Greenish pale straw. Reserved nose (the wine was cold); tangerine peel, cream. Palate is pretty light, not much grip; good acidic structure; overall hard to read -- not showing much now, very closed off, but I think it just needs time. Not flawed, just closed.
Very pale straw. Big, deep nose, extremely minerally and gloriously earthy; butter, even butterscotch; seashells. Palate is ripe and quite rich; butter, minerals; unevolved. Good balance and extremely long. Again, this needs time (though less than the 2004 and it is much more open than that wine).
Straw. Big, deep mineral nose. Wow! Saline, oyster shells; really classic. Palate is huge and sweet, buckets of fruit; cream, butter, lime, and many more minerals. Lovely and long. Beginning to be ready; lovely. There is a luscious touch of tasy oxidation on the long finish. This wine is definitely ready and good to go. Yum!
Golding straw. The nose is gutty and deep -- holy moly this is interesting! Saline, gardenia (?) and/or carnations. Just a glorious nose; a touch of asparagus (stewy green) but it is nice here. Palate is huge and fabulous; great acid, incredible length. Definitely my favorite of the four ('04, '07, '02, '00).
Orangey gold; showing some visible oxidation. Deep stony, mineral nose; cream; a little stewed cabbage from age, along with a little sherry/madeirization from oxidation -- which it should have at this point. BIG on the palate, and wicked dry; oxidation again. This really is a food wine; good lord it's big and dry! Good, mellow mousse. Good, not great, length. Rather on the rustic side but a good wine.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru
Classic gold. On the nose, Josh says "campfire and popcorn," and he couldn't be more right, though maybe popcorn butter from my perspective... Incredibly classic nose; super mineral. Wowza! Palate is the same, more or less. Not huge. Saline and seashell; mint. This wine is out of a fucking museum it's so classic; a Titian. From the Renaissance. Eternal I'm sure, certainly in style. Wow!
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru
Bricking ruby. Really classic nose; geranium, florist's shop; raspberry red fruits; oak (but mellow and integrating). Really shows as '02 with its charm and pleasure. Palate is less ready, however, chewy and tannic yet, but classic; good sweet, red fruit, pie cherry; little evolution in the direction of spices yet, though -- wait for that. Fine balance; lovely, elegant length. Terrific.
Blood ruby. Deep, pretty classic Burgundian nose; distinct oak that needs time to integrate; mace (?, because not something I know well, but that is what my olfactory memory told me), plum, black cherry. Burgundian, but if so in a modern vein. Palate is primary but well balanced; fruit leaning more to red plums than black cherry. Good not great length. This really needs time as it is showing a little gangly and awkwardly. (My wine, served double blind to assess quality)
2004 Domaine William Fèvre Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis Grand Cru
Greenish pale straw. Reserved nose (the wine was cold); tangerine peel, cream. Palate is pretty light, not much grip; good acidic structure; overall hard to read -- not showing much now, very closed off, but I think it just needs time. Not flawed, just closed.
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2007 Domaine William Fèvre Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis Grand Cru
Very pale straw. Big, deep nose, extremely minerally and gloriously earthy; butter, even butterscotch; seashells. Palate is ripe and quite rich; butter, minerals; unevolved. Good balance and extremely long. Again, this needs time (though less than the 2004 and it is much more open than that wine).
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2002 Domaine William Fèvre Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis Grand Cru
Straw. Big, deep mineral nose. Wow! Saline, oyster shells; really classic. Palate is huge and sweet, buckets of fruit; cream, butter, lime, and many more minerals. Lovely and long. Beginning to be ready; lovely. There is a luscious touch of tasy oxidation on the long finish. This wine is definitely ready and good to go. Yum!
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2000 Domaine William Fèvre Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis Grand Cru
Golding straw. The nose is gutty and deep -- holy moly this is interesting! Saline, gardenia (?) and/or carnations. Just a glorious nose; a touch of asparagus (stewy green) but it is nice here. Palate is huge and fabulous; great acid, incredible length. Definitely my favorite of the four ('04, '07, '02, '00).
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1985 René Collard Champagne Brut Carte Or
France, Champagne
Orangey gold; showing some visible oxidation. Deep stony, mineral nose; cream; a little stewed cabbage from age, along with a little sherry/madeirization from oxidation -- which it should have at this point. BIG on the palate, and wicked dry; oxidation again. This really is a food wine; good lord it's big and dry! Good, mellow mousse. Good, not great, length. Rather on the rustic side but a good wine.
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2000 Domaine Leflaive Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru
Classic gold. On the nose, Josh says "campfire and popcorn," and he couldn't be more right, though maybe popcorn butter from my perspective... Incredibly classic nose; super mineral. Wowza! Palate is the same, more or less. Not huge. Saline and seashell; mint. This wine is out of a fucking museum it's so classic; a Titian. From the Renaissance. Eternal I'm sure, certainly in style. Wow!
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2002 Mongeard-Mugneret Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Orveaux
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru
Bricking ruby. Really classic nose; geranium, florist's shop; raspberry red fruits; oak (but mellow and integrating). Really shows as '02 with its charm and pleasure. Palate is less ready, however, chewy and tannic yet, but classic; good sweet, red fruit, pie cherry; little evolution in the direction of spices yet, though -- wait for that. Fine balance; lovely, elegant length. Terrific.
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2007 Domaine Drouhin Oregon Pinot Noir Laurène
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Dundee Hills
Blood ruby. Deep, pretty classic Burgundian nose; distinct oak that needs time to integrate; mace (?, because not something I know well, but that is what my olfactory memory told me), plum, black cherry. Burgundian, but if so in a modern vein. Palate is primary but well balanced; fruit leaning more to red plums than black cherry. Good not great length. This really needs time as it is showing a little gangly and awkwardly. (My wine, served double blind to assess quality)
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