Hart Davis Hart BYOB Burgundy Dinner

• NV Schramsberg Vineyards Mirabelle Brut 87 Points

  USA, California, North Coast

  Quite pale, very quiet bubbles. Broccoli and brioche on the nose, fairly zippy palate helps to balance a persistent and almost cloying sweetness. Decent length.

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• 2005 Dureuil-Janthial Rully Blanc 88 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte Chalonnaise, Rully

  Honeysuckle, white flowers, some Chardonnay character. Good acidity and some length.

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• 2002 Etienne Sauzet Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Combettes 91 Points

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

  Pretty lemon color. Nose offers a restrained blast of sauerkraut and white flowers. Zingy and fairly light palate, borderline alcohol. Overall a nice package.

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• 2002 Domaine Dupont-Fahn Bourgogne Blanc Chaumes des Perrières Flawed

  France, Burgundy, Bourgogne Blanc

  Slight golden tinge. To my palate, this bottle was either dead or premoxed.

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• 1999 Domaine Leflaive Bâtard-Montrachet 93 Points

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

  Very oily nose, followed by a superbly balanced palate offering pure Chardonnay fruit, nice acidity, and a pleasing sense of sweetness. Very nice.

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• 2004 Jean Boillot & Fils Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Clos de la Mouchère 88 Points

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

  Very linear, with plenty of persistent, sweet oak. The alcohol comes through just a shade too strongly, this may have benefited a bit from a longer decant.

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• 2004 Olivier Leflaive Meursault 1er Cru Charmes 87 Points

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

  Very light yellow. Restrained but balanced, though just a bit too much persistent heat.

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• 2005 Domaine Jean Garaudet Pommard Les Noizons 88 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Pommard

  Chalky, reticent nose. A simple, fruity and pleasant Pinot. Not a bad value.

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• 2005 Dureuil-Janthial Rully 1er Cru Vieilles Vignes 82 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte Chalonnaise, Rully 1er Cru

  Alcoholic and somewhat unpleasant.

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• 1993 Joseph Drouhin Romanée St. Vivant 90 Points

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

  Very clean and pure Pinot Noir, though lacking a "wow" factor for the price.

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• 1996 Domaine du Clos de Tart Clos de Tart 92 Points

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

  This needed some air to cool off its alcohol, as the style is quite light and subtle. Overall clean, lovely Pinot Noir character, with a long and warm finish. Just okay for the price, though.

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• 1990 Joseph Drouhin Charmes-Chambertin

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru

  Leather, brett, this probably deserved a longer decant. No score.

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• 1996 Domaine Anne Gros Richebourg 91 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Richebourg Grand Cru

  Superb, pure Pinot. A very faint but persistent rubbery edge detracted just a bit.

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• 2003 Domaine Chanson Gevrey-Chambertin 82 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin

  Mineral nose, some Pinot character but generally uninteresting.

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• 1999 Domaine Robert Groffier Bonnes Mares 92 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Bonnes Mares Grand Cru

  Lovely perfumed nose, terrific balance, nice wine.

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• 2005 Gabriel Billard Beaune 1er Cru Epenottes 79 Points

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

  Green, not good.

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• 2002 Joseph Drouhin Chambolle-Musigny

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny

  Rubbery, green, possibly an off bottle. No score.

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• 2000 Domaine Anne Gros Chambolle-Musigny La Combe d'Orveau 90 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny

  Loads of smokey red berries and cherry. Linear but nicely balanced.

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• 2005 Château de Myrat 90 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes

  Lychee and quince, balanced acidity and sweetness. A light style that is not at all unpleasant.

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• 1966 Taylor (Fladgate) Porto Vintage 90 Points

  Portugal, Douro, Porto

  Light cranberry color throughout. A bit spirity this time. Light, youthful, fruity, sweet and simple. A John Harvey (Bristol) bottling, with a nice fill but some seepage. Decanted for sediment, then back into bottle and recorked for 8 hours, a bit more air probably would not have hurt.

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• 1977 Gould Campbell Porto Vintage 92 Points

  Portugal, Douro, Porto

  Once again very fresh and youthful, just a bit lighter than some bottles of this. A bit of old, dried seepage under the capsule. Decanted for sediment, then back into bottle and recorked for 8 hours.

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(No scores, as there was no time to decant these.)

• 1996 Williams Selyem Pinot Noir Hirsch Vineyard

  USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast

  Nice ruby-garnet color. Simple but very pleasant and pure Pinot fruit. Alcohol just in balance.

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• 2003 Williams Selyem Pinot Noir Westside Road Neighbors

  USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley

  Tremendous, generous, candy-sweet nose, with a touch of pumpkin pie spice and mineral. Oaky, beefy palate, showing just a bit too much alcohol for me, but a decant may have brought this around nicely.

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• 2001 Williams Selyem Pinot Noir Coastlands Vineyard

  USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast

  Interesting garlic sausage nose, some dark fruits and licorice, but generally hot and thin. A decant would have undoubtedly helped this.

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