Blue Duck Tavern - Washington D.C.
Tasted Friday, September 15, 2017 by dcwino with 615 views
Zachys held a simulcast auction event at their DC warehouse. Charles Antin was in town to celebrate the event.
Served blind, initially very little new oak, very ripe yellow fruit, dense and deep, medium acidity and strong malo. Some of us are thinking California Chardonnay. With air, gets fresher, showing a bit of new oak, also banana and pear, butter scotch and mineral. I recommend decanting for a couple of hours to bring out the freshness.
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Big scale concentrated nose displaying lemon curd, orange marmalade, slightly unripe yellow peach, candied ginger, smoke and wet stone. Excellent concentration, intense dense yet energetic yellow fruit driven palate impression, strong mineral presence, piercing acidity and strong mineral, and a long sweet, mineral and acidic finish. It feels very natural in a good way.
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The 11 Christiane clearly showed LBT.
Expressive nose displaying blackberry, cherry, roasted cherry, Asian spices, coffee, a hint of dark caramel and mineral. Excellent concentration, densely layered blackberry and cherry driven palate impression, warm and round, good acidity and mineral, and a long blackberry and Asian spices driven finish. Still quite primary but the youthful opulent fruit makes it quite enjoyable. Still needs another decade or two to reach the peak.
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Always interesting to have a mini-vertical. Much brighter crunch red fruits, strawberry, raspberry and cherry, Vosne spice, rose, light caramel and mineral. Excellent concentration, beautifully layered sweet crunch red fruit, very precise and focused, bright acidity, a hint of silky tannins and a long sweet red fruit and Vosne spice driven finish. Both the 09 and 10 display impressive fruit concentration but I slightly prefer the pure red fruit of the 10. I suspect both will become exceptional in another decade or two. It is already very enjoyable in a very youthful way.
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I have expressed my concerns regarding the 11 being similar to the 04. Certainly it is not as badly affected by LBT as the 04. This clearly displays LBT. It is a shame as it displays very good concentration and generous fruit. If you are sensitive to LBT, avoid.
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All three showed really well.
Consistent with the last bottle from two years ago. It has reached the first stage of the youthful peak. Beautiful nose displaying warm red fruit, strawberry, cherry, a hint of Asian spices, rose and earthy mineral. Beautifully balanced palate, soft, warm and round, perfect amount of acidity and mineral, a hint of fine tannins and a long soft red fruit and Asian spices driven finish. Certainly most ready and harmonious of the flight. Simply pleasurable but will gain more sous bois for another decade or two.
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Perhaps the most concentrated and sweetest of the flight. More black fruit compare to the 05, blackberry, cherry, dark spices, tree bark and earth. Excellent concentration, rich and oily, decadent black fruit driven palate impression, medium acidity, good mineral presence and a long dark fruit driven finish. It remains very youthful and need another five to ten years to reach the youthful peak. Very impressive wine with a great future ahead.
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The first note is stem and Vosne spice, followed by mostly black fruit, a hint of licorice, sweet spices and earth. Displaying significantly more stem than the other two. Also slightly leaner fruit showing more structure. Bright acidity and strong stemmy mineral. The finish is medium to long, Vosne spice and stem at the end. Developing nicely but needs another decade to reach the peak. My educated guess is that the stem will integrated nicely with time, adding additional complexity.
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The 06 Christiane showed really well. The 05 Truchot and the 90 Jadot were good.
Hedonistic nose displaying decadent black fruit, blackberry, blackberry jam, black cherry, cappuccino, light caramel, Vosne spice and mineral. Excellent concentration, nicely layered, opulent black fruit and Vosns spice driven palate impression, quite dense yet silky and polished, perfect amount of acidity, good mineral presence and a long dark fruit driven finish. Just like the 06 Dujac Malconsorts, it is one of the most concentrated wine of the evening. My WOTN along with the 05 Dujac Malconsorts.
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Expressive but a bit murky nose displaying ripe red fruit, cherry compote, a hint of animal and earth. Excellent concentration, slightly chunky ripe red fruit, medium acidity, medium mineral and a medium red fruit and earth driven finish. Has the bottle been shaken a bit?
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Fully mature nose displaying subtle slightly dry red and black fruit, noticeable mint, a hint of sous bois and earth. Medium concentration, silky, medium acidity, good earthy mineral and a medium to long earth finish. Not showing obvious ripeness of the 90 vintage. A nice wine.
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1999 Jacques Selosse Champagne Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Extra-Brut Millésimé 93 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
Pop and pour, a hint of sherry/oxidative note and slightly oxidized apple. With air, grilled peach, orange peel, almond cookie, toffee, honey and roasted nuts. Very good concentration, complex nutty palate impression, medium acidity, good earthy mineral and a medium to long finish with a hint of sherry at the end. The oxidative note is beyond Krug, also Substance. Your liking to it will strongly defend on whether you appreciate the sherry/oxidative note in Champagne. Really complex Champagne but certainly with a hint of sherry note.
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