Burgundy with Tim Atkin - I Warsaw winebloggers conference

La Regina Hotel, Warsaw, Poland
Tasted Saturday, March 8, 2014 by Jeffyboy with 581 views

Flight 1 (12 Notes)

  • 2011 Maison Champy Bourgogne Blanc 87 Points

    France, Burgundy, Bourgogne Blanc

    Very light straw colour. Nose: quite robust, bitter lemon plus some stony notes. Taste: very balanced, bit sweet apples plus hay; soft finish. Classic chardonnay.

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  • 2012 Domaine Bernard Defaix Chablis 1er Cru Fourchaume 88 Points

    France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru

    Nose: elegant, cold but rich. Delicate lemon and , imestones. Taste: rather smoothin ghe first attack, apples, lemkns, bit rocky finish. Very well done.

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  • 2012 Famille Vincent Pouilly-Fuissé Château Fuisse Tête de Cru 87 Points

    France, Burgundy, Mâconnais, Pouilly-Fuissé

    Gloden colour very good. Nose: cucamber with a small dash of honey, peaches with a touch of lemon. Taste: oaky but not overwhelming the fruit mainly zpricots and peaches. Good acidity and depth but too hevy.

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  • 2011 Domaine Chanson Meursault 86 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault

    bit chemical nose (acetone); pitch like with some tobacco notes. taste: bit harsh and closed with opaque finish. need to open.

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  • 2010 Seguin-Manuel Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru La Garenne 91 Points

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

    very pale colour. nose: some hay and tobacco - good one. taste: good acidity, integrated oak; thick almond finish. Very good.

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  • 2008 Domaine Fontaine-Gagnard Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru La Boudriotte 85 Points

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

    light golden colour. nose: strange - vegy with pitch accents; getting better after some time but anyway - disappointing. taste: huge acidity (very strong lemon taste). It will live long but I am not sure if i like to try it again, especially for the money.

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  • 2011 Maison Champy Bourgogne 83 Points

    France, Burgundy, Bourgogne

    raspberry, very clean colour. nose: quite smoky, some fruit only behind. taste: simple, with bitter finish. Its really not enough.

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  • 2010 Frédéric Magnien Fixin Crais de Chene 85 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Fixin

    very good raspberry colour. nose: robust (as for pinot), flowery with some green accents. taste: tannic, bitter-green accents; lacks bit of balance and is not elegant. Getting better with time in the glass.

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  • 2009 Maison Roche de Bellene Chambolle-Musigny Vieilles Vignes 86 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny

    clear colour, nice. nose: not intense, delicate with some cats pee notes. medium quality. taste: good balance, fruits with roses and haw; tannins visible and balanced; generally bit sweet and round. Very good on the palate but the nose takes score down.

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  • 2011 Domaine Machard de Gramont Gevrey-Chambertin Pressonnier 87 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin

    dark raspberry colour. nose: quite robust fruit with some tobacco accents; good and intriguing. taste: low acidity but substancial tannins; good fruit with some bacon flavors; bit short on the finish.

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  • 2006 Domaine Taupenot-Merme Mazoyères-Chambertin 90 Points

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

    colour turning into brick hue. nose: robust; tobacco covers the fruit; later some strawberries and flowers appear. taste: very rich with good fruit and Mediterranean flavors (mainly rosemary). Very well made and classy.

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  • 2007 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Romanée St. Vivant 93 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Romanée St. Vivant Grand Cru

    brick like colour - matured. nose: complex with very interestig Isley whisky notes. taste: very well built but of total balance; some sweetness appear and fruit but all in the proper amount. Need to open in the glass.

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