France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Auxey-Duresses 1er Cru
***I wrote "cookie dough" in my notes, probably referring to still present yeast elements in many of these barrel samples; still, this was robust, with darker ripe fruit and fairly tannic. Really good bones. I liked this. (*** = "Sweet spot" wine)
2012 Hospices de Beaune Santenay Cuvée Christine Friedberg 87 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Santenay
Good light raspberry fruit, good grip and high acid.
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2012 Hospices de Beaune Pernand-Vergelesses 1er Cru Cuvée Rameau-Lamarosse 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Pernand-Vergelesses 1er Cru
Rounder, black cherry fruit, fuller.
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2012 Hospices de Beaune Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru Cuvée Fonquerand 89 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru
***Animal element here, good dark fruit, excellent quality (***="sweet spot" wine)
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2012 Hospices de Beaune Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru Cuvée Arthur Girard 86 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru
Barrel: Fumey, light CO2 and/or yeast notes with no malo. Too early to evaluate.
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2012 Hospices de Beaune Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru Cuvée Forneret 85 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru
Barrel: Fumey, light CO2 and/or yeast notes with no malo. Sour and tannic. Too early to evaluate.
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2012 Hospices de Beaune Monthélie 1er Cru Cuvée Lebelin 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Monthélie 1er Cru
Charming, light, delicate with high acid. 88-89.
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2012 Hospices de Beaune Auxey-Duresses 1er Cru Les Duresses Cuvée Boillot Rouge 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Auxey-Duresses 1er Cru
***I wrote "cookie dough" in my notes, probably referring to still present yeast elements in many of these barrel samples; still, this was robust, with darker ripe fruit and fairly tannic. Really good bones. I liked this. (*** = "Sweet spot" wine)
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2012 Hospices de Beaune Beaune 1er Cru Cuvée Maurice Drouhin 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune 1er Cru
***Really good balanced ripe fruit and minerality. Excellent. from barrel.
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2012 Hospices de Beaune Beaune 1er Cru Cuvée Hugues et Louis Bétault 89 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune 1er Cru
From barrel: Strawberry, metalic minerality.
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2012 Hospices de Beaune Beaune 1er Cru Cuvée Brunet 89 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune 1er Cru
From barrel: fury animal; black fruits and decent minerality. Will have good character.
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2012 Hospices de Beaune Beaune 1er Cru Grèves Cuvée Pierre Floquet 89 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune 1er Cru
From barrel; flattering this young; strawberry, cherry, "fun".
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2012 Hospices de Beaune Beaune 1er Cru Cuvée Clos des Avaux 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune 1er Cru
From barrel: good balance, some minerality.
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2012 Hospices de Beaune Beaune Cuvée Rousseau Deslandes 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune
From barrel: Cherry, minerals,austere; high acid and tannins.
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2012 Hospices de Beaune Beaune 1er Cru Cuvée Dames Hospitalieres 89 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune 1er Cru
From barrel: a touch of spice, dark, robust. Promising.
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2012 Hospices de Beaune Beaune 1er Cru Cuvée Guigone de Salins 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune 1er Cru
From barrel: tannic, aggressive, black cherry.
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2012 Hospices de Beaune Beaune 1er Cru Cuvée Nicolas Rolin
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune 1er Cru
Not yet finished; CO2, yeasty fermenting and no malo--still fermenting.
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2012 Hospices de Beaune Volnay 1er Cru Cuvée Général-Muteau 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru
***Good balance, good minerality with medium fruit.
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2012 Hospices de Beaune Volnay 1er Cru Cuvée Blondeau 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru
Good tart blackberry fruit, excellent balance.
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2012 Hospices de Beaune Volnay 1er Cru Santenots Cuvée Jéhan de Massol 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru
Black cherry and minerals; silky, very fine, excellent.
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2012 Hospices de Beaune Volnay 1er Cru Santenots Cuvée Gauvain 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru
Cranberry/cherry; silky texture with grip. Very good potential. 90-92.
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2012 Hospices de Beaune Pommard Cuvée Raymond Cyrot 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Pommard
***Rusty minerality with soft spices--low fruit; medium grip, round minerality. Classic Pommard (with some 1er cru fruit)--liked this much.
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2012 Hospices de Beaune Pommard Cuvée Billardet 89 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Pommard
Earthy, smoky, dark, tannic, fuller bodied. With 1er cru fruit.
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2012 Hospices de Beaune Pommard 1er Cru Les Épenots Cuvée Dom Goblet
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Pommard 1er Cru
Not finished--CO2, fresh, young, cherry notes in there.
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2012 Hospices de Beaune Pommard Cuvée Dames de la Charité 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Pommard
Not finished; Yeasty, but with black cherry and good grip. Good potential.
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2012 Hospices de Beaune Corton-Charlemagne Cuvée Charlotte Dumay Colin-Morey 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru
No score but very good potential; Yeasty funkiness still present; concentrated black cherry fruit; soft, rich, roots and slightly stemmy.90-92
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2012 Hospices de Beaune Corton-Cuvée Docteur Peste 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton Grand Cru
Still yeasty--young; with mineral-cherry notes; silky, elegant, good acidity.91-93
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2012 Hospices de Beaune Corton-Clos du Roi Baronne du Bay 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton Grand Cru
Tobacco, black cherry, tart finish, fine tannins. 91-93
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2012 Hospices de Beaune Echezeaux Jean-Luc Bissey 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Echezeaux Grand Cru
***Great fruit, black berry tang; excellent structure and silky texture. Impressive.
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2012 Hospices de Beaune Clos de la Roche Cuvée Georges Kritter 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos de la Roche Grand Cru
***Great fruit mix; intense mineral nose with earthy component. Very good. Great potential. 93+
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2012 Hospices de Beaune Mazis-Chambertin Cuvée Madeleine Collignon 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Mazis-Chambertin Grand Cru
Blackberry-cherry nose; good depth, touch of Gevrey-Chambertin spice. 91-92.
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2012 Hospices de Beaune Saint-Romain Cuvée Joseph Menault Blanc 89 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Saint-Romain
Fresh, tropical fruit, lemon/apples; clean, crisp, appley, great nose. Really like this.
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2012 Hospices de Beaune Pouilly-Fuissé Cuvee Francoise Poisard 89 Points
France, Burgundy, Mâconnais, Pouilly-Fuissé
fresh, clean, tropical fruits, apples, lemon, great nose. Similar to St. Romain with a little more body.
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2012 Hospices de Beaune Meursault Cuvée Loppin 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault
Good mineral character, fresh nuts, rounder. Excellent.
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2012 Hospices de Beaune Meursault Cuvée Goureau 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault
***Big nose; straw basket, hazelnut, melon, pear; classic, round, but still fresh. Fantastic. 91-92.
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2012 Hospices de Beaune Meursault 1er Cru Les Poruzots Cuvée Jéhan Humblot 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru
Cloudy, lots of fresh citrus, candied lemon; great structure and potential. .
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2012 Hospices de Beaune Meursault 1er Cru Les Genevrières Cuvée Baudot 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru
Yeasty, nuts, fresh; very early
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2012 Hospices de Beaune Meursault 1er Cru Les Genevrières Cuvée Philippe le Bon 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru
Pear, baked apple, minerals; good, clean.90-92
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2012 Hospices de Beaune Meursault 1er Cru Charmes Cuvée Bahèzre de Lanlay 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru
Round, easier, delicious, full with classic Meursault fat. 91-92
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2012 Hospices de Beaune Meursault 1er Cru Charmes Cuvée Albert Grivault 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru
Pear tart, tons of acidity, good structure; long tangy finish. 91-93
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2011 Hospices de Beaune Corton-Charlemagne Roi Soleil 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru
***Classic power with concentrated pear and nuts and minerals; round, structured. this is great and will be better. 93+
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2012 Hospices de Beaune Corton-Vergennes Cuvée Paul Chanson 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton Grand Cru
Cloudy, big pear tart, huge minerals, chalk, good acidity. 92-93
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2012 Hospices de Beaune Corton-Charlemagne Cuvée François de Salins 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru
Tart, green, brighter; huge acidity, apple cider notes.
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2012 Hospices de Beaune Bâtard-Montrachet Cuvée Dames de Flandres 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru
Pear, cider, round, balanced, good concentration, elegant. Very fine. 92-93
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