Dinner at 312 Fish Market (Chicago, IL): Very much what Montrachet should be -- inordinately thick and rich, oily, and opulent. A very dense texture on the palate, with an intensity that comes off almost bitter because there's so much of it. Relatively low in acid, but it's made up for in the form of the sheer amount of extract. Huge fan of white Burgundy made before chardonnay these days. It's way more opulent and rustic.
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"Only for Sundays" (Chicago, IL): A better bottle than my previous, and made even more so by the pairing with the coal-roasted crab at RPM Steak (which is one of the best dishes in the entire city of Chicago). Luxuriously textured for a white Burgundy with a chewiness to the extract here. This shows no reduction but a judicious dose of oak on the palate. Plenty of acidity and mature orchard fruit notes.
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Sunday wines at home (Chicago, IL): Green/gold colour. Pretty much what you would expect from this wine. It certainly has that Montrachet intensity and sappiness, despite being from a weaker vintage. Very good intensity and concentration here (and definitely dialled up from the usual grand cru white Burgundy sense), and preternaturally fresh for whatever reason. The old Jadot whites from the pre-premox era are really something to behold. Really good stuff.
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Wasn't expecting much so this was a pleasant surprise. Bright yellow in color with a green tint. Nice umami and white mushrooms on he nose. On the palate there still nice nectarine fruit, a touch of misplaced oak but otherwise nice balance and a certain elegance for the vintage.
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Birthday with Vosne Romanee (Boka - Chicago IL): Surprisingly fresh on both nose and palate. Lemon on nose with some delicate floral touches. Same on palate but really mineral-driven. What a pleasant surprise from a tough vintage. Thank you, Jacques.
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Alan's Vosne Romanee Birthday at BOKA (BOKA Restaurant, Chicago IL): Fresh citrus on the nose with a lot of mineral and a bit of wood spice. Tart citrus (mostly lemon) on the palate with a huge mineral backbone. A bit of spice on the backend. Great acidity. Showing much younger than it is.
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Pre-auction tasting. Not the biggest fruit but very elegant. Doesn't show Montrachet power but perhaps it will still develop? Nonetheless, very good fruit flavors of apple, pear with excellent minerality on the long finish.
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4/18/2024 - acyso wrote: 93 Points
Dinner at 312 Fish Market (Chicago, IL): Very much what Montrachet should be -- inordinately thick and rich, oily, and opulent. A very dense texture on the palate, with an intensity that comes off almost bitter because there's so much of it. Relatively low in acid, but it's made up for in the form of the sheer amount of extract. Huge fan of white Burgundy made before chardonnay these days. It's way more opulent and rustic.
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5/21/2023 - Nanda wrote: 95 Points
Winemaker dinner with Giuseppe Vaira (RPM Steak - Chicago, IL): A stunningly gorgeous bottle of Montrachet with incredible depth and concentration of fruit that is nuanced and layered yet still so fresh. Towering palate with a long, long finish.
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5/21/2023 - acyso wrote: 95 Points
"Only for Sundays" (Chicago, IL): A better bottle than my previous, and made even more so by the pairing with the coal-roasted crab at RPM Steak (which is one of the best dishes in the entire city of Chicago). Luxuriously textured for a white Burgundy with a chewiness to the extract here. This shows no reduction but a judicious dose of oak on the palate. Plenty of acidity and mature orchard fruit notes.
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12/18/2022 - acyso wrote: 93 Points
Sunday wines at home (Chicago, IL): Green/gold colour. Pretty much what you would expect from this wine. It certainly has that Montrachet intensity and sappiness, despite being from a weaker vintage. Very good intensity and concentration here (and definitely dialled up from the usual grand cru white Burgundy sense), and preternaturally fresh for whatever reason. The old Jadot whites from the pre-premox era are really something to behold. Really good stuff.
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11/27/2015 - FYC wrote:
Wasn't expecting much so this was a pleasant surprise. Bright yellow in color with a green tint. Nice umami and white mushrooms on he nose. On the palate there still nice nectarine fruit, a touch of misplaced oak but otherwise nice balance and a certain elegance for the vintage.
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11/22/2014 - Burgundy Al wrote: 91 Points
Tenth Annual White Truffle Dinner (Chez Weber - Chicago IL): Apple and pear with some lemon. At the expected level of maturity for its age. Moderate power for Montrachet, but with some good nuance.
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10/23/2009 - Burgundy Al wrote: 92 Points
Birthday with Vosne Romanee (Boka - Chicago IL): Surprisingly fresh on both nose and palate. Lemon on nose with some delicate floral touches. Same on palate but really mineral-driven. What a pleasant surprise from a tough vintage. Thank you, Jacques.
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10/23/2009 - MatthewF wrote:
Alan's Vosne Romanee Birthday at BOKA (BOKA Restaurant, Chicago IL): Fresh citrus on the nose with a lot of mineral and a bit of wood spice. Tart citrus (mostly lemon) on the palate with a huge mineral backbone. A bit of spice on the backend. Great acidity. Showing much younger than it is.
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5/14/2004 - Burgundy Al wrote: 92 Points
Pre-auction tasting. Not the biggest fruit but very elegant. Doesn't show Montrachet power but perhaps it will still develop? Nonetheless, very good fruit flavors of apple, pear with excellent minerality on the long finish.
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