Grands Jours de Bourgogne 2014 Day 1: Chablis 3-17-13
Tasted Saturday, June 7, 2014 by Gargantua with 948 views
Introduction
The tasting date was actually 3/17/13, but I'm not going to battle the CT interface for all these damn notes. It's already tedious enough assigning them flights each one by one--don't want to have to back date as well. This is truth be told my only complaint with CT; other than this, it's a gift from god. Sick at home with the flu; tired of wishing I had access to my notes at work: here we are.
2011 Domaine Colinot Irancy Les Mazelots
France, Burgundy, Côtes d'Auxerre, Irancy
Nose of cedar+old wood. Done in cuve: 5% Cesar.
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2012 Domaine Colinot Irancy Les Cailles
France, Burgundy, Côtes d'Auxerre, Irancy
More gourmand than the 2011 Mazelots; acid jam, black fruit; super tangy, not bad! 100% Pinot.
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2012 Domaine Colinot Irancy Palotte
France, Burgundy, Côtes d'Auxerre, Irancy
Some Cesar. Nose a bit diaper-y but lots of pleasant jam behind that; nice. Palate strikes a tangy balance.
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2012 La Chablisienne Chablis Les Vénérables Vieilles Vignes
France, Burgundy, Chablis
Nose of lager, peanut, styrofoam a bit. Big meh.
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2012 La Chablisienne Chablis 1er Cru Côte de Léchet
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru
Nose is intensely mineral; palate has big acid but somehow feels disjoint?
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2010 La Chablisienne Chablis Grand Cru Grenouilles Château Grenouilles
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis Grand Cru
The elusive tiniest grand cru. Nose is pretty, new oak? Palate feels oxidative? Not a great showing for these wines today.
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2011 Domaine Laroche Chablis 1er Cru Les Vaudevey
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru
Nose is lovely! Palate feels dilute but then acid; a little shells, clean. Clay terroir; 1hr less sun than elsewhere.
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2011 Domaine Laroche Chablis 1er Cru Fourchaume Vieilles Vignes
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru
Palate of pretty clean cotton laundry (my apologies for this intensely personal descriptor...) then feels dilute.
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2010 Domaine Laroche Chablis Grand Cru Blanchot
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis Grand Cru
Nose is pretty; palate surprisingly nice! Mineral, acid! 9/10!
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2010 Domaine Laroche Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis Grand Cru
A freakish noisy Belgian next to me was putting the pourer through the ringer insisting this was "pommadé". Unclear if it's power of suggestion, but I supposed I did find the nose a tiny bit soapy, palate felt acid yet thin a bit? Nose gets to that lager-like place I despise.
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2013 Clotilde Davenne Chablis
France, Burgundy, Chablis
This was so laden with what felt like pyrazines that you'd've had to proven to me via mass spec that this wasn't sauvignon blanc. Did she mix some in by accident? That peanutty SB character, mecchh. Perhaps just reduction, but boy was it showing poorly today for me.
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2012 Clotilde Davenne Chablis 1er Cru Montmains
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru
13.5. Nose thankfully better than the village Chablis, palate acidic and pretty good, not for me though.
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2012 Clotilde Davenne Chablis Grand Cru Bougros
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis Grand Cru
Nose closed? Palate shows paprika and asphalt--nice! Only good showing today for me.
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2012 Caves Duplessis Chablis
France, Burgundy, Chablis
Nose disjoint? Palate comes together a bit.
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2012 Caves Duplessis Chablis 1er Cru Fourchaume
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru
Nose cidery; palate has some fun wood spice--should be nice
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2012 Caves Duplessis Chablis 1er Cru Vaillons
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru
Nose has cider and latex, palate shows a delicate power; not yet in bottle. Of his parcels, Vaillons typically gives up the goods soonest.
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2011 Caves Duplessis Chablis 1er Cru Montée de Tonnerre Flawed
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru
Corked a bit? Celery and pyrazines? Weird. Prob 2011 greenies.
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2011 Caves Duplessis Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis Grand Cru
As with 2011 MdT, more pyrazines and green? more celery and asphalt? 2011 is not up to par. Duplessis' 2010s were stellar and 2012 shows promise but here....ouch
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2012 Domaine Louis Michel Chablis
France, Burgundy, Chablis
Closed nose; palate acid and boring
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2012 Domaine Louis Michel Chablis 1er Cru Montmains
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru
Nose has beer alongside pretty mineral; palate has a dilute attack but finishes with admirable subtle acid, not bad at all!
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2012 Domaine Louis Michel Chablis 1er Cru Montée de Tonnerre
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru
Nose is very B vitamin; palate similar to Montmains dilute attack but finishes with admirable subtle acid, however this felt less exciting at this young point. Meh?
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2011 Domaine Louis Michel Chablis Grand Cru Vaudésir
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis Grand Cru
Nose is big, pretty, and brawny; palate has peanut and pyrazines; acid is here but....not bad.
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2011 Domaine Louis Michel Chablis Grand Cru Grenouilles
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis Grand Cru
Similar profile to Vaudésir; palate has peanut and pyrazines; acid is here but....not bad. Would hope for more.
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2012 Lionel Bussy Chablis
France, Burgundy, Chablis
Nose is a madeirized disaster. Couladin-Bussy.
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2011 Lionel Bussy Chablis Vieilles Vignes
France, Burgundy, Chablis
More 2011 "pyra-green"
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2012 Lionel Bussy Chablis 1er Cru Vaillons
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru
Better! Not bad. High acid!
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2012 Lionel Bussy Chablis 1er Cru Côte de Léchet
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru
Nose is cider-y; palate almost as high acid as Vaillons 2012 but pretty meh.
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2011 Domaine Servin Chablis 1er Cru Les Forêts
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru
Woody and green as is typical of so many 2011s; Mark Cameron was apologetic and hypothesized that it was early bottling that created the green character of so many 2011s. Nice acid, though. If you were in the mood for an SB this'd do the trick I suppose.
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2011 Domaine Servin Chablis Cuvée Massale Vieilles Vignes
France, Burgundy, Chablis
And perhaps Mark Cameron is right RE late bottling staving off greenness; here, there is no green, nice sweetness, bottled later, these are 55-60 yo vines.
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2011 Domaine Servin Chablis Grand Cru Les Preuses
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis Grand Cru
Slight 2011 greenness.
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2006 Domaine Servin Chablis Grand Cru Les Preuses
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis Grand Cru
Slight heat characteristic of crummy 06 whites, tactile on the nose, toffee a bit on palate as this succumbs to oxygen....
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2012 Domaine Servin Chablis 1er Cru Montée de Tonnerre
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru
Nose is pretty, and the palate is not bad!
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2012 Domaine Servin Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis Grand Cru
Nose is like a delicious apple liqueur, palate is just apple time. Great wine.
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2010 Jean et Sébastien Dauvissat Chablis 1er Cru Vaillons
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru
Nose is toffee oxidative; palate acid. Should be younger, it's bloody 2010
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2009 Jean et Sébastien Dauvissat Chablis 1er Cru Vaillons Vieilles Vignes
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru
Nose scarred by reduction and or sulphur. Very weird indeed, today, these wines.
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2013 Domaine Nathalie et Gilles Fevre Chablis
France, Burgundy, Chablis
Nose is peanut and lager. Palate is just okay. Meh. Bottled 3 days ago.
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2012 Domaine Nathalie et Gilles Fevre Chablis 1er Cru Fourchaume
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru
Nose is pretty and clean cotton laundry. Palate is watery and peanutty a bit.
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2012 Domaine Nathalie et Gilles Fevre Chablis 1er Cru Mont de Milieu
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru
15% new oak. Nose is nutty, a bit of green but fresh and nice. Palate is slightly round on the attack with honey, big acid!
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2012 Domaine Nathalie et Gilles Fevre Chablis 1er Cru Vaulorent
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru
I have noted only: "Nice". Not too helpful; I know.
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2011 Domaine Nathalie et Gilles Fevre Chablis 1er Cru Vaulorent
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru
Tiny bit of green on the palate, not bad!
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2011 Domaine Nathalie et Gilles Fevre Chablis Grand Cru Les Preuses
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis Grand Cru
Very nice honeyed midpalate with some green hints from the vintage.
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2009 Domaine Nathalie et Gilles Fevre Chablis Grand Cru Les Preuses
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis Grand Cru
Very nice, best showing today--still fresh in spite of some brown ox, good acid and weight, shells!
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2012 Jean-Claude Bessin Chablis Vieilles Vignes
France, Burgundy, Chablis
Generic, feels almost Spanish?!
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2012 Jean-Claude Bessin Chablis 1er Cru Montmains
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru
Nose is just intriguing; mint? Wow: unique. I will seek this out. Couldn't forget this, of all wines tasted this day.
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2012 Jean-Claude Bessin Chablis 1er Cru La Forêt
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru
Jane's favorite. Nose is lemon; palate has a honeyed attack; a rich, spicy, loud wine.
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2012 Jean-Claude Bessin Chablis 1er Cru Fourchaume
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru
Less impressive and more linear than other 1er crus tasted today
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2012 Jean-Claude Bessin Chablis Grand Cru Valmur
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis Grand Cru
Nose is tight, palate is tight, but some honey and good acid and balance
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2012 Alain Gautheron Chablis
France, Burgundy, Chablis
Nose of peanuts and lager, palate is better than nose implies
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2011 Alain Gautheron Chablis Cuveé Émeraude
France, Burgundy, Chablis
Agriculture BIO. Nose has a very slight green, palate is green.
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2011 Alain Gautheron Chablis Vieilles Vignes
France, Burgundy, Chablis
Nose like a watery lager, palate is green
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2012 Alain Gautheron Chablis 1er Cru Vaucoupin
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru
Nose is effusive, but the palate is not bad
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2012 Alain Gautheron Chablis 1er Cru Mont de Milieu
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru
Perfectly boring at this juncture.
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2002 Daniel-Etienne Defaix Chablis 1er Cru Côte de Léchet
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru
Disclaimer: I tend to prefer younger, less browning wines. Nose has toffee and latex, palate is acid and dilute. I can't get into this; too brown.
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2003 Daniel-Etienne Defaix Chablis 1er Cru Les Lys
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru
What is this strange 1er cru?! This is not bad, and surprises me vs 03 heat expectations! Nose has that crazy saline aroma I associate with sweaty woman's armpits, palate is saline and acid, this is not bad!
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2002 Daniel-Etienne Defaix Chablis 1er Cru Les Lys
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru
Nose has only slight latex, not bad, big acid.
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2002 Daniel-Etienne Defaix Chablis 1er Cru Vaillons
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru
Good acid, slight browning latex aromas.
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2009 Daniel-Etienne Defaix Chablis Vieilles Vignes du Vieux Chateau
France, Burgundy, Chablis
My favorite of the Defaix wines tasted today--this is most accommodating to my palate
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2012 Domaine Oudin Chablis
France, Burgundy, Chablis
Nice! Balance of acid, sweetness, and minerality; aroma takes me to that place that evokes clean cotton laundry
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2011 Domaine Oudin Chablis Les Serres
France, Burgundy, Chablis
Finally, a pleasant 2011! This is a selection of parcels done in Inox. Pretty with a nice balance.
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2012 Domaine Oudin Chablis 1er Cru Vaugiraut
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru
Vin jaune-ish? Thyme aromas too. Pretty trippy.
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2012 Domaine Oudin Chablis 1er Cru Vaucoupins
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru
Nose gets lemon floor cleaner a touch? Thyme! High acid. Obv need time to judge this one.
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2012 Domaine de Pisse-Loup Petit Chablis
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Petit Chablis
Excellent! Acid, fresh, clean!
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2012 Domaine de Pisse-Loup Chablis
France, Burgundy, Chablis
High acid, machine harvest. Same quality as Petit Chablis; acid, fresh, and clean. Some may find the acid troubling...I like it.
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2012 Francine et Olivier Savary Petit Chablis
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Petit Chablis
Reminds me of Sweet Tarts and lager. No. Way.
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2012 Francine et Olivier Savary Chablis
France, Burgundy, Chablis
So reductive is was like being behind someone's ass. No way to assess this--I'm no proctologist.
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2010 Francine et Olivier Savary Chablis Sélection Vieilles Vignes
France, Burgundy, Chablis
Not bad, but a dilute midpalate for now
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2011 Jean-Marc Brocard Chablis
France, Burgundy, Chablis
Round; decent acid. Some shells, not bad. 8/10?
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2012 Jean-Marc Brocard Chablis Vieilles Vignes
France, Burgundy, Chablis
Nose has big time asphalt, palate is nice if a bit hollow on the midpalate, but nevertheless finishes well. Needs time.
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2006 Jean-Marc Brocard Chablis Vieilles Vignes
France, Burgundy, Chablis
Violet; palate is dilute and round. 7/10
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2012 Jean-Marc Brocard Chablis 1er Cru Montmains
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru
Nose is calm, palate is acid and pointed; some shells, 8.5-9/10
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2012 Jean-Marc Brocard Chablis 1er Cru Montée de Tonnerre
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru
Nose is a mineral wow; palate has a dilute attack, good acid, slight limestone shell character. Mme. Laudet's fave.
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2012 Jean-Marc Brocard Chablis 1er Cru Fourchaume
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru
Nose of clean cotton laundry, really nice acid. 9/10
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2011 Jean-Marc Brocard Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis Grand Cru
Nose is B vitamin a bit, closed otherwise; palate is asphalt and mineral. 9/10
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