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Acker "Paulee" Burgundy Dinner
The Fourth - New York NY
Tasted Thursday, May 1, 2014 by Burgundy Al with 791 views
Introduction
Acker's upcoming Burgundy auction was a good reason for a Burgundy dinner for 30 or 40 people with great, deep cellars. Another great evening...through morning.
Flight 2 - Great Champagne (4 Notes)
1973 Moët & Chandon Champagne Cuvée Dom Pérignon
France, Champagne
Mushroom, earth, toasted nut all work well with mature, advanced apple aromas and flavors. Moderate length. Very good, but not quite as fresh or tasty as a bottle of '73 Oenothèque I recently tried.
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1975 Moët & Chandon Champagne Cuvée Dom Pérignon 94 Points
France, Champagne
From magnum. Little bit of toasted brioche with baked apple, spice hints and sensational minerality. Incredibly fresh. Excellent.
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1969 Moët & Chandon Champagne Cuvée Dom Pérignon
France, Champagne
Dark color. Plenty of mature fruit, advanced but charming. Very good length and power. I am not the biggest fan of older Champagne, so found this more interesting than delicious.
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1979 Louis Roederer Champagne Cristal Brut 94 Points
France, Champagne
Small tasting. Sensational. Lots of citrus and some baked apple and toasted brioche. Bright and incredibly fresh for its age.
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Flight 3 - Leflaive (4 Notes)
1996 Domaine Leflaive Chevalier-Montrachet
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru
Not very forthcoming tonight, but perhaps it just needed more time... which tonight's La Paulee style format really didn't allow. Quite a contrast to the Leflaive '96 Batard in the next glass, which was singin'.
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1996 Domaine Leflaive Bâtard-Montrachet 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru
Opulent aromas and flavors, but with great balance and grace. Fun, rich and approachable, while still very fresh. Quite the contrast to the Leflaive '96 Chevalier in the next glass, which wasn't showing off tonight.
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2001 Domaine Leflaive Bâtard-Montrachet 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru
Started off sightly backward, but opened up quickly. Peach, apricot and lemon curd with lots of charming baking spice and concentration.
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1983 Domaine Leflaive Bâtard-Montrachet
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru
From magnum. Quite advanced. Good density. This was more interesting than tasty to me.
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Flight 4 - Leroy Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru les Beaux Monts (3 Notes)
1990 Domaine Leroy Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Beaux Monts
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru
Fill ~2.5cm, cork broke when extracted. I haven't had this wine in several years, but this was much less powerful and fresh than I recall from before. Still lots of good black fruit and great spice, but not as elegant or nuanced as before. Perhaps 91-92 points tonight. Will have to revisit again with a better looking bottle in the next year or so.
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1991 Maison Leroy Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Beaux Monts Flawed
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru
I've never seen this wine before from any vintage. But it was corked. (Note: this is MAISON)
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1993 Domaine Leroy Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Beaux Monts 95 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru
Open ~45 minutes before serving, not decanted. Huge black and red cherry with flowers, baking spice, perfume. Long and powerful with lots of structural support through to long finish. Great wine.
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Flight 5 - 1990 Emmanuel Rouget (2 Notes)
1990 Emmanuel Rouget Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Cros Parantoux 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru
Leaner styled black fruit, I wouldn't have thought 1990 if served blind. Great spice, very good textures. Not quite an dense or nuanced as I recall from a bottle several years ago at La Paulee. Served alongside Rouget 1990 Echezeaux, which I preferred tonight. Thanks, Patrick, for bringing both!
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1990 Emmanuel Rouget Echezeaux 95 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Echezeaux Grand Cru
Red and black cherry with some dark berries as well. Very ripe, dense and powerful with great balance. Really sensational in every way. I had forgotten that I had the opportunity to have a bottle of this wine 5 years ago (I think from the same person, so probably from the same case) and found it sensational to start, but less interesting a couple of hours later. So tonight's bottle was just perfect served La Paulee style.
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Flight 6 - DRC 1990/1991 (3 Notes)
1991 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Romanée St. Vivant 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Romanée St. Vivant Grand Cru
Red cherry and berry on nose and palate with good Asian five spice. Starting to show some signs of maturity. Fruit is slightly lean. I definitely preferred the 1990 vintage tonight, but others preferred this 1991 for its leaner, more classic style vs 1990's extravagance.
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1990 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Romanée St. Vivant 94 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Romanée St. Vivant Grand Cru
Lots of very ripe red and black fruit. Lush and powerful with great spice, great density, great length. Certainly on the opulent side for Vosne Grand Cru, this is still a baby. I preferred this vs the 1991 vintage also tasted, but others disagreed tonight.
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1990 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Grands-Echezeaux 96 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Grands-Echezeaux Grand Cru
Lots of everything great with all cylinders firing tonight. Better than the DRC 1990 RSV tonight. My WOTN.
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Flight 7 - Roumier Bonnes Mares (3 Notes)
1995 Domaine G. Roumier / Christophe Roumier Bonnes Mares 94 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Bonnes Mares Grand Cru
Black cherries and berries on nose and palate with some background spice and meaty intensity. Firmly tannic in the manner found in the best, most complex examples of Bonnes Mares, with intriguing minerality. Still a little backward, I expect this will still be getting better and better. I liked this more than most others tonight.
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1993 Domaine G. Roumier / Christophe Roumier Bonnes Mares Flawed
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Bonnes Mares Grand Cru
Sadly corked.
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1990 Domaine G. Roumier / Christophe Roumier Bonnes Mares 95 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Bonnes Mares Grand Cru
I don't recall ever having this wine before and it certainly didn't disappoint. All black fruit with cherry liqueur hints, dark chocolate and emerging mushroom character. Very long.
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Flight 8 - Odds and Ends (13 Notes)
1999 Louis Jadot Le Montrachet Flawed
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Montrachet Grand Cru
Slightly oxidized.
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1998 Domaine Dujac Clos de la Roche 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos de la Roche Grand Cru
Small tasting pour. Huge spice and lots of mature red cherry and berry aromas and flavors. Very nicely balanced and elegant, this is in the heart of its peak drinking window.
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1988 Domaine Ponsot Clos de la Roche Cuvée William 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos de la Roche Grand Cru
Small tasting pour. This wine seems to be getting better through the years. Fruit seems to be picking up weight as it matures. Right now at a good balance of red fruit and earthy character.
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1995 Domaine Dujac Clos de la Roche 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos de la Roche Grand Cru
Small tasting pour from magnum. Very big red berry aromas with plenty of spice and perfumed character. Still firm from middle to finish, so I would think this has room to evolve into something even better.
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1999 Domaine Méo-Camuzet Clos Vougeot 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos Vougeot Grand Cru
Fresh red fruit, floral notes, good spice. Moderate weight, slightly shorter than I recall from previous bottles. Good now, upside from here.
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1980 Jacqueline Jayer Echezeaux
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Echezeaux Grand Cru
Small tasting our. Earthy aromas and flavors, faint fruit hints, not quite pristine.
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1971 Joseph Drouhin Grands-Echezeaux
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Grands-Echezeaux Grand Cru
Tasted late in the evening. Very enjoyable old Burgundy, even if it was all sous bois. I'd have liked a little more hints of fruit.
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1989 Domaine Leroy Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Beaux Monts
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru
Tasted late in the evening. Lots of mature black berry and cherry with great spice. I wouldn't expect this to get any better from here.
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2007 François Raveneau Chablis Grand Cru Valmur 94 Points
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis Grand Cru
Tasted late in the evening. Sharp as nails with eye popping acidity, minerality along with lots of lemon and green apple. Not quite pleasurable yet, but great potential here.
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2008 Etienne Sauzet Chevalier-Montrachet 95 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru
From magnum. Ripe apple and pear with floral notes and great spice. Lots of power and concentration. Wow.
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1999 Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier Musigny Flawed
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Musigny Grand Cru
Stewed, seemed heat damaged.
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1996 Domaine Armand Rousseau Père et Fils Chambertin-Clos de Bèze 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambertin-Clos de Bèze Grand Cru
Late, small tasting pour. Black cherry, some red cherry with good spice. Dense, needs more time, a little backward and one dimensional. I preferred the Rousseau '96 CSJ tasted next.
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1996 Domaine Armand Rousseau Père et Fils Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos St. Jacques 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru
Late, small tasting pour. Meaty, gamy with lots of black fruit, dark roast coffee and hints of cocoa. Long and dense. I preferred this to the Rousseau '96 Beze also just tasted.
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Flight 9 - But Wait...There's More (2 Notes)
Off to Pearl & Ash. An amazing wine list.
2011 Domaine Roulot Meursault 1er Cru Les Perrières 94 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru
Lots of apple, lemon, lemon peel aromas and flavors. Great density and energy. Sensational now, but certainly better in 5+ years.
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1966 Maison Leroy Beaune 1er Cru 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune 1er Cru
Lingering red fruit is well balanced with lots of spice and earth. Very charming and pleasurable.
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Closing
There were many other fine wines through the evening. I wrote down several but without a note (e.g., Rousseau 1988 Chambertin) and others I just tasted in passing. Quite the evening.
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2000 Domaine Dujac Echezeaux 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Echezeaux Grand Cru
From large format (6L?). Lots of red berry and perfumed start. Everything forward, balanced and charming. At a great place. Lots of finesse and nuance, moderate power and length.
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