Leiden visits New Years Lunch in The Hague
Tasted Friday, January 9, 2015 by Burgaddict with 719 views
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Lovely lunch with a superb flight of wines. Very enjoyable.
Tasted Friday, January 9, 2015 by Burgaddict with 719 views
Lovely lunch with a superb flight of wines. Very enjoyable.
2000 Dom Pérignon Champagne 92 Points
France, Champagne
Typical Dom Perignon, always a feast to drink! Fresh nose, citrus, brioche, soft mousse. Taste also fresh, citrus, minerals, creamy, elegant.
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1999 Salon Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut 94 Points
France, Champagne
Fantastic champagne. Fresh nose, complex, mineral, abit saline, very fine mousse. Taste vibrant and sweet, citrus, marzipan, long finish.
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2010 Vincent Dauvissat (René & Vincent) Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis Grand Cru
Very expressive nose, citrus, saline, marzipan, a bit eucalyptus. Taste also intense, full bodied, citrus, flowers, minerals, saline. Big wine.
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2006 Domaine des Comtes Lafon Meursault 1er Cru Charmes 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru
Nose a bit closed, stone fruit, spice, refined. Complex taste with long finish, lemon, stone fruit, energy and elegance.
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1999 J.M. Boillot Bâtard-Montrachet 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru
Mature Batard, very expressive in nose and taste, butter, nuts, almonds. However limited length.
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2007 Hubert Lamy Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru
Still a young wine. Citrus nose, very minerally. Taste citrus and pear, almonds, minerals, beautiful acids. I very much liked the balance of fruit, minerals and acids in this wine, and its enormous length.
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2012 Emmanuel Rouget Vosne-Romanée 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée
Nose full of red fruit (raspberry!). Taste also lots of red fruit, lovely spiciness, soft tannins. Drinks very well now, 1er cru level wine. Length is a bit short.
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2009 Bernard Van Berg Cuvée Solaire
France, Burgundy, Bourgogne-Grand-Ordinaire
Nose lots of fruit, some greenness, appears young. Taste lots of concentration, soft tannins. Kind of atypical wine, seems a bit disjointed at the moment. Maybe in time things will settle. Difficult to rate.
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2013 Felton Road Pinot Noir Block 5 91 Points
New Zealand, South Island, Otago, Central Otago
Tasted this blind. Very good pinot noir. Nose and taste cassis tones, spiciness, minerals, nice acidity, good concentration, balanced. This is the first New Zealand pinot I have had that showed this kind of complexity.
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2010 Domaine Bertheau (Pierre et François) Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Amoureuses 95 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru
Absolutely delicious wine. Would not have expected a 2010 Amoureuses to be so open for business. Nose bright red fruit. Taste sweet, soft and elegant, complex, balanced, pure, velvety. Long finish.
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2003 Domaine Jacques Prieur Echezeaux 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Echezeaux Grand Cru
A 2003 wine that drinks well. Very spicy, dark fruit nose. Taste full bodied, concentrated, bramble, some plum, lots of soft tannins, high alcohol.
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2007 Olivier Bernstein Bonnes Mares 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Bonnes Mares Grand Cru
Typical bonnes mares. Masculine, muscular wine, maturing. Lovely red fruit, minerals, soft tannins. Opened further in the glass.
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2007 Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier Musigny 96 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Musigny Grand Cru
My WOTA (wine of the afternoon). Very seductive nose, red fruit, orange, spices, very complex. Taste the same, not a blockbuster but very elegant, soft, full with complexity, velvety, savory tones and sweet tones at the same time. Very long finish. Super wine.
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2001 Domaine Méo-Camuzet Clos Vougeot 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos Vougeot Grand Cru
Had this wine 3 years ago, was kind of closed at that time, struggling to open in the glass. Now everything has changed. Lovely mature Clos Vougeot. Nose with sous-bois, red fruit, spice. Taste ripe red fruit, earthy tones, soft tannins, some vanilla /wood. Long finish. s
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