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Chez Kailin - Northbrook IL

Tasted February 2, 2020 by Burgundy Al with 261 views

Flight 1 (29 notes)

White - Sparkling
2006 Taittinger Champagne Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut France, Champagne
93 points
Small glass, brief note. Lots of rich orchard fruit with toasted brioche. Good depth and weight.
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White
2012 Dauvissat-Camus Chablis 1er Cru La Forest France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru
92 points
This has come into wonderful balance. Rich start with lots of ripe apple and baked apple, then a gradual evolution towards a long, bright, minerally finish.
White
2017 Kirkland Signature Chablis 1er Cru France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru
86 points
Small glass, brief note. Tasty enough, but somewhat simple and non-descript. Certainly wouldn't have thought 1er Cru Chablis from a top vintage.
White
2017 Domaine Servin Chablis 1er Cru Montée de Tonnerre France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru
92 points
Small glass, tasted twice, brief note. Slightly floral start with ocean breeze behind apple and lemon curd. very good richness and concentration for 1er Cru with impressive weight and length. Good now, with upside.
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White
2015 Domaine Servin Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis Grand Cru
89 points
Small glass, brief note. Very good weight and density, but slightly lacking in Grand Cru structure, so starting to get tired at this very early age.
White
2011 Lucien Le Moine Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Folatières France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru
Small glass, popped-and-poured. Reductive so tough to fairly asses. Lots of stuff here, so certainly good potential.
White
2014 Domaine Henri Boillot Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Clos de la Mouchère France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru
93 points
Small glass from 375 ml bottle, brief note. Floral start with peach, apple, lemon, and lemon zest with very good weight, balance and weight. Perhaps ever-so-slightly less exciting vs the #L tasted last month, but tasty indeed right now.
White
2003 Didier Dagueneau Silex France, Loire Valley, Upper Loire, Pouilly-Fumé
Small glass, brief note. Obviously from a ripe vintage with lots of concentration, but nothing flabby here, this is shockingly bright and fresh for Sauv Blanc at this age.
White
2015 Jean-Claude Ramonet Bouzeron France, Burgundy, Côte Chalonnaise, Bouzeron
Small glass, brief note. Lemon and apple with good brightness, yet also good balance. Another very successful 2015 Aligote.
Red
2000 Maison Leroy Bourgogne France, Burgundy, Bourgogne
87 points
Small glass, brief note. Red cherry and berry with earth. Good weight for Bourgogne with good balance as well. Good for now.
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Red
2015 Domaine Georges Mugneret-Gibourg Vosne-Romanée France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée
flawed
Corked.
Red
2015 Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier Chambolle-Musigny France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny
90 points
Small glass, brief note. Ripe red berry and cherry comes across as slightly candied to start, but very bright from middle forward with mineral textures to finish I really liked. Good now, but better in another few years.
Red
2009 Bouchard Père et Fils Beaune 1er Cru Grèves Vigne de L'Enfant Jesus France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune 1er Cru
90 points
Small glass from magnum, brief note. Black and red cherry with some earth and roasted game. Powerful and ripe, just still slightly backward and less accessible vs other times tasted from 750.
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Red
2008 Lucien Le Moine Corton-Renardes France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton Grand Cru
Small glass, brief note. This had been opened several hours earlier with a quick double decant. More black vs red fruit with brawny structure and lots of tannins, albeit near-soft tannins. Overall, still backward and just hinting at its potential. 89 points for tonight, but clearly still hinting at 90+ point potential
Red
2006 Lucien Le Moine Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Lavaut St. Jacques France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru
91 points
Opened 5 hours before tasting, with 2+ hours in a decanter. Dense black berries start-to-finish with lots of power throughout as well, yet simultaneously elegant. Very good now, with potential for plenty of longevity.
Red
2008 Domaine Fourrier Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Combe aux Moines Vieille Vigne France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru
90 points
In 08/09/10 vertical. Small glass, brief note. Least forthcoming, most backward of the trio. Lots of black fruit, some earth, faint spice hints, plenty of tannins that are still firm.
Red
2009 Domaine Fourrier Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Combe aux Moines Vieille Vigne France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru
93 points
In 08/09/10 vertical. Small glass, brief note. Great purity of black cherry and plum with spice and floral aromas. Great nose in general, good flavors are similar, just slightly less intense. One experienced taster thought there were some spritzy notes, but I found none.
Red
2010 Domaine Fourrier Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Combe aux Moines Vieille Vigne France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru
94 points
In 08/09/10 vertical. Small glass, brief note. Ripe black cherry and berry on nose and palate with spice, meat and espresso hints. Big and powerful but with a charming weightlessness that is rare with Gevrey, but makes this wine's greatness seem so effortless. Long, lingering finish. Best wine of the day. I have not tasted this since just after release, and it has completely lived up to my high expectations from 2013.
Red
2008 Tenuta delle Terre Nere Etna Rosso Guardiola Italy, Sicily, Etna DOC
Small glass, brief note. Very disappointing given the high level of tannins still protruding, given the remaining level of fruit.
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Red
2012 Sine Qua Non Syrah Stock USA, California, Central Coast
Small glass, brief note. Ripe, rich and fleshy black fruit, seemingly less spice and nuance than I recall from previous bottles.
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Red
1978 Robert Mondavi Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley USA, California, Napa Valley
Small glass from magnum, brief note. Some thought slightly corked, but I thought just very, very tired.
Red
2014 Saxum Broken Stones USA, California, Central Coast, Paso Robles
Small glass, brief note. Ultra, ultra, ultra ripe black fruit with is all that I find here, other than the underlying sweetness. But there is good weight.
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Red
2001 Alban Vineyards Syrah Seymour's Vineyard USA, California, Central Coast, Edna Valley
Small glass, brief note. Also extremely ripe and rich, this also manages to convey a complex set of spice notes. Plus there is just enough structure in the near background to keep this (almost) bright and interesting, while clearly very yummy. I enjoyed this wine, but understand why others like this style of wine much more.
Red
1999 Château Pavie France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
Small taste from magnum, brief note. I adored this wine when young, and still enjoyed it last time tasted in 2014. But today the structure simply dominated the fruit and provided little pleasure. An off bottle?
Red
2007 Clos Saint Jean Châteauneuf-du-Pape Deus-Ex Machina France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
89 points
Small glass, brief note. Very ripe start, but silky structure surprisingly emerged from the middle forward. Good length, and certainly very good density. Better and more balanced vs another bottle from one year ago.
Red
2008 G.D. Vajra Langhe Freisa Kyè Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Langhe DOC
Small glass, brief note. Mature dark fruit with lots of very firm tannins. Not as good now vs when younger.
Red
2007 Domaine Pierre Usseglio & Fils Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée de mon Aïeul France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Small glass, brief note. Well made, but in a style that accentuates the vintage ripeness so excessively that I found it unappealing.
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Red
2007 Domaine du Pégau Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Réservée France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Small glass, brief note. Very rich black cherry and plum with sweet spice hints. Still reasonably fresh given its fairly modest energy and structure, which results in a tiring finish. Time to drink up. Others enjoyed this more.
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Red
2009 Rhys Syrah Horseshoe Vineyard USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
90 points
Small glass, brief note. Charming combination of black and red cherry that comes across as ripe, but well balanced. Good length ending with an elegant finish. Good now, this will easily drink well for another decade+.
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