Nick A's 2011 Burgundy Horizontal (Table 2)

Chapeau to Nick A for convening another in this sequence. I found myself enjoying the wines but not thinking that I'd go out and back fill further.

• 2011 Laherte Frères Champagne Extra Brut Les Vignes d’Autrefois 89 Points

  France, Champagne

  Nose that hints strongly at the low dosage of this wine, there is some cut Cox apple and a little quinine. Palate is dry and refined, right at the finish there is a little mandarin segment. Pure Meunier and an enjoyable and cerebral start to proceedings.

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• 2011 Domaine Henri Boillot Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Pucelles 92 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru

  Love this. On pouring there is a modicum of reduction but this soon clears to reveal some lemon barley water, a touch of smoke and some hazelnut on an intriguing nose. With time some some pomegranate husk. Palate is fresh and beautifully acidic. A lick of lime oil caresses the palate a full 15 seconds after swallowing.

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• 2013 Domaine du Chateau de Meursault Meursault 1er Cru Les Perrières 91 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru

  This has a little more gras on the nose than its flight mate. Some steely minerality and a little sage. With air some chicken roasting juices too. This accompanies the food very well and is a very pleasant drop.

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• 2010 Domaine Joliet Fixin 1er Cru Clos de la Perrière 90 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Fixin 1er Cru

  Sampled with a set of 2011s. There is a lifted red fruitedness to the nose here. Some banana leaf sweetness, some pomegranate and a little smoke. Palate is tight and youthful with a charming pepperiness. Has at least 5 years ahead of it.

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• 2011 Geantet-Pansiot Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Poissenot 90 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru

  This starts out a little funky with some fermented strawberry shortcake, but some air sees a more classical red fruited character come together on the nose. Palate is a little more on the darker fruit with some spiced damsons and ripe raspberries with a little ground black pepper.

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• 2011 Arnaud Ente Volnay 1er Cru Santenots-Du-Milieu 92 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru

  Rose petal, lingonberry jam reduction, oxtail and a little greenness that reminds me of celery. Really grows in the glass. Palate has joyous, crunchy (and slightly lifted) red fruits, a little pepperiness and great length. Really works well with the food.

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• 2011 Francois Gay Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru Les Serpentières 90 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru

  A little behind the two Volnays in this flight, this is an honest, red fruited crowd-pleaser. There's a little tomato leaf savouriness to the nose. Palate is a lighter style than the Volnays but well balanced and mouth coating.

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• 2011 La Pousse d'Or Volnay 1er Cru Les Caillerets

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru

  Another lovely drop, someone on the table correctly suggests blackcurrant chewits on the nose. They're right and some chocolate coated cranberries too. With air a smoky Bakewell character emerges. Palate is long and brooding. After 20 mins in the glass there's a suggestion of coffee and walnut sponge on the palate.

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• 2011 Domaine Georges Mugneret-Gibourg Vosne-Romanée 90 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée

  Sweet chestnut and damson nose with some faint hints of cinnamon. Palate take a while to open out but does with time and is a great foil for the food.

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• 2011 Maison Sylvain Loichet Clos Vougeot Flawed

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos Vougeot Grand Cru

  This divides opinion; there are some unusual notes on the nose including salted popcorn, Frazzles and something a little rubbery. Palate really not right too. This isn't just bottle stink, and persists. Shame.

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• 2011 Domaine Robert Chevillon Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Roncières 93 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru

  My favourite wine of the night; this is dark and brooding, damsons and smoke are complemented by some subtle complementary notes. There is sweetness that reminds me of grilled banana with brown sugar and something nutty too, almost like a pickled walnut. Palate rich and long. Chapeau.

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• 2011 Domaine des Petits Quarts (Godineau) Bonnezeaux 89 Points

  France, Loire Valley, Anjou-Saumur, Bonnezeaux

  Pleasant end to the evening. There is a butterscotch richness to the nose and some lemon oil on the palate. Works well with the Époisses.

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Thanks for my table mates for their excellent wines and company and to team Noizé for the excellent food and service, for me the food a notch up from the last couple of visits.