White Burgundies (and extras) with Doug, Kirk, Joe et al.
Kirk's
Tasted Sunday, December 19, 2010 by RajivAyyangar with 628 views
Flight 1 - Blind White Burgundies (6 Notes)
Flight 2 - Blind Red Extras (4 Notes)
Flight 3 - Dessert! (1 Note)
Closing
Wine of the Night: '05 Morey Chassagne-Montrachet.
Runner-up: '76 Banyuls
1999 Domaine d'Auvenay (Lalou Bize-Leroy) Auxey-Duresses Blanc 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Auxey-Duresses
Med+ gold. A little funk-straw in the nose, a little skunklike bitterness. A little sulfur/reduction. (is this my wine?). Sprite/lemon spritzer with a hint of cream - like orange cream soda. Palate: some lime with faint custard, strong lactic, with a hint of malo on the finish. med+ body. Cold (it's not my wine then). Very faint wood presence. Really digging this. 88-
13%
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2007 Domaine Michel Niellon Chassagne-Montrachet 84 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet
Med gold. Some of the bitterness of the bartlett's reserve pear wine at Kirk's place. In the mouth, vaguely lambic. Sour apple. med body, high malic acidity, sour on the finish. sour apple. Tastes kind of rough. Seems unpolished. 83-85 (the wine I brought). $50, 13%
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2005 Domaine Marc Morey & Fils Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru En Virondot 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru
Med+ gold-green in the glass. Nose: hint of sweet toast. dusty, hint of funky oak, almost barbecued oak with a squirt of lime on top. Around a bright faint peach core... The first bight of a ripe fresh apricot. I like! Palate: WOW! strong lactic acid. strong bitter integrated oak, savory character. Much stronger acidity than the previous two wines. I'm such a sucker for well-integrated oak plus high acidity in white burgs. I was slapped my knee in barely-contained excitement and almost gave the wine an involuntary standing ovation. It was pretty astonishing on first exposure. When I returned to it 5 minutes later it was still delicious and exquisite. 92-4
Kirk: oak is obvious but reserved. not overbearing.
Chassagne-Montrachet
13.5%
$79 (a bit much... I really liked it, but not that much... maybe for $50...)
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2009 Verget Pouilly-Fuissé 78 Points
France, Burgundy, Mâconnais, Pouilly-Fuissé
Med straw. med intensity nose of lemon spritzed on light subtle wood. (really cold); Flabby and almost sweet and bitter on the midpalate. no flavor on the finish, some malic on the finish but can't get any lactic. Low acidity. Acid deficient, light-body, med alcohol. meh. 75-79. Some burgundian wood on the midpalate, but it's flabby enough to be prosaic. Just bitter desolation on the finish, not even the harshness of clean acid to spike interest. (the random bottle)
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2009 Louis Jadot Mâcon-Villages 83 Points
France, Burgundy, Mâconnais, Mâcon-Villages
med- straw with a hint of green. Nose: a bit sickly sweet, slight butterscotch stinky character. kinda sweet on the palate with a tart malic and bitter finish. Really smells sweet and empty. A bit of starfruit on the finish. 82-4
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2005 Domaine William Fèvre Chablis 1er Cru Fourchaume 75 Points
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru
light straw with a tinge of green. N: med- intensity nose of muddled flavors. faint burnt caramel, faint lemon. Nice clean med lactic acid is ok. med body, pretty oaky, lemon. A bit hollow. Oakwater on the midpalate.
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