Magnum (Mostly) White Dinner

GT Fish & Oyster - Chicago IL
Tasted Thursday, October 24, 2013 by Burgundy Al with 572 views

Flight 1 - Welcome Wines (2 Notes)

Flight 2 - More Champagne (4 Notes)

Flight 3 - Young Domaine Leflaive (3 Notes)

  • 2009 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Clavoillon 91 Points

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

    Magnum. Great aromatics start with floral and spice elements along with ripe fruit. a bit of new oak still protrudes. Slightly off center on palate, slightly too fat right now. I expect this will improve with a few more years in the cellar, with that likely upside reflected in my score.

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  • 2009 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Pucelles 92 Points

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

    Magnum. Great flight of young Leflaive. This wine is very 2009 (fat, ripe, fun) and very Leflaive (concentrated, spicy, oaky) in all good ways. Big and very easy to enjoy, but with energy and textures coming through in background. Some preferred this to the 2007 in the next glass, but I definitely prefered the '07.

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  • 2007 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Pucelles 93 Points

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

    Magnum. Stone fruit aromas with lots of spice and floral hints, some of everything you want. Lean and sensational palate, but with fat fruit as well. Long, powerful, lots of energy throughout. For me, more exciting than the 2009 in the next glass. Needs plenty more cellar time to reach its full potential.

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Flight 4 - Mid Aged White Burgundy (4 Notes)

  • 2004 Domaine William Fèvre Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos 91 Points

    France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis Grand Cru

    Magnum. Lemon and lemon zest aromas and flavors with some green apple flavor hints. A bit lean and reticent at this stage, which was unusual for the wine at this age, but certainly no signs of premox.

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  • 2004 Domaine William Fèvre Chablis Grand Cru Les Preuses 92 Points

    France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis Grand Cru

    Magnum. Apple and lemon aromas, then similar on palate, perhaps slightly riper. Very well textured and showing emerging hints of maturity, but very age appropriate for a 2004. Step up from the 2004 Clos in the next glass.

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  • 2004 Domaine Marc Morey & Fils Bâtard-Montrachet 93 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru

    Magnum. Lush aromatic start with forward, ripe peach along with summer flowers. Similarly lush and powerful flavors, with classically Batard richness and allure. Fantastic alongside the Marc Morey 04 Chevalier-Montrachet in the next glass, with each perfectly representing their respective terroir.

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  • 2004 Domaine Marc Morey & Fils Chevalier-Montrachet 94 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru

    Magnum. My Wine of the Night. Apple, spice, flowers and some peach aromas, all very balanced and elegant. similar flavors but very restrained, also elegant. Incredibly lift and energy throughout, this was fascinating to drink alongside the Marc Morey 2004 Batard-Montrachet in the next glass, with both perfectly representing their terroir.

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Flight 5 - Other White Wine (4 Notes)

  • 2012 Merry Edwards Sauvignon Blanc 88 Points

    USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley

    Magnum. Very grassy aromas with good apple on nose and palate. Easy to enjoy, this should best be consumed young.

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  • 1991 Long Vineyards Chardonnay

    USA, California, Napa Valley

    Magnum. I had very low expectations here, but found this to be just ever-so-slightly past is peak,, but nicely balanced and a very pleasant surprise.

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  • 2005 Domaine Henri Boillot Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Clos de la Mouchère

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

    Magnum. At first i thought this was Puligny-Montrachet Villages and I was amazingly impressed. Still very good once correctly identified as from Clos de la Mouchere, showing ripe and concentrated stone fruit on nose and palate with plenty of supporting spice. A bit sweet and shorter than I recall from when last tried this summer.

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  • 2011 Domaine Henri Boillot Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Clos de la Mouchère

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

    Magnum. Tough wine to assess this certainly has great fruit with plenty of apple and lemon, just seemed slightly awkward and imperfectly balanced at this very early stage in its development. Lean and nicely textured with beautiful, classic Burgundy styling.

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Flight 6 - Red Wine (5 Notes)

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