Simple farewell

A nice unexpectedly simple dinner bidding farewell to
The old year and Kelvin leaving for the USA for 2 months.

• 2000 Maison Leroy Côte de Beaune Villages 85 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Côte de Beaune Villages

  Light brambles atop dark kirsch cherries. Elegant smooth slightly sour sweet cherries and lightly lifted by just a squeeze of plum juice. Light twigs. Soft.

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• 1989 Faiveley Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Damodes 87 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru

  Ripe cherries but v delectable. Very aromatic with some funky earth. Pretty charming sweetness. Fairly good and surprisingly feminine.

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• 1995 Paul Jaboulet Aîné Hermitage La Chapelle 91 Points

  France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Hermitage

  Pungent smoky leatheriness but also floral! Sweet flowers. Very elegant and feminine. Smoky and meAty and v leathery but really v v balanced. 95 la chapelle totally different from what ever Shiraz ever tasted. Glorious wine.

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• 2004 Domaine Armand Rousseau Père et Fils Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Les Cazetiers 87 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru

  At first greeny herbs tempered With sweet florals. The nose gets increasingly better and sweeter. Beauyiful and pretty. V understated but v drinkable Very well made for a herbaceous vintage. This does grow on u.

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• 2006 Domaine Duroché Charmes-Chambertin 87 Points

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

  Floral but rich chocs too. Lots of funky leather after a while. Lovely pretty with some white peppers. Very interesting.

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• 2002 Domaine Roger Belland Meursault 1er Cru Santenots 86 Points

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

  Rich wafer driven but tight vein of lemon mineralogy and vanilla chalkiness. Fresh and drinking young. Big boned with big buttery oak structure. Tot it was a Montrachet. Rich though and slightly oxidized. Think it did better than previously tasted but the rich pate really hits u. Big and slightly alc.

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• 2006 Bruno Desaunay-Bissey Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Rouges Vieilles Vignes 85 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru

  Concentrated and v focused very bright sweet cherry fruits. V fresh and still fresh tannins. Needs more
  Time.

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