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Flight 1 - Morning (44 notes)
White - Sparkling
1989 Philipponnat Champagne Brut Clos des Goisses
93 points
Magnum. Light and super deep. Core energy. So far my favorite vintage. 93
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White - Sparkling
2006 Dom Pérignon Champagne
93 points
Magnum. Sharp, bitter, deep. Super fresh and balanced ripeness. 93-94
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White - Sparkling
2008 Dom Pérignon Champagne
94 points
Creamier mousse than 06 magnum, pinching, deep, sweet and balanced. 94+
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White - Sparkling
2008 Louis Roederer Champagne Cristal Brut
94 points
Clearly a step up from DP 08 on the side… tremendous energy. Super detailed aftertaste. 94+
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Red
1981 Camus Pere & Fils Latricières-Chambertin
91 points
Tea leaves, minty, some sweetness coming out. Slightly old. 91-
White
2017 Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Abbaye de Morgeot
93 points
Clean sharp reduction. Great weight. Super spicy. 93+
White
2013 Coche-Dury Corton-Charlemagne
97 points
03698. Mineral, backbone, clean, perfect balance. Heavenly rich sesame with sunshine acidity. 97+
White
2017 Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Caillerets
94 points
Harsher and more reductive than the 17 Abbaye. Better weight and balance. 93-94
Red
1999 Domaine Marquis d'Angerville Volnay 1er Cru Champans
flawed
Little chemical and green. Bottle problem?
Red
1955 Patriarche Père et Fils Richebourg
93 points
Magnum, bought from cellar. Super sweet, cherry fruit, florals. Amazing condition. Broad palate. 93
Red
1973 Domaine Jaboulet-Vercherre Richebourg
93 points
Woody, tea, sweet with high acidity. Spicy and lifted. Great bottle. 93-94
Red
Red
2001 Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier Musigny
95 points
Always my favorite vintage. Superb linear profile. Perfumed upon PnP. After as few hours just so mellow in the glass. More shut than last bottle. 95+
White
1992 Domaine Ramonet Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet
95 points
So youthful and concentrated. Amazing energy. 95
Red
Red
1988 Domaine de Montille Pommard 1er Cru Les Pèzerolles
91 points
Linear wine. On the sour side. Perhaps bottle condition. 91-92
Red
2008 Domaine G. Roumier / Christophe Roumier Bonnes Mares
94 points
Tight and minty. Beautifully packed. 94
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Red
1996 Domaine G. Roumier / Christophe Roumier Bonnes Mares
95 points
Orange fruit lacy Roumier. So much power in the back. Super spicy and detailed. 95
Red
1999 Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage
94 points
Dryer tannin, perfect ripeness, balanced, compact fruit. 94-95
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Red
1953 Pétrus
Half bottle. Fun to drink, more evolved on the nose than on the palate, some stewed prune but quite clear notes. Not fair to rate.
Red
2007 Henri Bonneau Châteauneuf-du-Pape Réserve des Célestins
95 points
Decanted to serve. Superb perfume, so rich and chewy, perfect ripeness, superb winemaking. 95+
Red
1999 Domaine Leroy Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Beaux Monts
94 points
Leroy lychee aromatics, pronoucned acidity, sweet, perfect ripeness, great great great. 94-95
Red
1969 Domaine de Courcel Pommard 1er Cru Grand Clos des Épenots
91 points
Very alive, some vintage sweetness, lots of sediments. 91-92
Red
Red
1971 La Pousse d'Or Volnay 1er Cru Clos de la Bousse d'Or
95 points
Sweet aromatics heaven. So lifted and nice. 94-95
White
1999 Domaine Leflaive Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet
95 points
Magnum. Sesame heaven, rich, ripe, precise acidity which captures the best of the vintage. Super long and mellow finish. Impressively elegant given the heat, almost too balanced. So clean, so clear, so deep, sooooo good. 95-96
White
1983 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Montrachet
96 points
Magnum 000181/3586, advanced color, lots of residual sugar, even some petrol. Honeysuckle, clean chaomomile flowers, rich, heavy, creamy. Ripeness is translated with superb clarity. I cannot take my nose off it (easily 98-100pts), charming, regal, what a garden. Damn that deep heat. 96 for what is in the glass, should be much higher.
P.S. empty bottle smells like smoked roasted honey sweet potatoes. Incredible life of substances.
P.S. empty bottle smells like smoked roasted honey sweet potatoes. Incredible life of substances.
White
2000 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Montrachet
95 points
00643/3541. Great structure, sunny fruit, so big. 95+
White
2010 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Montrachet
97 points
00279/2028. So much focus and concentration in this bottle. Perfect ripeness, quite perfect for that matter. 97+
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Red
2001 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti La Tâche
95 points
15787/19789. So Vosne, muscular but soft, stemmy, lacy, classic DRC. Served blind to a friend who correctly identified the wine, that is how classic it is. 95-96 with further upsides
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Red
2006 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti La Tâche
96 points
00754/22140. Drank over a few hours, truly superb when it resolved. Big, perfectly ripe but not overly so, super detailed. I enjoyed this a lot. 95-96
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White
2002 Domaine d'Auvenay (Lalou Bize-Leroy) Chevalier-Montrachet
97 points
00097/600. Little taste, sesame heaven, so much weight. 97+
Red
1996 Henri Jayer Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Cros Parantoux
96 points
Vosne, so Vosne. So perfumed, structured, big, expressive, but all in great harmony, whatever positive descriptions there are, this is it. 96+++
Red
1999 Henri Jayer Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Cros Parantoux
Reserve 0349/1607. I did not think this was a perfect bottle, some Vosne aromatics but not nearly as expressive/Jayer as the other two bottles. Not fair to rate.
Red
2000 Henri Jayer Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Cros Parantoux
97 points
Reserve 01005/1494. My favorite of the flight in 96/99/00. Superb aromatics, so lacy, so pure, but so dense. Almost glass-like crispy acidity. Ever so slight step behind the 2001, but very classic. 97
Red
2004 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Romanée-Conti
96 points
01809/5603. Some notable greeness which blend well with the acidity. On this occasion not as expressive as the LT but an amazing wine for sure. 96+
Red
1980 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Romanée-Conti
98 points
001763/4408. One of the best vintages for the Domaine, and this is no exception. Heavenly aromatics, perfect balance, sweet, rich, chewy, dimensional. Crazy, my favorite today. 97-98
Red
1976 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Romanée-Conti
97 points
007108/9120. Always one of my favorite vintages for the Domaine, immediate ripe fruit and sweetness, super attractive. Ever so slightly behind the 80 in terms of complexity (despite it being very very complex itself), but what an attractive nose. 97-98
Red
2015 Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair La Romanée
95 points
1429/3301. Superb aromatics so different from the range of DRC on the side. Reductive, metallic, purple fruit. Chewy, great potential. 95+
White - Off-dry
1971 Joh. Jos. Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel
97 points
Superb acidity, rich, chewy, some (but not at all overwhelming) petrol notes as it warms up. Really really delicious. 96-97
Red
2000 Château Pichon-Longueville Baron
92 points
Woody, tight. Not super interesting to be fair. 92+
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1999 Joseph Drouhin Musigny
95 points
This was glorious, ripe fruit, complex, elegant and smooth. So much power and finesse. 95-96
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Red
White - Sparkling
N.V. Pierre Péters Champagne Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Heritage (1921-2010)
94 points
Second time tasting this, coming together more than last bottle. Clear, composed. 94
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Flight 2 - Party at Night (33 notes)
White - Sparkling
1971 Dom Pérignon Champagne P3
100 points
This is like a candle, emitting flavors and it does not stop. Concentrated, rich, heavenly, everything what a perfect wine should be. Some slight signature bitter aftertaste that is so refreshing, pinching deep at every inch of the tongue. Graceful, forever heat. Super memorable with the balanced acidity. 100
White - Sparkling
2000 Dom Pérignon Champagne P2
94 points
Bright, dense, great flavors. Mistake to drink it next to with 71 P3; this pales like water. 93-94
White - Sparkling
N.V. Krug Champagne Brut Grande Cuvée Edition 164eme
95 points
Magnum. Creamy, rich, superb core acidity. So good. 94-95
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White
2017 Domaine Roulot Meursault 1er Cru Clos des Bouchères
94 points
Jeroboam. Clear, reductive, electric, mineral. So good! 94+
White
2015 Jean-Marc Roulot Chevalier-Montrachet
95 points
Magnum 0067. Reminds me a lot of recent Leflaive, bright, sesame reduction. Amazing weight and clarity if less mineral and reductive than the domaine wines. 95-96
White
2000 Marquis de Laguiche (Joseph Drouhin) Montrachet
94 points
Magnum. Clear, rich, very classic. 94
Red
2000 Bernard Dugat-Py Mazis-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes
94 points
Served blind. Classic old school Burgundy. So sweet with perfect ripeness, blue fruit, lots of earthy notes but very clean. 93-94
Red
1999 Domaine Armand Rousseau Père et Fils Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos St. Jacques
95 points
Tight blue fruit turning compact, forward but very subtle, great aromatics and weight. Every new glass is better; plenty of upsides from here. 94-95+
White - Sparkling
1996 Taittinger Champagne Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut
94 points
Not the perfect bottle but turned clearer after time. Smells like Dom but a little sweeter. 94
Red
1975 Château La Mission Haut-Brion
94 points
Great vintage of LMHB, super classic aromatics with weight and clarity to match. 94-95
Red
1989 Château Haut-Brion
100 points
Side by side with 1982. Ripe, mellow, smooth, spicy. Absolutely perfect wine. 100
Red
1982 Château Haut-Brion
97 points
Woody, cool but ripe, sweet, this is a lot better than last bottle, when drunk on its on. Pales slightly next to the perfect 1989. Composed palate. This is holding up nicely. 97
Red
1983 Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage
94 points
Magnum. Such a classic vintage for Chave, high berry acidity, woody, so beautiful, singing today. 94-95
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Red
1996 Emmanuel Rouget Echezeaux
94 points
Much better condition than last bottle. Nose suggested similar profile but the palate is deep, compact, and full of energy. Singing today. 93-94
Red
2017 Alain Hudelot-Noëllat Romanée St. Vivant
95 points
Jeroboam. I keep coming back to this glass, the fruit and lacy RSV qualities are both evident and attractive. Great wine in the making. 95-96
Red
2011 Domaine Armand Rousseau Père et Fils Charmes-Chambertin
93 points
Compact, blue, actually pretty good weight. Pales slightly next to the 17 Noellat RSV. 93
Red
1990 Château Cheval Blanc
96 points
Late night PnP, what a great vintage for Cheval, immediately great, lots of substance. 96
Red
2008 Domaine Dujac Bonnes Mares
94 points
Magnum, decanted to serve. This vintage of Dujac speaks for itself. Substantial, high acidity, ethereal, perfect balance, will hold for a long time. 94+
Red
2002 Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier Musigny
95 points
Magnum, clean, weighty, still a little behind the 01 drank in the morning. 95
Red
1993 Domaine Dujac Clos St. Denis
95 points
So sweet, perfumed, lacy acidity, perfect old Dujac. 95-96
White
2012 François Raveneau Chablis 1er Cru Montée de Tonnerre
93 points
Magnum, amazing balance today, layered, electric fruit. 93+
Red
2014 Soldera (Az. Agr. Case Basse) Sangiovese Toscana IGT
94 points
Magnum. Cherry fruit, very signature Soldera, beautiful aromatics and weight. 94.
White - Sparkling
2006 Salon Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut
94 points
Magnum. Vibrant, lighter than other vintages, very good to drink today. Perfect to finish the night. 94
White - Sparkling
2002 Dom Pérignon Champagne
93 points
Magnum to finish the night, creamy mousse. 93
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Red
1996 Domaine de Montille Volnay 1er Cru Les Mitans
93 points
Took ten hours to open up. Superb lacy acidity and bright fruit for this vintage. Thinner but similar to the old Dujac on the side. 93-94
Red
2010 Domaine Armand Rousseau Père et Fils Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos St. Jacques
95 points
Blind, shyer than last bottle. Seems like this vintage is very shut across the board. Some blue fruit, very good balance, lots of substance. 95+
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White - Sparkling
1990 Louis Roederer Champagne Cristal Brut
95 points
6L. Fresher than previous bottles (understandably), acidity seems to be more balanced, very complex. 95