WineBerserkers Burgundy OL

Lupa Trattoria, San Francisco, CA
Tasted Thursday, October 14, 2010 by zscheiner with 584 views

Flight 1 (2 Notes)

  • 2001 Frederic Esmonin Ruchottes-Chambertin 89 Points

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

    Lovely nose with floral notes and hints of maturity. Tart cherry palate with great acidity. Not a lot of weight and some tannins showing up on the backend. Elements softened and integrated with time in the glass.

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  • 2008 Dacalier De La Terre 89 Points

    USA, California, North Coast, Lake County

    81% Grenache, 14% Carignan, 5% Syrah. Quite light in color. Bit of smokiness on the nose, but not offputting. Light to medium bodied, adequate acidity and great spice. Touch of oak and a nice long finish. This is not what I was expecting from Cali grenache. I would probably guess old world CdR from a cooler year if tasting blind. Nice work Eric & Dave!

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Flight 2 (2 Notes)

  • 1998 Louis Jadot Chambertin-Clos de Bèze Domaine Louis Jadot 93 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambertin-Clos de Bèze Grand Cru

    Bit of funk on the nose, but sweet funk, like someone sprayed a horse stall out with cherry juice. On the palate, this is fresh, pure and focused with resolved tannins and great acidity. Not much secondary character, but drinking well now.

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  • 2004 Louis Jadot Chambertin-Clos de Bèze Domaine Louis Jadot 92 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambertin-Clos de Bèze Grand Cru

    Nose is a bit closed, I thought I got a whiff of green, but it might have been my imagination. Definitely not green and mean. This is palate coating with great depth and structure. Nice dark cherry fruit and asian spice. The tannins are ripe but abundant and so I would hold onto this for awhile.

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Flight 3 (2 Notes)

  • 2002 Nicolas Potel Bonnes Mares 92 Points

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

    Iodine and red fruit on the nose. More red fruit on the palate with great acidity. Light bodied, without a lot of complexity, but silky in the mouth with everything in balance. This suffered a bit in comparison to the big and sexy '05 Jadot CdlR.

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  • 2005 Louis Jadot Clos de la Roche 94 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos de la Roche Grand Cru

    Expected this to be shut down like so many of the '05s I've had in the past year, but it was shockingly open. Big, ripe red fruited nose. More deliciously pure red fruit on the palate, floral notes and minerality. Some tannin structure comes through on the backend, but this is drinking wonderfully right now.

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