Vosne Romanee Holiday Dinner

Charlie Trotter's, Chicago IL
Tasted Wednesday, December 16, 2009 by MatthewF with 717 views

Introduction

A group of 5 of us got together a Trotter's for a pre holiday dinner with some great wines and the let the kitchen create a menu to match with our wines.

Flight 1 (1 Note)

  • 1996 Krug Champagne Vintage Brut

    France, Champagne

    Big yeasty nose of tart green apple and lemon custard. Lots of wet stones as well. Right now the palate is very mineral driven with super focused acidity. Very long finish and has all the components to make this one of the greats down the road. Delicious.

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Flight 2 (2 Notes)

  • 1986 Remoissenet Père et Fils Le Montrachet

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Montrachet Grand Cru

    Light color and surprisingly fresh on both the nose and palate. Hazelnut and lemon on the nose. Fairly rich palate with great mineral structure and acidity. Lengthy finish. Lovely.

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  • 2001 Domaine Ramonet Bâtard-Montrachet

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru

    Very mineral driven nose with steely lemon and a slight minty note in the beginning. Some very pretty white flower notes as well. Great richness on the palate. Very nice length and subtle spice throughout the finish. Delicious.

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Flight 3 (2 Notes)

  • 1974 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti La Tâche

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, La Tâche Grand Cru

    Brownish red color. Aromas of red berries, damp leaves/ earth, and iodine. Soy notes and dry baking spice as well. Medium bodied palate with mostly dried fruits. Lovely clove notes throughout the moderate finish. Pretty wine.

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  • 1978 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti La Tâche

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, La Tâche Grand Cru

    Seductive, fruit forward nose of wild strawberries with beautful floral notes as well as sweet baking spices. Medium bodied with pretty red fruits, great texture and incredible length. Gorgeous spice all throughout the palate and finish. A real treat.

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Flight 4 (3 Notes)

  • 1978 Remoissenet Père et Fils Richebourg

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Richebourg Grand Cru

    Dark red berries on the nose with powerful spice, and subtle minerality. Masculine, fruit forward palate with a lot of grip on the finish. Very well structured. Sweet baking spice all throughout. The most youthful of the 3 or so I've had of these over the past year.

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  • 1998 Domaine Anne Gros Richebourg

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Richebourg Grand Cru

    A huge candied red raspberry nose with sappy blue fruits as well. Lots of oak presence here. The palate had nice texture, however the finish was slightly coarse. Quite a bit of grip on the finish.

    There was a bit of a dispute as to whether or not something was wrong with this bottle. The person who brought this bottle had it numerous times of the past two years and felt that this bottle was off. Personally, had nothing been said, the thought this was off would have never crossed my mind. My only problem with it was that is was totally out of place with the other two wines in this flight. If I was having it by myself and without the other two Richebourgs, I would have no problem at all drinking it.

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  • 1998 Domaine Leroy Richebourg

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Richebourg Grand Cru

    Ripe red cherry and pretty floral aromatics. Fruit forward palate of red fruits with delicate clove/nutmeg notes throughout that kept getting more and more pronounced as the wine opened up. Feminine style. Medium bodied with outstanding length and great energy. Fantastic wine.

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Flight 5 (2 Notes)

Flight 6 (3 Notes)

  • 1995 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Romanée St. Vivant

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Romanée St. Vivant Grand Cru

    Dark ripe raspberry and lots of sweet baking spice (clove, nutmeg) on both the nose and palate. Very nice texture, great structure and fantastic acidity. A beautiful wine and drinking great now, though it has everything it needs to be forgotten in the cellar for a number of more years.

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  • 1996 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Romanée St. Vivant

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Romanée St. Vivant Grand Cru

    Very sexy, sappy dark berry aromatics with powerful brown baking spice. Lots of spicy, rich fruit on the palate. Fantastic texture and a very long finish. Nice acidity. Outstanding.

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  • 1996 Sylvain Cathiard Romanée St. Vivant

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Romanée St. Vivant Grand Cru

    A bit slow getting going, but after a half hour or so it really turned into something special. Sappy red berries, powerful baking spices and a great mineral backbone. Lots of length with very nice acidity on the finish. A worthy competitor to the DRCs it was served alongside.

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Closing

A fantastic night of food and wine. Thanks to Cory, Debbie, Kevin, and Alan.

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