JV's
Tasted Thursday, September 12, 2013 by Loren Sonkin with 633 views
Last night I met up with some friends to drink some wines from Drouhin Laroze. John V put this tasting together to revisit this producer and compare vintages 08, 09 and 10. It was a great tasting and a lot of fun. I haven't had much experience with this producer, and it was nice to put their wines into some context. For my tastes, I like 09 but prefer 10. I will stay away from 08, just not what I want to be drinking. The wines were consumed non-blind over the course of 2.5 hours. John split the wines into flights.
I threw in the Maison Ilan (blind) as no one there had had the opportunity to try one of Ray's wines. I think everyone liked it very much.
Thank John. Nice to see everyone and hope to do it again.
2008 Henri Boillot Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru
Golden in color. The nose has lemon cream, vanilla and a slight mushroom note. It starts out flat but picks up acidity thru the midpalate and finish. Nice tart grapefruits. There is some complexity as it unwinds. Nice clean finish.
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2009 Maison Ilan Charmes-Chambertin Aux Charmes Hautes 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru
We opened this as a starter and my score was 91. Going back to it after the tasting, the wine had really opened up more and I raised my score. Ruby/purple in color. The nose is nice with cherries and some dry dirt/funk notes. Very soft quality made some question how long it will last, but I think those are different qualities. Creamy texture. Long, clean finish. I think this was good now, but will improve in a cellar for a while.
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