
From Magnum. Acidic and not quite dimensioned. Off bottle.
Red
1989 Château Margaux
93 points
Great balance with ripe fruit, cool herbal tone and punching acidity. 93
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1966 Château Lafite Rothschild
90 points
Aged quite well, with vintage freshness still. 90
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2009 Maison Leroy Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Sous le Puits
92 points
Quite fat and big in texture but slightly simple. 92
Red
1993 Domaine Leroy Pommard Les Trois Follots
93 points
00020/289. Sexy red fruit, pinching parfume, animal, sous bois, slightly tight and acidic on the palate. 93
White - Sparkling
1985 Krug Champagne Vintage Brut
93 points
From Magnum. Just slightly oxidized and not the best showing. Beautiful tension on the palate, however. 93
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White - Sparkling
1995 Krug Champagne Vintage Brut
92 points
Deep nose, spicy textured palate, but rather light and acidic. 92
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White - Sparkling
1996 Krug Champagne Vintage Brut
90 points
Toasty, citrusy but bitter finish. 90
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Red
1990 Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé Musigny Cuvée Vieilles Vignes
91 points
Good deep nose, but acidic with spice. 91
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Red
1998 Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Amoureuses
93 points
Greatly smooth palate, with good spice and acid. 93
Red
1999 Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Fuées
91 points
From Magnum. Slightly herbal but with good sweetness. 91
Red
2014 Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Clos de la Maréchale
88 points
Good nose but the palate is slightly disjointed. 88
Red
Red
2000 Domaine des Comtes Lafon Volnay 1er Cru Santenots-Du-Milieu
91 points
Good floral and sweetness. 91
White
2012 Coche-Dury Meursault
91 points
Intense reduction, spice on the palate, good weight. Tight and full of acid. 91
Red
2005 Henri Bonneau Châteauneuf-du-Pape Réserve des Célestins
95 points
Great punch of acidity and earthiness with a smooth finish. 95
Red
1990 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande
90 points
Spicy, woody and stemmy. 90
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Red
1970 Bodegas Vega-Sicilia Ribera del Duero Único
96 points
Stem, animal, flowers. Amazing purity and elegance on this smooth palate. 96
White
1996 Domaine d'Auvenay (Lalou Bize-Leroy) Meursault Les Narvaux
flawed
0631/1450. Oxidized. With some time there is lemon and gunpowder note, with Grand Cru weight and freshness on the very smooth, precise and profound palate. Would have been ~ 96-98, a truly excellent Les Narvaux.
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White
1997 Domaine d'Auvenay (Lalou Bize-Leroy) Auxey-Duresses Les Clous Blanc
flawed
0842/1746. Completely corked (cork moved when opening). First time for d’Auvenay.
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2008 Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Aux Reignots
93 points
1165/2645. Feels slightly corked, but the center tension on the vineyard is quite outstanding. Not flamboyant as last bottle. 93
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Red
1989 Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage
93 points
Good sweetness and depth. 93
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