Chateau de Chorey Dinner
Custom House, Chicago IL
Tasted Tuesday, January 19, 2010 by MatthewF with 791 views
Introduction
Benoit Germain was in town, and a small group of us got together for dinner and to taste through some of his new releases and a few older wines as well.
2007 Domaine du Château de Chorey (Germain) Pernand-Vergelesses Les Combottes Blanc
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Pernand-Vergelesses
Clean, citrus and floral driven nose with a large mineral component as well. The palate has a nice richness of fruit, while still staying quite lean with a great backbone of minerality and acidity. Medium finish.
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2008 Domaine du Château de Chorey (Germain) Pernand-Vergelesses Les Combottes Blanc
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Pernand-Vergelesses
Bigger, riper aromatics than the '07 served alongside. Ripe peach and lemon, the mineral is not a pronounced, but it is still there. Juicy fruit on the palate with good length. Great acidity. Both vintages are very good, though I prefer the '07 now.
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2008 Domaine du Château de Chorey (Germain) Meursault Les Pellans
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault
Ripe yellow tropical fruits and lemon on both the nose and palate. A creamy palate and finish, though still with very nice acidity. Some nice backbone to the wine. Very good.
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2007 Domaine du Château de Chorey (Germain) Chorey-les-Beaune
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chorey-les-Beaune
Dark, crushed berries, chocolate, and mineral on the nose with some subtle spice. Dark fruit on the palate as well with some good mineral structure. Finish could be a bit longer, but still a great value.
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2007 Domaine du Château de Chorey (Germain) Beaune 1er Cru Domaine de Saux
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune 1er Cru
A very fragrant nose of crushed red berries, sweet wood, and brown spices. Dark berry on the palate with quite a bit of minerality and the oak is very present. Medium finish, good acidity, very tannic.
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2007 Domaine du Château de Chorey (Germain) Beaune 1er Cru Teurons
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune 1er Cru
Very powerful dark fruit aromatics with some nice spice. A lot of structure on the mineral driven palate. Dark fruit as well on the palate and brown spice throughout. Needs some time as there is quite a bit of tannin.
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2007 Domaine du Château de Chorey (Germain) Beaune 1er Cru Vignes Franches Vieilles Vignes
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune 1er Cru
As with the others in the line up, a very fragrant nose of dark, crushed berries and brown spice. The palate here however was a bit more soft and lush than the others. Sweet, dark fruit and wood notes, brown spice. Great grip to the wine and the finish is pretty lengthy. Very good.
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2007 Domaine du Château de Chorey (Germain) Beaune 1er Cru Les Cras Vieilles Vignes
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune 1er Cru
The nose was dominated by dark red berries and plum with cocoa and sweet cinnamon notes. Expansive on the palate with the same darker fruit and spice notes. Very lengthy finish with quite a bit of tannin. This wine has some great potential.
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2007 Domaine du Château de Chorey (Germain) Beaune 1er Cru Cuvée Tante Berthe
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune 1er Cru
Dark, crushed berries and plum with tons of sweet baking spice, mostly clove and cinnamon. The same fruit on the palate with the brown spice all throughout the palate. A very long finish with a huge mineral backbone. Great wine.
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2005 Domaine du Château de Chorey (Germain) Beaune 1er Cru Vignes Franches Vieilles Vignes
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune 1er Cru
Decanted for roughly 6 hours before dinner. A very powerful nose of dark berry and brown baking spices. Mineral notes as well. Dark fruit on the palate with a lot of structure and grip to it. Lengthy finish. Lots of tannin and needs quite a bit of time.
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2005 Domaine du Château de Chorey (Germain) Beaune 1er Cru Teurons
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune 1er Cru
Decanted for roughly 6 hours before dinner. Dark berry fruit and cocoa on both the nose and palate with a huge amount of minerality. Lots of structure and grip. A great wine, though needs quite a bit of time.
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2002 Domaine du Château de Chorey (Germain) Beaune 1er Cru Teurons
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune 1er Cru
Flown over from the Domaine just 24 hours before dinner. A lot of earth on the nose and palate; not a lot of fruit. The group consensus is that it was just too shook up.
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2001 Domaine du Château de Chorey (Germain) Beaune 1er Cru Les Cras Vieilles Vignes
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune 1er Cru
Very elegant nose of dried cranberry, plum, and earth with pretty brown spices. Very youthful palate with quite a bit of fruit and tannin. Great mineral backbone with a long finish. Great wine that still has a long life ahead of it.
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2001 Domaine du Château de Chorey (Germain) Beaune 1er Cru Cuvée Tante Berthe
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune 1er Cru
A lot in common with the '07. Dark fruits, lots of brown baking spice, some chocolate notes too. A fruit forward palate with a lot of structure remaining. Good earthy notes as well. Still a very young wine. Great stuff.
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