White Burgundy and red Bordeaux from Roberson Wine

Stockholm
Tasted Wednesday, August 21, 2013 by Vintomas with 512 views

Flight 1 - White Burgundies (5 Notes)

  • 2009 Daniel-Etienne Defaix Chablis Vieilles Vignes du Vieux Chateau 88 Points

    France, Burgundy, Chablis

    Nose with yellow apples, other ripe yellow fruit, some citrus with zest, slightly flowery, rather generoys nose (almost hints at some oak although there's apparently none of that here). Dry on the palate, very fruity attack, yellow apples, grapefruit, good concentration, mineral, quite good acidity, aftertaste with grapefruit. Can be drunk now, but can also be kept, 88 p.

    The ripe 2009 vintage has affected the nose of this wine (yellow rather than green apples and no smoke, but more fruit notes) but not really the palate.

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  • 2002 Daniel-Etienne Defaix Chablis 1er Cru Vaillons 89 Points

    France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru

    Nose with green apples, pear, some smoke and mineral notes, elegant, comes across as younger than expected. Dry on the palate, good concentration, loads of grapefruit, high acidity, mineral and a long aftertaste with grapefruit. Fresh and elegant style. Still young, can be drunk now but would definitely benefit from additional cellaring, 89(+) p.

    Definitely a classical Chablis style, and comes across as surprisingly young for its 11 years!

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  • 2011 Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey Saint-Aubin 1er Cru La Chatenière Blanc 91 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Saint-Aubin 1er Cru

    Nose with smoky oak notes, yellow plums and yellow apples, spice, a tiny hint of dung heap notes, powerful nose. Powerful palate, yellow apple and citrus, powerful spice notes, mineral, high acidity. Long aftertaste with mineral, citrus and some grapefruit bitterness. Good balance, foody style. Young, but works fine now, 91 p.

    The style is somewhat typical for 2011s, a vintage that is drinkable young.

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  • 2010 Marc Colin et Fils Chassagne-Montrachet Les Encégnières 90 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet

    Slightly smoky nose with citrus, mineral, rather discrete and elegant. Palate with loads of citrus, high acidity, mineral, and a long aftertaste with grapefruit. Young, would benefit from additional maturity, 90+ p.

    Classical white Burgundy, but foremost a very typical Chassagne with its dominant citrus aromas!

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  • 2008 Domaine Marc Morey & Fils Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Morgeot 92 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru

    Smoky nose with oak, zest, yellow apple, yellow plum, some spice; a powerful nose. Palate with a powerful attack a quite a lot of mineral, definitely high acidity, some spice, citrus notes in the background, long aftertaste with mineral and grapefruit. Very elegant, has some development, but could do with more, 92 p.

    This wine is of a style and quality that correspond to quite expensive premier crus from one of the three most famous villages (Chassagne, Puligny, and Meursault). The excellent 2008 vintage and a few years in bottle has most likely helped with this impression.

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Flight 2 - Red Bordeaux (5 Notes)

  • 2006 Château Lyonnat Lussac Saint-Émilion 86 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Lussac Saint-Émilion

    Nose with dark plum, some blackcurrants, emerging developed notes with some barnyard and straw. Medium bodied, palate with dark plums, medium tannins, spice, fresh acidity. Somewhat developed Bordeaux, drinkable now, doesn't need more time. 86 p

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  • 2010 Château Puygueraud 84 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Francs Côtes de Bordeaux

    Nose with dark cherries and blackcurrants, with a powerful fruity character that made me think of marmalade candy or winegum, slightly flowery. Quite a bit of sweetness of fruit in the attack, good concentration with tart berries, palate with cherries and some blackcurrants, rather mild tannins, the alcohol is unfortunately somewhat obvious. 84 p

    Those that appreciate fruity wines and don't mind some alcohol feeling in a wine, will probably appreciate this more than me. With this mild tannins there's probably no real point in cellaring this wine, and if you appreciate the style it's a wine to drink on the fruit.

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  • 1998 Château Langoa Barton 88 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Saint-Julien

    Nose with black currants, slightly flowery, rather fruity for its age, some spice, developed notes with barnyard aromas. Medium bodied, fruity attack, palate with dark berries and a hint of sweetness of fruit, stony mineral notes, medium tannin. Classical but rather fruity, not too heavy tannins, 88 p.

    Came across as younger than what I had expected from a 1998.

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  • 2006 Château Batailley 90 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

    Nose with blackcurrants, some tar, discretely developed notes with some barnyard aromas. Palate with blackcurrants, fine notes of berries, medium(+) tannins but of a very velvety character, aftertaste with berries and some tannin. Rather approachable now, could develop more, 90+ p.

    This wine was more ready to drink than I had expected, since Batailley is usually produced in a classical and time-demanding style. This wine showed a more fruity and more accessible style.

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  • 1995 Château Montrose 93 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Saint-Estèphe

    Nose with dark berries, discrete tar and smoke notes, mild spice, developed notes with barnyard, complex and elegant. Medium bodied++, good concentration, sweetness of fruit but at the same time a dry palate with stony mineral notes, medium+ tannins, very elegant in a firm style. A very classical left bank Bordeaux ready to drink. Rather developed, can take more cellaring, 93 p

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