France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru
Popped and poured. Ripe yellow fruit and showing some wood spice. A slight touch of oxidation, which added a nice element of complexity. Good richness of fruit on the palate with good spice and a bit of minerality. A bit shorter finish than I would have liked. If I had any in the cellar I'd be drinking them over the next year or so.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru
Juicy lemon and white orchard fruit aromatics and flavors with crushed stones and white floral. Very clean. Nice acidity for the vintage. Medium finish. A very tasty wine.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Musigny Grand Cru
Opened about 60 minutes before drinking. A surprisingly ripe aromatic profile of sappy red berries. High pitched floral too with crushed rocks. Sappy, spicy, ripe red fruit on the palate too. Firm structure buried underneath. Medium bodied with a long finish.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Musigny Grand Cru
Opened about 60 minutes before drinking. Started off a little tight and not giving much on the nose. After being open roughly 2 hours it really started singing. A great mix of dark red berries, brown spice and floral on the nose and palate. Great depth. Somewhat firm mineral backbone with really great acidity. Medium bodied with a long finish. This is really drinking great now, but still has enough structure to allow for further aging.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Bonnes Mares Grand Cru
Opened roughly 60 hours before sherving. Amazing aromatics right from the start. Red and black cherry and berry with incredible asian spice. Crushed rocks, earth and darker floral tones as well. Powerful fruit and spice on the palate with a firm mineral backbone. Great texture on the palate with a long finish. Simply delicious and the wine of the night. Might be the best bottle I've tasted yet of this wine.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru
Popped and poured. The aromatics were dominated by dark red cherry and berry and damp earth. Some meaty spice too. The same dark fruit, earth, and spice on the palate as well. Medium body and finish. Tannins were pretty well integrated. Showing very well and I would probably elect to drink these over the next year or two.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos de Tart Grand Cru
Opened and decanted about 2 before trying. A huge, powerful nose of black cherry and plum with dark floral too. There is some crushed stone buried under all that fruit too. The palate was also incredibly ripe with a firm, mineral backbone. Some earth flavors on the palate too. Medium plus bodied with a long powerful finish. Incredibly young, but fun to try.
Popped and poured. Red cherry and earth dominated aromatics with some pretty spice and floral in the background. Much of the same found on the palate as well. Lighter in body and structure with completely integrated tannins. I would have liked to see a bit longer finish. A good wine, though it certainly suffered being served after a number of other great wines tonight.
1998 Pol Roger Champagne Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill
France, Champagne
Showing quite like the last time I had it a copule years ago. A very nice bottle of Champagne and drinking great.
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2004 Château de la Maltroye Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Clos du Château de la Maltroye
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru
Popped and poured. Ripe yellow fruit and showing some wood spice. A slight touch of oxidation, which added a nice element of complexity. Good richness of fruit on the palate with good spice and a bit of minerality. A bit shorter finish than I would have liked. If I had any in the cellar I'd be drinking them over the next year or so.
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2009 Paul Pernot et ses Fils Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Clos de la Garenne
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru
Juicy lemon and white orchard fruit aromatics and flavors with crushed stones and white floral. Very clean. Nice acidity for the vintage. Medium finish. A very tasty wine.
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2007 Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier Musigny
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Musigny Grand Cru
Opened about 60 minutes before drinking. A surprisingly ripe aromatic profile of sappy red berries. High pitched floral too with crushed rocks. Sappy, spicy, ripe red fruit on the palate too. Firm structure buried underneath. Medium bodied with a long finish.
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1998 Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé Musigny Cuvée Vieilles Vignes
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Musigny Grand Cru
Opened about 60 minutes before drinking. Started off a little tight and not giving much on the nose. After being open roughly 2 hours it really started singing. A great mix of dark red berries, brown spice and floral on the nose and palate. Great depth. Somewhat firm mineral backbone with really great acidity. Medium bodied with a long finish. This is really drinking great now, but still has enough structure to allow for further aging.
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1998 Domaine G. Roumier / Christophe Roumier Bonnes Mares
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Bonnes Mares Grand Cru
Opened roughly 60 hours before sherving. Amazing aromatics right from the start. Red and black cherry and berry with incredible asian spice. Crushed rocks, earth and darker floral tones as well. Powerful fruit and spice on the palate with a firm mineral backbone. Great texture on the palate with a long finish. Simply delicious and the wine of the night. Might be the best bottle I've tasted yet of this wine.
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1998 Claude Dugat Charmes-Chambertin
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru
Popped and poured. The aromatics were dominated by dark red cherry and berry and damp earth. Some meaty spice too. The same dark fruit, earth, and spice on the palate as well. Medium body and finish. Tannins were pretty well integrated. Showing very well and I would probably elect to drink these over the next year or two.
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2009 Domaine du Clos de Tart Clos de Tart
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos de Tart Grand Cru
Opened and decanted about 2 before trying. A huge, powerful nose of black cherry and plum with dark floral too. There is some crushed stone buried under all that fruit too. The palate was also incredibly ripe with a firm, mineral backbone. Some earth flavors on the palate too. Medium plus bodied with a long powerful finish. Incredibly young, but fun to try.
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1998 Domaine Marquis d'Angerville Volnay 1er Cru Champans
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru
Popped and poured. Red cherry and earth dominated aromatics with some pretty spice and floral in the background. Much of the same found on the palate as well. Lighter in body and structure with completely integrated tannins. I would have liked to see a bit longer finish. A good wine, though it certainly suffered being served after a number of other great wines tonight.
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