A lost Friday afternoon gathering – Burgundy, Piedmont, Riesling, Champ and Sautenres

Blacksalt, Washington DC
Tasted Friday, September 2, 2016 by dcwino with 419 views

Introduction

Six of us got together to drink some nice wines. The chef did an excellent job creating a tasting menu and the wine service was perfect.

Flight 1 - Champagned (1 Note)

  • 1996 Dom Pérignon Champagne Oenothèque 95 Points

    France, Champagne

    This has been really consistent. However, some are more decadent where others are fresher. This is a more decadent example. Dense sweet yellow fruit driven nose, lemon curd, cooked apple with a hint of cinnamon, honey, sesame and mineral. Excellent concentration, dense yellow fruit driven palate, bright acidity, good mineral presence and long clean slightly toasted sweet finish. A couple points lower than usual for not finding the freshness.

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Flight 2 - Richebourg (2 Notes)

  • 1971 Gustave Gros Richebourg 90 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Richebourg Grand Cru

    I bought this from the Roy Welland cellar auction after drinking a couple bottles of the 71 Gustave Gros Grand Echezeaux which were incredible. Very earthy and mostly red fruit driven nose, a bit of dirty cellar detracts the purity, dry red cherry, a hint of balsamico, mushroom, licorice, sous bois and damp earth. Excellent concentration, dense and a bit too earthy, good acidity and slightly impure finish. The second bottle and once again a bit disappointing.

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  • 1991 Domaine Jean Gros Richebourg 94 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Richebourg Grand Cru

    Subtle yet polished nose displaying red fruits, strawberry, a hint of blackberry, sap, mushroom and mineral. Polished and precise palate, medium concentration, still a hint of coarse tannins and clean finish. A couple hours later, showing noticeable oxidation which is surprising. Not the most complex Richeboug but perfectly mature one. Really enjoyable.

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Flight 3 - Reveneau Butteau (2 Notes)

  • 2007 François Raveneau Chablis 1er Cru Butteaux 93 Points

    France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru

    Nice to compare to the 08 as both nicely reflects the vintage characters. Very floral and pure nose displaying lemon curd, lemon zest, cool mountain stream, light honey, wet stone and seashell. Medium concentration, very pure and cool palate, bright acidity, strong presence of mineral and lovely cool mineral driven finish. Some tasters comments that this is tighter. For my palate, this is slightly less concentrated and coiled but fresher and cooler. Excellent showing which is not surprising for Raveneau.

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  • 2008 François Raveneau Chablis 1er Cru Butteaux 94 Points

    France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru

    This really reminds me the 08 Les Clos drank in 2014 and 2016. Very tightly coiled and perfectly precise nose displaying saline, honey, spicy and limestone. Excellent concentration, dense and oily, bright acidity, strong presence of mineral and incredibly long oily and mineral finish. This seems riper, oilier and tighter than the 07. This is also more concentrated. Excellent showing but should improve with a few more years of cellaring.

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Flight 4 - Meursault (3 Notes)

  • 2010 Domaine des Comtes Lafon Meursault Clos de la Barre 93 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault

    The wine that I really loved. Starting to show some maturity, succulent generous yellow fruit, lemon and some tropical fruit, sweet spices and limestone. Excellent concentration, round and warm, generous ripe sweet yellow fruit driven palate impression, good acidity and long sweet generous yellow fruit driven finish. It has reach the peak but will drink well for awhile.

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  • 2011 Lucien Le Moine Meursault 1er Cru Les Genevrières 93 Points

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

    Ripe and opulent nose displaying ripe yellow fruit, a hint of flint, noticeable luxurious oak and sweet spices. Excellent concentration, ripe, warm and oily, dense ripe yellow fruit driven palate impression, bright acidity and long sweet finish. As usual for Le Moine, very ripe and sweet.

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  • 2011 Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey Meursault 1er Cru Les Genevrières 92 Points

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

    Quite a contrast to the Le Moine version. The color is remarkably lighter. Very fresh and cool, mostly light citrus, saline and wet stone. Medium to light concentration, cool subtle white fruit driven palate impression, bright acidity, strong presence of mineral and cool clean finish. Like most of the 11 whites, slightly lack concentration but quite pure and fresh.

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Flight 5 - Richebourg (1 Note)

  • 2001 Domaine A.-F. Gros Richebourg 92 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Richebourg Grand Cru

    Dense masculine nose displaying deeply toned red fruit, a hint of smoke, dark spices and earth. Excellent concentration, deeply toned concentrated blackberry driven palate impression, good mineral presence and medium long dense finish. Considering the vintage, I am surprised by how masculine and innexpressive this is showing. Cellar for another ten years and hope for the best.

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Flight 6 - Barolo (2 Notes)

  • 1952 Giacomo Borgogno & Figli Barolo Riserva 91 Points

    Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

    The color is almost yellow orange and the nose and palate clearly reflects that. Shy cherry fruit, a hint of licorice, orange water, rust and leather. As expected, the fruit is mostly fading at this stage and mostly tertiary. Not a big fan of Borgogno wine. Interesting showing. Expect really old school Barolo.

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  • 1971 Brero Barolo Riserva Monvigliero 95 Points

    Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

    Amazingly youthful nose displaying sweet red fruits, dry cherry and raisin, leather, caramel, nutmeg, cinnamon and sautéed Porcini. Excellent concentration, nicely layered fruits, still quite unctuous, good acidity, fully integrated tannins and lovely long sweet finish. Really a fantastic surprise.

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Flight 7 - Sticky (2 Notes)

  • 1988 Château Climens 95 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Barsac

    Served from a half bottle, really cool, steely and precise. This particular botte shows lesser fruit and more steely mineral, very Climens I suppose. Love to see a bit more Apricot. Very sophisticate showing.

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  • 2001 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Himmelreich Riesling Auslese * 92 Points

    Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

    Fully mature nose displaying baked apple, peach, burnt sugar, sweet spices and mineral. Good concentration, ripe yellow fruit with a hint of burnt sugar driven palate impression, bright acidity and long finish that is quite acidic. As David noted, surprisingly dry. Based on this example, no need to wait.

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Closing

As usual, a great time was had by all and by the time when we were done, the happy hour crowd was gathering.

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