2014 La Paulee Grand Tasting
New York
Tasted Saturday, February 28, 2015 by alanr with 853 views
Introduction
Brief notes from the Saturday Grand Tasting. Overall impressions: The red wines fell into two broad categories, some were quite elegant and lighter styled (though not as light as 2011 in general); then there were wines that showed quite a bit of structure and more rustic character. Whites seemed a little stronger on average, though some could cross the line toward a bit of over-ripeness. In general, seems quite a successful vintage, though I'm not sure about the longevity of many of the wines (both red and white). Unfortunately, coupled with scarcity and high prices, it's a vintage to pick and choose very carefully.
2012 Domaine Christian Moreau Père et Fils Chablis Grand Cru Valmur 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis Grand Cru
Fabulous intensity, great acidity, nice saline and mineral coming through. A very rich Chablis, but well balanced.
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2012 Domaine Christian Moreau Père et Fils Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos 94 Points
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis Grand Cru
Rich, elegant, granite, tremendous overall balance, just beautiful.
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2012 Domaine William Fèvre Chablis 1er Cru Montée de Tonnerre 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru
Nice, medium depth, good acidity, some minerality, very good.
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2012 Domaine William Fèvre Chablis Grand Cru Les Preuses 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis Grand Cru
Rich and lush, excellent acidity, beautiful saline quality, outstanding.
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2012 Domaine William Fèvre Chablis Grand Cru Bougros 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis Grand Cru
Medium depth and intensity, has a high toned note, ends just a bit too lush, not quite perfectly balanced.
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2012 Domaine William Fèvre Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos 94 Points
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis Grand Cru
So elegant, rich, balanced, oozes sea spray and saline, gorgeous.
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2012 Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Les Champlots Blanc 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Saint-Aubin 1er Cru
Nice medium depth, good acidity and some decent minerality. Very nice.
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2012 Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey Meursault 1er Cru Charmes 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru
Wow, rich, intense, voluptuous, almost a bit overripe, but delicious. Maybe one to drink on the earlier side.
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2012 Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Caillerets 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru
Wow, fabulous intensity, excellent acidity, hints of saline and good minerality, really beautiful.
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2012 Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey Corton-Charlemagne 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru
Medium depth, has a bit of ripeness, decent acidity; lacks the complexity and tension I expect from this wine.
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2012 Domaine Roulot Meursault 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault
Fantastic richness, nice umami, nothing elegant or complex, just a powerhouse.
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2012 Domaine Roulot Meursault Les Luchets 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault
Long, medium intensity, excellent balance, with good minerality.
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2012 Domaine Roulot Meursault 1er Cru Les Perrières 94 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru
Fantastic rich depth, excellent umami, saline; the richness hides any minerality at this point, but this wine is flat out delicious.
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2012 Domaine Leflaive Meursault 1er Cru Sous le Dos d'Âne 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru
Very nice, good depth, nice acidity and minerality, beautiful wine.
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2012 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet
Wow, rich, balanced, delicious.
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2012 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Clavoillon 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru
Rich and lush, good saline, borders on overripe, but fabulous right now.
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2012 Domaine Leflaive Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet 94 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru
Rich and unctuous, fantastic balance, long finish. Wow.
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2012 Domaine des Comtes Lafon Meursault 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault
Nice medium intensity, excellent acidity, has a crispness and focus.
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2012 Domaine des Comtes Lafon Meursault Clos de la Barre 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault
Bit rounder, less focused than the village Meursault, good flavor, but comes up a touch short.
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2012 Domaine des Comtes Lafon Meursault 1er Cru Charmes 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru
Very rich and intense, long finish, nice saline quality.
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2012 Domaine des Comtes Lafon Volnay 1er Cru Santenots-Du-Milieu 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru
Very nice medium dark cherry, earth, rustic, tannic finish. Fairly typical of the vintage, particularly for the south, though with a bit more depth than some.
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2012 Joseph Drouhin / Drouhin-Vaudon Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis Grand Cru
Quite rich and long, good acid, though missing some mineral/sea spray character. Delicious, nevertheless.
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2012 Joseph Drouhin Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Baudes 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru
Very nice dark fruit, tannic, medium depth, needs time. More body than most this vintage.
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2012 Joseph Drouhin Chambertin-Clos de Bèze 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambertin-Clos de Bèze Grand Cru
Medium dark cherry fruit, backward, structured, moderate finish. Hard to know where this might go.
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2012 Joseph Drouhin Meursault 1er Cru Les Perrières 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru
Very rich and lush, decent acidity, voluptuous.
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2012 Bouchard Père et Fils Meursault 1er Cru Les Genevrières Domaine 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru
Wow, excellent depth, good acidity, very nice finish. Delicious, excellent effort.
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2012 Bouchard Père et Fils Chevalier-Montrachet Domaine 94 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru
Whiff of SO2 on the nose, initially, then fabulous, elegant intensity, excellent balance, long finish. Beautiful extract, nice touch of saline. Gorgeous wine.
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2012 Bouchard Père et Fils Beaune 1er Cru Grèves Vigne de L'Enfant Jesus 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune 1er Cru
Nice medium cherry, quite structured, elegant, medium body. Having tasted this a couple of times last year, this seems already a bit tight. I think it deserves a decade, and should be very nice.
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2012 Bouchard Père et Fils Chambertin-Clos de Bèze 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambertin-Clos de Bèze Grand Cru
Medium body, medium dark fruit, quite structured, a bit rustic. Tough to judge this. Give it time.
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2012 Simon Bize Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru Aux Vergelesses 89 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru
Rustic, medium dark cherry. Tough to coax much out of this right now.
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2012 Faiveley Corton-Clos des Cortons Faiveley 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton Grand Cru
First wave of beautiful, medium body dark fruit, then turns moderately tannic, backward, structured. Leave it alone.
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2012 Faiveley Chambertin-Clos de Bèze Les Ouvrées Rodin 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambertin-Clos de Bèze Grand Cru
Medium body (something I can't read), elegant, flavorful, medium cherry/raspberry fruit, medium finish. Very nice wine, probably the only time I'll ever get to try this. Very enjoyable, though not blowing my mind.
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2012 Faiveley Bâtard-Montrachet 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru
Medium depth, some good minerality, very nice.
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2012 Méo-Camuzet Frère et Sœurs Fixin 1er Cru Clos du Chapitre 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Fixin 1er Cru
Delicious, light, elegant cherry/strawberry.
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2012 Domaine Méo-Camuzet Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Aux Murgers 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru
Light body, nice darker flavor, nice balance, good NSG typicity though on the lighter side.
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2012 Domaine Méo-Camuzet Corton-Perrières 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton Grand Cru
Medium body, medium dark fruit, shows the more masculine, rustic side of Corton.
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2012 Domaine Méo-Camuzet Clos Vougeot 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos Vougeot Grand Cru
Medium dark, medium body, fairly structured, darker cherry, bit rustic.
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2012 Domaine Georges Mugneret-Gibourg Vosne-Romanée 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée
Light bodied, elegant, slightly tart strawberry/cherry fruit.
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2012 Domaine Georges Mugneret-Gibourg Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Chaignots 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru
Nice medium light strawberry/cherry, good acidity, on the delicate side.
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2012 Domaine Georges Mugneret-Gibourg Ruchottes-Chambertin 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Ruchottes-Chambertin Grand Cru
Medium light body, bit backward, moderate intensity, some fine tannins. Quite shy today, in hiding.
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2012 Domaine Georges Mugneret-Gibourg Clos Vougeot 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos Vougeot Grand Cru
Medium depth, nice lighter strawberry, fine and delicate, fine structure. Very feminine Vougeot.
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2012 Domaine Jean Grivot Vosne-Romanée 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée
Spicy, medium backward cherry/strawberry, good acidity.
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2012 Domaine Jean Grivot Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Roncières 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru
Quite nice cherry/strawberry fruit, structured, some oak.
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2012 Domaine Jean Grivot Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Beaux Monts 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru
Decent depth cherry/raspberry, touch bitter tannins, needs some time.
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2012 Domaine Jean Grivot Clos Vougeot 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos Vougeot Grand Cru
Quite nice, elegant medium cherry, spice, a bit backward.
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2012 Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair Vosne-Romanée Clos du Château 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée
A bit reduced on the nose, on the palate delicious medium-light cherry, shows a bit of oak.
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2012 Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Clos des Grandes Vignes 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru
Nice darker flavors, dark cherry, medium intensity, good structure and balance. Quite delicious.
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2012 Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Aux Reignots 94 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru
Fairly dark, medium body, beautiful dark, meaty cherry, excellent balance, has an elegance and lightness, though with fabulous flavor.
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2012 Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair Echezeaux 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Echezeaux Grand Cru
Decent dark fruit, bit backward/rustic, nice dark cherry, needs time.
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2012 Alain Hudelot-Noëllat Chambolle-Musigny 87 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny
Medium light, bit under-fruited, touch tart.
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2012 Alain Hudelot-Noëllat Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Suchots 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru
Nice dark cherry, brooding, well structured, plenty of depth and flavor, but needs time. One of the better wines of the La Paulee tasting.
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2012 Alain Hudelot-Noëllat Clos Vougeot 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos Vougeot Grand Cru
Lighter body, very pretty medium cherry, some oak, good structure. A more elegant Vougeot.
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2012 Alain Hudelot-Noëllat Romanée St. Vivant 94 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Romanée St. Vivant Grand Cru
Gorgeous, elegant, medium light, ethereal, some oak, excellent structure, though missing some of the depth and length of the best vintages.
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2012 Domaine du Clos de Tart Clos de Tart 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos de Tart Grand Cru
Medium rich, darker, spicy fruit, very nice, though lacks a bit of depth and length.
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2011 Domaine du Clos de Tart Clos de Tart 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos de Tart Grand Cru
Delicious, medium light body, spice, very elegant, quite a nice 2011.
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2012 Jean-Luc & Eric Burguet Gevrey-Chambertin Mes Favorites Vieilles Vignes 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin
Nice, slightly riper medium cherry, bright, good acidity.
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2012 Jean-Luc & Eric Burguet Chambolle-Musigny Les Echezeaux 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny
Forward, bright, nice cherry, spice, some oak.
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2012 Jean-Luc & Eric Burguet Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Rouges du Dessus 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru
Decent medium dark cherry, structured, decent acidity. Nice though unremarkable.
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2012 Domaine Fourrier Morey-Saint-Denis Clos Solon Vieille Vigne 89 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Morey-Saint-Denis
Medium body, lush, ripe, though with good balance.
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2012 Domaine Fourrier Gevrey-Chambertin Vieille Vigne 89 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin
Good lush, darker fruit, bit easy, one-dimensional, decent balance.
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2012 Domaine Fourrier Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Cherbaudes Vieille Vigne 89 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru
Very ripe, particularly for the vintage, good balance, but a bit too much.
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