Super Tasting 2 of 6 - Maciej

A great tasting of mixed burgs spanning 1993 - 2002. Good mix running from Bourgognes all the way up to Grand Crus, focused on the house of Faiveley. All wines were tasted blind and revealed all at once at the end. Food was great with a Sablefish entrée that was otherworldly.

I believe I have most of the wines listed correctly here, though with so many similar names in burgundy I may have have reported some incorrectly.

• 1993 Faiveley Mazis-Chambertin 93 Points

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

  (tasted blind) Really showing character right out of the gates. Seems to have some age on it. Some stink, lots of earth, a touch of stems and plants. Lots of beef stock and soy. What a lovely wine aged to a point where it strikes and excellent balance. Great palate that is alive and well and is beautifully integrated. fabulous nose that smells like meat right off the grill which gave suggestions from the group of Gevery-Chambertin. Seemed to fade a bit with more air.

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• 1996 Faiveley Corton-Clos des Cortons Faiveley 92 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton Grand Cru

  (tasted blind - labelled B) Younger than A and has a more reticent nose. Palate is tannic, firm and structured; give it some time. After it opens it reveals lovely strawberry fruit. Just a touch green and some minerals but very pleasant. Dave thought this might be a Vone-Romanee. With air time grapefruit and pomegranate became evident. Quite lovely with great potential. 92++ Points.

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• 1999 Faiveley Chambertin-Clos de Bèze 91 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambertin-Clos de Bèze Grand Cru

  (tasted blind - labelled C) Pretty nose, though marred by being a touch candied and confected and became somewhat closed after some time. Structure is just starting to integrate. Cherry fruited with loads of red licorice. Some tea leaf and coca bean. Perplexed by this, I don't love it but others at the table did.

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• 1996 Domaine G. Roumier / Christophe Roumier Chambolle-Musigny 92 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny

  (tasted blind - labelled D) Initially nose featured a bit of a compost note (it blew off) with soy and ginger. Lovely palate that's just beginning to integrate. All kinds of red fruit, strawberry, watermelon, bright red cherries. This is quite a fruit forward burg, especially after some air. Toward the end it struck me as one dimensional and fruity.

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• 1998 Faiveley Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Clos de la Maréchale 91 Points

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

  (tasted blind - labelled E) This bottle came across as one of the more mature of the evening. Even for me who prefers a more mature style this seemed to be pushing it with something akin to a banana note that I find off putting. With air it fell of the edge and the nose produced an Iron note. Even then there was plenty to be enjoyed in this bottle and on it's own would have been nice, just didn't quite stand up to the rest fof the lineup.

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• 1996 Comte Armand Pommard 1er Cru Clos des Epeneaux 95 Points

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

  (tasted blind - labelled F) Wow! Here we have a stunner. Love that nose. Dark cherries and quite meaty. Andrew called this one Pommard blind, kudos! I think it's at the early stages of maturity and has plenty of life ahead. This really is spectacular.

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• 2000 Faiveley Chambertin-Clos de Bèze 94 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambertin-Clos de Bèze Grand Cru

  (tasted blind - labelled G) Another quite stunning nose off the bat. Great combination of primary, secondary and tertiary notes; in a great spot. Nice incense note and a long balanced palate.

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• 2002 Faiveley Corton-Clos des Cortons Faiveley 96 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton Grand Cru

  (tasted blind - labelled H) This wine has a huge soaring super complex nose and ended up becoming my WOTN. Huge young nose loaded with cinnamon and nutmeg, everything is in great harmony. Palate is lower in acid than some others at the table, but still very enjoyable. Quite structured and I bet it's a bit young but it has load of potential and is really enjoyable today. Very exotically spiced, I absolutely love it.

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• 1996 Mongeard-Mugneret Bourgogne 94 Points

  France, Burgundy, Bourgogne

  (tasted blind - labelled I) I think it's safe to say this was the surprise of the night, this is the reason we taste blind. A measly 16 year old Bourgogne rouge that for many stole the show. I prefered a few others in the group more than this, but I really liked this wine a lot. Quite mature, many at the table thought it must be from the 80's, but at a very loveable stage of maturity and is truly in a great spot. With air a lovely coffee bean note emerged. Palate has some dusty tannins still in tact. If you have this there is no sense in waiting, it's ready to go and drinking so well!

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• 1996 Georges Lignier et Fils Chambolle-Musigny 93 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny

  (tasted blind - labelled J) Another awesome bottle, though I don't know if I was as enthusiastic as a few others at the table. Nose of ripe berries and sweat. Palate strikes a great balance and is fleshy.

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Tasting blind really helps to set aside biases. Many at the table have a hate on for Corton, but two Corton's really showed well on this evening. Also the lower leel 1996's really showed nicely as well. We also had a very consistent evening with everyone at the table scoring roughly 90 - 96 points for all wines. And yet another night of no wine with any obvious flaws. Life is good.