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2002 Burgundy @ Noizé
Tasted May 5, 2022 by SimonG with 192 views
Flight 1 (1 note)
White - Sparkling
2002 Piper-Heidsieck Champagne Cuvée Rare
93 points
Full straw. Nicely rich on the nose. Toasty and buttery. Similar on the palate. Rich upfront and a fresh finish. Just a slight mid palate dip that seems to pick up with air. ****
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Flight 2 (3 notes)
White
2002 Domaine Darviot-Perrin Meursault 1er Cru Les Genevrières
93 points
Mid to full straw. Gently nutty. Nicely herby with good energy. Lovely and very proper. Line, poise and length. Just lacks a little persistence for top flight. ****
White
2002 Domaine Darviot-Perrin Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Blanchots Dessus
85 points
Brighter full straw. Nicely mature but vital. Initially seems a little reduced, but there’s something disjointed here. With air it takes on a sickly sweet poxy aroma without really showing it on the palate. Becomes spiky though. No, this bottle is on its way out. A little cooler and it would have been fine for the first twenty minutes. **1/2
White
2002 Jean-Jacques Vincent Pouilly-Fuissé Château de Fuissé Collection Privée
88 points
Full straw. Fresh, quite full and oaky with a fresher, leaner line. Touch hot on the attack. Warm butter nose. Not quite the harmony but it does have some oomph. ***
Flight 3 (3 notes)
Red
2002 Domaine de Montille Volnay 1er Cru Les Brouillards
90 points
Light bright garnet. Nicely mellow sous bois. Some talk of corniness but I don’t think so — maybe a bit mute cf previous bottles but served a little warm and the glasses don’t help. A point and nicely relaxed. Sweetens with air and the fruit strengthens. One better contemplated than speed-dated. Not the best bottle of this but enough interest if you look. ***1/2
Red
2002 Domaine de Montille Volnay 1er Cru Taillepieds
93 points
A little more stuffing here. A density of fruit. Redder fruited and with a mineral line, spine without austerity. More poise and breeding here. Polished. ****
Red
2002 Simon Bize Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru Aux Vergelesses
90 points
Full garnet. Again, that characteristic hint of coal tar that I seem to get with abide regardless of vintage. Good density of fruit, dark and savoury, but a little herby. Not my style.***1/2
Flight 4 (3 notes)
Red
2002 Domaine Aleth Girardin Pommard Les Vignots
90 points
Full mid ruby. Nicely savoury around some ripe mid red fruit. Dark fruit upfront. Mellow and pleasant. ***1/2
Red
2002 Domaine de Courcel Pommard 1er Cru Grand Clos des Épenots
flawed
Dense mid ruby. A little cloudy. Dark and brooding. Just too muddy. All stewed tannin. Three day old black tea. No. This can’t be representative or what the wine maker intended after twenty years in bottle. No.
Red
2002 Domaine Henri Gouges Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Clos des Porrets St. Georges
93 points
Dark, dense but balanced. Dark red fruit. Dense and savoury. Padded structure. Just starting to get there. Robust but balanced. Very drinkable. ****
Flight 5 (2 notes)
Red
2002 Nicolas Potel Clos de la Roche
91 points
Pale ruby to mid garnet. A slightly herbal edge. Mid weight. Some minerality. A pleasant drink but lacks GC depth and gravitas. ****
Red
2002 Domaine des Lambrays Clos des Lambrays
flawed
Quite savoury. A touch of swimming pool, probably with some cork floating in it. A pale imitation of a bottle a coup,e of months ago. No.