L2O - Chicago IL
Tasted Monday, June 16, 2014 by Burgundy Al with 586 views
The Chicago Lieu-dit Cru assembled for dinner at L2O for our (mostly) annual blind white Burgundy dinner. This time Gregg and I assembled a lineup focusing on Paul Pernot, mostly Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet, Bâtard-Montrachet and Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Pucelles. Plus some Folatieres and a couple of ringers. Pernot has been one of my favorite white Burgundy producers for a decade and the wines mostly showed very well tonight, other than some disappointing 1996s. We only had a couple of bottles older than 1996, with both (1992 and 1993) truly wonderful. Overall this evening reinforced my very positive impression of Pernot as an excellent producer making classically styled Burgundy.
Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet is often my favorite of the Pernot wines and I thought it would be interesting to have this wine from three of my favorite producers working in the appellation.
1998 Krug Champagne Vintage Brut 92 Points
France, Champagne
Lots of bread, yeast and toast character with good power and concentration of ripe apple and pear. Moderate length, with good energy at the finish.
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