Monthly Tasting Group: Cote de Beaune

This event was the monthly group featuring all levels of wines from the Cote de Beaune. About 23 of us gathered over 3 tables and enjoyed some nice wine and good food.

• NV Domaine des Terres Dorées (Jean-Paul Brun) Crémant de Bourgogne Charme Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs 88 Points

  France, Burgundy, Crémant de Bourgogne

  Light gold color. Drank 1 glass over 20 minutes. This was pretty nice overall, green apples and some citrus, tart. Didn't really strike me as extra brut.

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• NV Champagne Le Mesnil Champagne Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Brut 90 Points

  France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru

  Pale gold color. Fairly consistent with previous note. Bright, orchard fruit, tart, citrus zest and lemon, minerals, clean, medium finish.

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• NV Roederer Estate Brut Anderson Valley 88 Points

  USA, California, North Coast, Anderson Valley

  Light-medium gold color. This was good, about what you would expect in general, but not as good as some previous examples. Apple, pear, but more subtle on the palate, a bit chalky on the palate, not quite as polished tonight. But it is an awfully good QPR in general. 88+pts.

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• 1999 Domaine Marius Delarche Corton-Charlemagne Flawed

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru

  Dark, dark gold color. DOA with severe oxidation.

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• 1993 Robert Ampeau & Fils Beaune 1er Cru Clos du Roi 91 Points

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

  Lighter-medium red color. Splash decanted and back into bottle. Drank 1+ glass over 60+ minutes. Very nice evolved nose with lovely dried earth elements, wispy florals, cherry. The palate is holding well, elegant, cherry, cranberry, elegant, integrated, minerals, and earth. Medium plus finish. Very enjoyable. 91+pts.

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• 1999 Domaine Pavelot (Jean-Marc et Hugues) Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru La Dominode 91 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru

  Very dark red color. PNP, drank 1 glass over an hour. This kept getting better in the glass through the evening. Really pretty floral nose, leather, some funk, damp earth, mushroom. The palate has medium body, leather, earth, minerals, funk, some dark cherry fruit, with firm tannins on the finish. 91+pts.

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• 1999 Domaine Y. Clerget Volnay 1er Cru Caillerets Flawed

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

  Corked.

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• 2005 Bouchard Père et Fils Beaune 1er Cru Grèves Vigne de L'Enfant Jesus 92 Points

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

  Very dark red color. PNP, drank 1+ glass over 90 minutes. The nose starts off with some spicy wood qualities out of the gate, cedarbox, berry, black cherry, dry earth. The nose becomes very fruity and ripe with time in the glass and shows a touh of burnt rubber. The palate is deep and full bodied, very concentrated, lush fruits, berry, cherry, currants, wood, fairly well integrated tannin, and a really long finish. Shows very good promise and is quite enjoyable now with some air. 92(+)pts.

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• 2005 Domaine de Montille Pommard 1er Cru Les Pèzerolles 93 Points

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

  Very dark red color. PNP, drank 1 glass over 90 minutes. Thanks to Mike for popping his backup bottle just for the heck of it! This was really fun to drink even in its youth. Very primary with gorgeous fruit, silky and full bodied, lush, berry and deep dark fruits, spice and a long finish. Oh so pretty...

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• 2009 Domaine Matrot Blagny 1er Cru La Pièce-sous-le-Bois Rouge 90 Points

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

  Dark red color. PNP, drank 1 glass over 60 minutes. This was quite floral with nice fruit, raspberry and dark cherries, good minerality, nice texture, tannins are a bit firm now, medium plus finish. 90+(+)pts. .

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• 2010 François Chidaine Vouvray Brut 87 Points

  France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Vouvray

  Pale green color. Small pour. Dry, mineral, citrus, light, short.

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• 2011 Vincent Dampt Chablis 88 Points

  France, Burgundy, Chablis

  Drank 1 glass over 20 minutes. Grapefruit, citrus, light, seemed a bit flabby, and listless.

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• 2003 Domaine / Maison Vincent Girardin Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Clos de la Boudriotte Rouge 90 Points

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

  Small pour. Raspberry, earth, mineral, nice fruit, smooth, lovely with light-medium body, well balanced and integrated. 90+pts.

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• 2009 Christophe Buisson Saint-Romain 89 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Saint-Romain

  Medium red color with garnet hues. Small pour. Ripe, strawberry, nice, bright nose. The palate is light, berries, medium-light body, some crushed stone. 89+pts.

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• 2003 Louis Latour Corton-Grancey

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton Grand Cru

  Lliterally had one taste of this, no notes, but it was decent.

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• 2005 Nicolas Rossignol Beaune 89 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune

  Small pour. Pretty nice, some scorched earth, minerals, cherry, sous bois, finishes well and has some nice fruit. 89+pts.

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• 2005 Domaine Henri Boillot Volnay 1er Cru Caillerets 91 Points

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

  Very small pour. Smoky, good, tasty, cherry, tar, scorched earth, medium plus finish. 91(+)pts.

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• 2005 Domaine Henri Boillot Volnay 1er Cru Les Chevrets

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

  Very small pour. This was a little different, woody and kind of soapy on the nose (and no it wasn't the glass), the palate was briary, minerals, darker fruit, spicy, oak. Preferred the Caillerets.

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