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Zachys La Paulee Auction | (251 page views) | 3/5/2020-3/6/2020 (Le Bernardin Prive - New York NY) |
| Day One - N.V. Bollinger Champagne Special Cuvée Brut - France, Champagne (3/5/2020)
Bright and tart apple and lemon with some toasted rye bread. Good weight. (86 pts.)
- 2007 Domaine Roulot Meursault Les Tessons Clos de Mon Plaisir - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault (3/5/2020)
Magnum. Small glass, brief note. Rich and floral start with lots of apple and lemon curd flavors. Still very bright, lively and elegant. (92 pts.)
- 2004 Domaine Bernard Moreau et Fils Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Grandes Ruchottes - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru (3/5/2020)
Lots of apple, some lemon notes with a floral start. Still very fresh with good length. Tired when revisited at the end of the day, but by then it had been open 3 hours. (92 pts.)
- 1983 Diamond Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Volcanic Hill - USA, California, Napa Valley, Diamond Mountain (3/5/2020)
Small glass, brief note. Still too tannic for the level of fruit.
- 1987 Heitz Cellar Cabernet Sauvignon Martha's Vineyard - USA, California, Napa Valley, Oakville (3/5/2020)
Small glass, brief note. Fully mature black plum and cherry with good depth and complex earth and spice notes. Very good now. (93 pts.)
- 1987 Dunn Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain - USA, California, Napa Valley, Howell Mountain (3/5/2020)
Small glass, brief note. Big and bold with rich fruit, but tannins still a bit too pronounced. (90 pts.)
- 2003 Château Mouton Rothschild - France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac (3/5/2020)
Small glass, brief note. Rich black cherry and currant with some cassis. Certainly rich but simultaneously well balanced. (93 pts.)
- 2017 Domaine William Fèvre Chablis Grand Cru Valmur - France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis Grand Cru (3/5/2020)
Small glass, brief note. Good nose but less robust fruit on palate, making this almost shrill on finish.
- 2012 Domaine Robert Arnoux / Arnoux-Lachaux Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Clos des Corvees Pagets - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru (3/5/2020)
Small glass, brief note. Black fruit, very ripe and still a little too tannic for right now. (89 pts.)
- 2017 Domaine Georges Mugneret-Gibourg Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Chaignots - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru (3/5/2020)
Small glass, brief note. All red cherry and berry with pretty spice. Good weight, better length. Good already now. (91 pts.)
- 2002 Colgin Cariad - USA, California, Napa Valley (3/5/2020)
Small glass, brief note. Oddly very ripe and bitter at the same time. Some liked this, while I liked aspects of it, but not overall.
- 2014 Château Margaux - France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux (3/5/2020)
Small glass, brief note. Glorious aromas with rich black fruit and so well spiced. Less complete on palate with less ripeness coming across. Needs time, very good potential.
- 2009 Georges Laval Champagne Premier Cru Brut Nature Les Chênes - France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru (3/5/2020)
Small glass, brief note. More oxidative than I would prefer. Comes across as tart on its own, but bright and complex when enjoyed with food. I liked the 2012 from a few months ago much more. (91 pts.)
- 2015 Bernard Boisson-Vadot Meursault Les Chevalières - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault (3/5/2020)
Slightly reductive, but the double decant helped. Rich but chiseled structure. Very exciting and powerful for its level, I’d never have thought 2015. (92 pts.)
- 2017 Domaine Marquis d'Angerville Volnay 1er Cru - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru (3/5/2020)
Small glass, brief note. Floral and spice with bright red cherry and berry start-to-finish and medium+ weight. (89 pts.)
- 1982 Château Trotanoy - France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol (3/5/2020)
Small glass, brief note. Rich and fully mature with lots of complex mushroom and earth character. (91 pts.)
- 1999 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Pucelles - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru (3/5/2020)
Magnum. Still slightly reduced, which helped keep this bright and fresh. Very big and powerful with ripe fruit. Very good length and weight. (92 pts.)
- 2017 Olivier Bernstein Corton-Charlemagne - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru (3/5/2020)
Small glass, brief note. Very good nose but palate disjointed for now. Okay and very rich start, but tart finish. Needs time+.
- 2002 Dom Pérignon Champagne P2 - France, Champagne (3/5/2020)
Small glass, brief note. Wow, big and powerful while perfectly balanced. Long and ethereal. (95 pts.)
- 1990 Joseph Drouhin Beaune 1er Cru Clos des Mouches Rouge - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune 1er Cru (3/5/2020)
Small glass, brief note. Very ripe and just a little dirty. Mature red and black cherry with lots of earth. Medium weight.
- 2000 Domaine Leflaive Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru (3/5/2020)
Small glass, brief note. Very rich and lush with so much freshness for its age. Complex and nuanced on line finish. Very good. (93 pts.)
- 1978 Domaine Robert Arnoux / Arnoux-Lachaux Romanée St. Vivant - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Romanée St. Vivant Grand Cru (3/5/2020)
Small glass, brief note. Very Vosne spiced with more earth than lingering fruit, just slightly more tired than I would hope from this great vintage.
- 2000 Domaine Fourrier Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos St. Jacques Vieille Vigne - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru (3/5/2020)
Small glass, brief note. Earthy and meaty with fully mature black cherry. So elegant and fun now. (90 pts.)
- 1999 Domaine Dujac Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Aux Combottes - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru (3/5/2020)
Small glass, brief note. Very Gevrey with ripe fruit, spice galore and very complex textures. Very good now, possible upside from here. (91 pts.)
- 2005 Dupont-Tisserandot Mazis-Chambertin - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Mazis-Chambertin Grand Cru (3/5/2020)
Dirty. Terrible. (FLAWED)
- 2007 Domaine Dujac Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Gruenchers - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru (3/5/2020)
Showing Chambolle, vintage and producer perfectly. Rich and Wells pice with bright textures. Sneaky good length. (90 pts.)
- 2008 Domaine Dujac Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Gruenchers - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru (3/5/2020)
Black and red berry with very good weight and rich spice. Very good weight and expanding long finish. Very good now, upside from here. (92 pts.)
- 2017 Les Mathény Trousseau Arbois - France, Jura, Arbois (3/5/2020)
Small glass, brief note. Served blind. Clearly not Burgundy. A little tart, a little sweet. Ok overall.
- 1993 Domaine Anne et François Gros Richebourg - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Richebourg Grand Cru (3/5/2020)
Small glass, brief note. Very 93 in its robust structure, but the best of the vintage have emerged with more depth by this point. Certainly good, just not quite what it should be.
- 2000 Louis Jadot Bonnes Mares - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Bonnes Mares Grand Cru (3/5/2020)
Corked (FLAWED)
- 1997 Billecart-Salmon Champagne Cuvée Nicolas François Billecart - France, Champagne (3/5/2020)
Been open for a while today, so perhaps not representative, but this seemed well past its peak.
- 2016 Realm Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard - USA, California, Napa Valley, Oakville (3/5/2020)
Small glass, brief note. Not exactly my style of wine, but yum, this is tasty.
Day Two - 1989 Domaine Ramonet Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Ruchottes - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru (3/6/2020)
Small glass, brief note. Brilliant mature stone fruit with incredible density. So long. (94 pts.)
- 1989 Domaine Ramonet Bâtard-Montrachet - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru (3/6/2020)
Small glass, brief note. Extremely rich and unctuous with so much ripe fruit and just enough faint botrytis to make it even better. (96 pts.)
- 2017 Simon Bize Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru Aux Vergelesses - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru (3/6/2020)
Small glass, brief note. Lighter style of the vintage. Well balanced all red cherry, charming for medium term enjoyment. (88 pts.)
- 1999 Domaine du Clos de Tart Clos de Tart - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos de Tart Grand Cru (3/6/2020)
So rich and silky but still firm on finish. So much complex and bright red fruit here. (93 pts.)
- 1993 Domaine Michel Lafarge Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Chênes - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru (3/6/2020)
Small glass, brief note. Brilliant combination of red cherry, fall flowers, earth and so much power. So great now, but even more upside? (94 pts.)
- 2015 Domaine Roulot Meursault 1er Cru Clos des Bouchères - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru (3/6/2020)
So rich with impressive concentration, but not quite the backbone of a wine I’d want to cellar. Very good now. (92 pts.)
- 2017 Hubert Lamy Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Macherelles - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru (3/6/2020)
Small glass, brief note. Incredibly bright with rich enough orchard fruit followed by great textures. Better 2023-. (91 pts.)
- 2016 Domaine Henri Boillot Volnay 1er Cru Les Fremiets - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru (3/6/2020)
Small glass, brief note. Yummy but rich and a bit flamboyant. (89 pts.)
- 1999 Domaine Michel Lafarge Volnay 1er Cru Clos du Château des Ducs - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru (3/6/2020)
Corked (FLAWED)
- 1989 Luciano Sandrone Barolo Cannubi Boschis - Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo (3/6/2020)
Small glass, brief note. Ripe with intense concentration and equally great balance. As much black and red cherry with plenty of earth. Great now. (93 pts.)
- 2005 Coche-Dury Meursault 1er Cru Les Perrières - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru (3/6/2020)
Small glass, brief note. Massive and glorious with so much Of everything and a long, ultra bright finish. Shockingly fresh. (97 pts.)
- 1995 Hospices de Beaune Mazis-Chambertin Cuvée Madeleine Collignon Frederic Esmonin - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Mazis-Chambertin Grand Cru (3/6/2020)
Small glass, brief note. Lots here but a little dirty.
- 1993 Domaine Robert Arnoux / Arnoux-Lachaux Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Suchots - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru (3/6/2020)
Small glass, brief note. Mature red cherry and berry with so much rich spice. Dense and coming out of its shell. (92 pts.)
- 2000 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Romanée St. Vivant - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Romanée St. Vivant Grand Cru (3/6/2020)
Small glass, brief note. Fleshy, rich and forests red cherry and beer tie the sweet spice. So tasty right now with good+ length. (93 pts.)
- 2002 Domaine G. Roumier / Christophe Roumier Bonnes Mares - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Bonnes Mares Grand Cru (3/6/2020)
Small glass, brief note. This wine keeps getting better and better and better. So rich right now, even if still 5-10 years from its apogee. (96 pts.)
- 1985 Faiveley Chambertin-Clos de Bèze - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambertin-Clos de Bèze Grand Cru (3/6/2020)
Small glass, brief note. So much mature black plum and cherry. So much complex spice and mushroom. (95 pts.)
- 1959 Maison Leroy Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Les Cazetiers - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru (3/6/2020)
Small glass, brief note. Enticing aromas with sweet spice and mature black fruit. Similar flavors, just less alluring. (90 pts.)
- 2000 Domaine Dujac Echezeaux - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Echezeaux Grand Cru (3/6/2020)
Small glass, brief note. Ripe and mature red cherry with both savory and sweet spice. Impressive depth for the vintage. Best I can ever recall for this wine. (92 pts.)
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