K&L Burgundy Tasting

A range of white and red Burgundies, but nothing too fancy.

• 2013 Pascal & Mireille Renaud Mâcon-Solutré

  France, Burgundy, Mâconnais, Mâcon-Solutré

  Soft nose of citrus/lemon peel. Very bright acidity that ended with a peppery sharpness. Nevertheless, still pleasant, especially for the price.

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• 2012 Guilhem et Jean-Hugues Goisot Bourgogne-Aligoté Vieilles Vignes

  France, Burgundy, Bourgogne-Aligoté

  I'm used to mixing Aligote with Cassis, and usually when I drink the wine by itself there isn't very much that is memorable. This wasn't so different: nothing memorable or objectionable.

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• 2013 Val de Mer Bourgogne Rosé

  France, Burgundy, Bourgogne

  This began with a sharpness, and there was a hint of volatile acidity on the nose. The fruit was not very pronounced and the acidity was a little soft for my tastes.

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• 2012 Domaine Désertaux-Ferrand Meursault 1er Cru Bouchères

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

  I'm assuming this is the ``Boucheres" bottling. It seemed to me that the wood was prominent on the nose. Nice minerality, but a little light on the fruit. Softer acidity than the Chassagne-Montrachet that we drank just prior to this one, but very elegant.

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• 2012 Domaine Ballorin Marsannay Les Echezots

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Marsannay

  Cool nose with red fruits and good acidity. Some green notes on the nose and palate. Very light tannin on the finish. Light to medium bodied.

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• 2010 Evening Land Vineyards Vosne-Romanée

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée

  Some candied raspberry on the nose and a hint of stems. Good acidity, but rather light bodied and only high toned red fruit. A hint of browning around the edges, but sharp acidity and not so much tannin on the finish. Not as much depth as some of the other Vosne-Romanee village wines I've tried, but still very enjoyable.

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• 1998 Nicolas Potel Volnay 1er Cru Pitures

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

  The nose was rather moldy to start, but this became more damp earth as it evolved in the glass a bit. There was some dark fruit on the palate, but this seemed a little lacking in acidity. The tannin on the finish had a rather pronounced bitterness. There was some browning around the edges, commensurate with the age.

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• 2011 Domaine Odoul-Coquard Morey-Saint-Denis Aux Chéseaux

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Morey-Saint-Denis

  Soft sandalwood on the nose. Bright acidity with some high toned red fruit. Rather muted on the (short) finish.

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• 2011 Paul Pillot Chassagne-Montrachet

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet

  Bright acidity that morphs into heat. Very cool nose with some sour apple and some minerality. Very elegant

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• 2012 Domaine Ballorin Bourgogne Le Bon

  France, Burgundy, Bourgogne

  Fairly bright red fruits on the nose, raspberries and some minty notes together with some perceptible oak spice. Light bodied, but light acidity as well (the nose suggested there was more), somewhat flat on the finish.

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