2009 Burgundy Vintage Tasting

Attended with Brad

• 2009 Domaine Anne Gros Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Nuits 89 Points

  France, Burgundy, Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Nuits

  Fruit and earth. Pretty and simple with touches of rubbing alcohol on the back end.
  Nice dry finish. Grip and acid. Young but some nice promise.

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• 2009 Domaine Robert Groffier Bourgogne 88 Points

  France, Burgundy, Bourgogne

  New World styling. More ripe than most tasted today. Medium bodied cherries. Limited notes.

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• 2009 Maurice Écard Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru Les Rouvrettes 89 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru

  Really nice nose. Big earth and minerals. Nice fruit. Tart quality on the finish. Green a bit under ripe even. Quite dry.

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• 2009 Domaine Berthelemot Beaune 1er Cru Bélissand 92 Points

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

  Iron, minerals and ripe funky earth. Really nice styling and mouth feel. Great elegant body. I really enjoyed this bottling.

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• 2009 Domaine Berthelemot Pommard Les Noizons 90 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Pommard

  Great nose. Plump and funky rustic fruit with touches of ripeness. Palate needs time, still a bit austere.

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• 2009 Domaine Bruno Clavelier Vosne-Romanée La Combe Brûlée Vieilles Vignes 93 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée

  So pungent and rich. Super sulfur and fragrant spicy berries. Flowers, moss. Rich and full. Great acidity but a fantastic kinda creamy mouth feel. Loved this.

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• 2009 Domaine Bruno Clavelier Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Beaux Monts Vieilles Vignes 92 Points

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

  Red herbs and red roast pepper. White peppercorns, light smoke. Nice pungency. Super funk.
  Lil parsley green on the finish. Lots of nice fruit.

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• 2009 Domaine Georges Mugneret-Gibourg Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Chaignots 87 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru

  Fruit driven. Somewhat pedestrian red fruit. Shorter finish.

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• 2009 Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru 91 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru

  Elegant. Unique peppery nose. Nice structure. Long moderate complex finish. Fresh rubber. Super young.
  Refreshing and lively with sea breeze and almost zesty qualities. A unique wine and super fun to try.

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• 2009 Domaine Anne Gros Echezeaux Les Loachausses 93 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Echezeaux Grand Cru

  Gorgeous expressive wine showcasing freshly picked pink and red flowers, spice. Sexy styling. A fresh focused long finish. Super balanced.

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• 2009 Domaine Humbert Frères Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Poissenot 92 Points

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

  Funk. Nice shroomy warm spice. Clean on the palate. A little fresh chewing gum play. Nice acidity and great length.

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• 2009 Domaine Ponsot Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Charmes 93 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru

  Funky, creamy, sulfur, burnt bacon, caper berries. After taste is totally in harmony.
  Not nearly as acid driven as other wines tasted. Round opulent finish. Love Ponsot styling.

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• 2009 Louis Jadot Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Suchots 87 Points

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

  Too young. Clean, minerals. Easy drinking. Just okay. Limited notes. Pass.

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• 2009 Domaine de Courcel Pommard 1er Cru Grand Clos des Épenots 90 Points

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

  Cinnamon baking spice. Raspberry. Nice Christmas character. Spice driven and really tasty.

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• 2009 Domaine Jean Grivot Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Aux Boudots 93 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru

  A shroomy funky earthy tannic wine.
  Fruit plump opulence with pink peppercorns and pink flowers. Real smooth and balanced.
  Bigger but still well harnessed as a whole.

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• 2009 Bonneau du Martray Corton-Charlemagne 92 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru

  Gorgeous Corton. Buttery and rich. Ripe fruit up front. Great New World styling with a strong dose of minerals on the mid palate.
  Great focused finish sporting nice acidity but a gorgeous plump backbone.

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• 2009 Claude Dugat Gevrey-Chambertin 93 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin

  Good stuff. Masculine. Anise, fig, rich peppercorns, bell peppers too. Nice berry spice palate. Delicious wine.

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• 2009 Sylvain Cathiard Chambolle-Musigny Les Clos De L'orme 87 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny

  Nice. Not too exciting. Good fruit. Dry back end. Okay.

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• 2009 Domaine Bruno Clair Chambolle-Musigny Les Véroilles 84 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny

  Not aromatic. Not exciting. Tart and short lived. Pass.

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• 2009 Olivier Bernstein Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Lavrottes 91 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru

  Super young. Floral, sexy, flashy. Thinner palate. Tastes New World. Tart back end. Great wine.

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• 2009 Louis Jadot Volnay 1er Cru Clos de la Barre 90 Points

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

  Nice clean focused riper fruit. Good styling. Less funk than others.

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• 2009 Maison Albert Bichot Chambertin Domaine du Clos Frantin 95 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambertin Grand Cru

  One of the wines of the tasting for me. Stunning clarity of soft yet pronounced spicy funky red cherries, light caramel, super shrooms and white truffles. Great mineral core with a long layered finish. Fantastic wine.

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• 2009 Olivier Bernstein Clos de la Roche 93 Points

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

  Pink flowers, peppercorns, perfume, white truffles. Awesome wine. Expensive but unlike anything from the US.

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• 2009 Olivier Bernstein Charmes-Chambertin 93 Points

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

  Charming wine. Lots of earth. Feminine and silky smooth on the palate. One of my favorite GC sites. Powerful but balanced - never too much of one thing - funk, fruit, mineral, spice...

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• 2009 Dureuil-Janthial Bourgogne-Aligoté 90 Points

  France, Burgundy, Bourgogne-Aligoté

  Wow. What a lovely and reasonably priced wine. Vibrant and lively. A touch of spice and minerals. Really enjoyed starting the tasting this way.

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• 2009 Domaine de Chantemerle Chablis 88 Points

  France, Burgundy, Chablis

  A little metal and granite. Nice acidity .

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• 2009 Domaine Thierry Laffay Chablis 1er Cru Vaillons 91 Points

  France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru

  Super funky. Sulfur. Meaty almost. We both loved this white. Nice palate sporting more earthy goodness. Good acidity. Nice fruit on the palate as well. A complete wine.

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• 2009 Pierre Damoy Chapelle-Chambertin 93 Points

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

  Sweet baking spices. A nice rustic nose with darker qualities and some light anise and fig. Palate is tasty and young with lots of energy. Really nice showing.

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• 2009 Olivier Bernstein Clos Vougeot 94 Points

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

  Really liked what this had to offer. Lovely floral play up front with a rich smoky cherry, white truffle, and even a touch of tobacco on the nose - awesome.
  The palate is really young but I like the ripe styling and modern character this shows. Wish I had more detailed notes.

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• 2009 Yves Boyer-Martenot Meursault 90 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault

  Creamy buttery nose. Rich and fat. nice mid palate of minerals. Good fruit showing. Nice.

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• 2009 Yves Boyer-Martenot Meursault 1er Cru Les Perrières 92 Points

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

  From the higher lots of Les Perrieres. Tart and lovely laser focus on the finish. Good acidity. An awesome complete wine sporting tropical fruits, slate, lots of great fresh linen. Nice wine.

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• 2009 Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé Bourgogne Blanc 93 Points

  France, Burgundy, Bourgogne Blanc

  Awesome wine to taste. Menthol, minty piney nose. Really fresh and zesty. Purple flowers. A sexy wine. Eucalyptus flowers on the palate with expansive guava and granite. What a wonderful white. So pricey but so tasty.

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