Another Saturday at Domaine
Domaine Wine Storage - Chicago, IL
Tasted Sunday, December 16, 2012 by tooch with 467 views
Introduction
Met up with Chris, Izzy, James, Jimmy, & John for some wines on a Saturday afternoon. Lots of great stuff and a fun time as always!
2010 Domaine des Lambrays Clos des Lambrays 96 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos des Lambrays Grand Cru
Pop and pour. Incredible aromatics of red fruit, dried floral notes, earth and spice. There was a nice touch of oak on the nose that seemed, in this case, to add some character to the wine instead of subtracting from it. The palate was airy and lithe, but boy oh boy was it elegant and flavorful. Endless red fruit...pomegranate, cherry, cranberry tones were so pure and precise. Nice meaty and earthy underbelly to this wine too. Complete package.
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2008 Cecile Tremblay Chapelle-Chambertin 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chapelle-Chambertin Grand Cru
Powerful nose of oak, sulphur and red fruit. Usually Cecile's wines are nuanced and feminine, but I found this to be decidedly more masculine, powerful and raw. The fruit was really nice on the palate and after a couple of hours of air, the oak seemed to back down a bit revealing a darker core of fruit than I would have expected. There's a lot of structure to the wine too with lip-smacking acidity and drying tannins on the finish that say to me, "wait another 10 years before drinking me again." Will do.
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1993 Domaine Denis Mortet Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Lavaux St. Jacques 94 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru
Beautiful bottle that was drinking in a great place. Combined a nice meatiness with elegant red fruit, leather, and earth. Pleasantly acidic, I think this is drinking close to peak.
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1990 Joseph Drouhin Griotte-Chambertin 94 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Griotte-Chambertin Grand Cru
Beautiful perfume of rich, sappy red fruit and earthy, forestal tones. Had a nicely rustic edge to it displaying underbrush, mushroom, spice and game notes. Seemed to have a little funk in the background that I enjoyed too.
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1966 Bodegas Palacio Rioja Glorioso Gran Reserva 93 Points
Spain, La Rioja, Rioja
Beautiful aromas of dill, sweet cherry, fallen leaves and balsamic. There was some funk going on too...but wasn't too distracting to me. Really bright and vibrant red fruit, dried floral, tobacco, and leather tones blend together incredibly well. Thought this showed incredibly well.
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2010 13th Street Gamay Noir Old Vines Sandstone 87 Points
Canada, Ontario, Niagara Peninsula, Four Mile Creek VQA
Tasted blind. Nice energetic gamay that had good spice notes, cool fruit and nice mineral tones. I was certainly surprised when the bottle was revealed...my first Gamay from Canada!
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2003 Spring Valley Vineyard Cabernet Franc Katherine Corkrum 90 Points
USA, Washington, Columbia Valley, Walla Walla Valley
A really nice Cabernet Franc. While this doesn't have the green notes that many Loire/Bordeaux cab francs may have this did have nice, pure, cool red fruit. Very silky, and totally gulpable!
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2010 Château de Beaucastel Côtes du Rhône Coudoulet de Beaucastel 90 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Côtes du Rhône
Raw and young this should round into a really nice Coudoulet. Has that spicy red fruit note to it with firm tannins and subtle earthiness. Would venture that this will drink well for 20-25 years. Aged Coudoulet's can be a thing of beauty and I think this vintage is a candidate for some long-term cellaring.
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2009 Domaine Léon Barral Faugères Valinière 85 Points
France, Languedoc Roussillon, Languedoc, Faugères
Really sappy and brawny at such an young age. The funkiness from the Mourvedre seemed to really come through giving it some gamey, earthy and funky notes. Nice, but young.
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2009 Domaine Léon Barral Faugères Jadis 90 Points
France, Languedoc Roussillon, Languedoc, Faugères
Like this a lot more than the Valiere. This was more spicy, elegant and lithe on the palate. Had good structure and stuffing and should age very nice.
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