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Wine Dinner Extravaganza
Mirabelle - Washington, DC
Tasted Friday, October 27, 2017 by Burgundy Al with 521 views
Flight 1 - Champagne to Start (3 Notes)
Flight 2 - Mid-Aged Raveneau (3 Notes)
2007 François Raveneau Chablis Grand Cru Valmur 95 Points
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis Grand Cru
Dense apple and pear. Lots of acid to start, then fruit expanding and opening with more air. Mineral intensity start-to-finish. Very long finish. Started out 92 points when first poured (only open 45 minutes), but 95 points when finished 3 hours later.
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2005 François Raveneau Chablis Grand Cru Valmur 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis Grand Cru
Rich for Chablis with great good concentration. Less complex to start, more air brought forth more nuance, but this was never as fun as the MdT 2005 on its right or as powerful as the Valmur 2007 on its left.
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2005 François Raveneau Chablis 1er Cru Montée de Tonnerre 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru
Open just 30-45 minutes before serving. Open and accessible from the start, this was big, robust, powerful and very fun. At a great place already now. More fun than either vintage of Valmur alongside in the same flight.
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Flight 3 - White Rhone Stars (3 Notes)
2007 Château Rayas Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc Réserve 92 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Slightly floral start. Apple, lemon peel, orange peel, followed by a bit of honeycomb. HArmonious and balanced, even if not particularly powerful. Seemed like a very good 1er Cru Chassagne to me. Cepage is 50/50 blend of clairette and grenache blanc.
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2009 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc Cuvée Roussanne Vieilles Vignes
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Massive and rich with tropical fruit and sweet spice. There is a lush sweetness that I find extreme and too extravagant, but understand others will love this wine.
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2010 Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage Blanc 91 Points
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Hermitage
Baked apple, ginger and lemongrass with pain perdu notes. Unctuous and rich. I haven't tasted this since shortly after release, and the fruit is less forthcoming, so I think this is entering its dormant phase, awaiting the brioche/ butterscotch complexity to emerge in another decade.
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Flight 4 - Bonnes Mares 2007 (3 Notes)
2007 Domaine G. Roumier / Christophe Roumier Bonnes Mares 95 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Bonnes Mares Grand Cru
In top 2007 Bonnes Mares horizontal. Rich and ripe black and red cherry aromas with roasted meat spice. Similar flavors, also showing red cherry. Very dense, particularly for vintage. Very good already. Best showing ever for this wine. Very good now, with upside from here.
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2007 Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé Bonnes Mares 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Bonnes Mares Grand Cru
In top 2007 Bonnes Mares horizontal. Red and black cherry, coming across and dense, meaty and powerful. Ripe, but also somewhat backward finish. Not as charming or precocious as when last enjoyed shortly after release, but this will certainly reward more time in the cellar. 93 points today, 94+ potential.
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2007 Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier Bonnes Mares 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Bonnes Mares Grand Cru
In top 2007 Bonnes Mares horizontal. Red cherry and berry throughout, in a slighter and elegant style. Charming. Moderate weight and length. Very good now, and this should continue to drink well and evolve for the next 10-15+ years.
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Flight 5 - Cheval Blanc Vertical (3 Notes)
1982 Château Cheval Blanc 96 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
In 82/98/00 vertical. Mostly black currant and cherry with red fruit hints, plenty of earth and tobacco. Plenty of earthy, meaty spice with well cooked/ reduced mushroom. Very elegant, very long. Wow!
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1998 Château Cheval Blanc 94 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
In 82/98/00 vertical. Black cherry and berry throughout. Great balance and very good weight. Just slightly less complex vs either the gorgeous 1982 or suggestive 2000.
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2000 Château Cheval Blanc
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
In 82/98/00 vertical. Lush and rich start, but this quickly slammed shut with massive structure. Great power and concentration, but backward and just teasing us with its clearly great potential.
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Flight 6 - Guigal "La La" 1990 Horizontal (3 Notes)
1990 E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie La Turque 94 Points
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Côte-Rôtie
In Guigal 1990 "La La" horizontal. Enticing aromatic start with black cherry, sweet and savory spice and fatty hints. Similar flavors, just slightly less complex and powerful. Best to enjoy now.
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1990 E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie La Mouline 96 Points
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Côte-Rôtie
In Guigal 1990 "La La" horizontal. Black cherry and plum with faint liqueuur hints. Great spice. Similar flavors, very long, almost perfectly balanced. While Turque had the best nose and Landonne the best flavors, this was the overall best of the horizontal.
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1990 E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie La Landonne 95 Points
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Côte-Rôtie
In Guigal 1990 "La La" horizontal. Rugged aromas made this seem backward, but that was dismissed once tasted. Black cherry and plum with meaty character. Black pepper, licorice and clove spice notes. Very concentrated, very long. Best flavors of the horizontal, probably the on;y one of the three with upside from here.
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Flight 7 - Rayas Vertical (4 Notes)
1998 Château Rayas Châteauneuf-du-Pape Reserve 94 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
In 98/01/05/06 vertical. The star of the flight. Mostly black cherry with some plum, red berry and liqueur hints. Good spice start-to-finish. Superbly elegant textures. So charming.
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2001 Château Rayas Châteauneuf-du-Pape Reserve 90 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
In 98/01/05/06 vertical. Started off slightly firm despite several hours of air. Riper aromas vs flavors at first, but overall more balanced and tasty after an hour in glass. Slightly disappointing.
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2005 Château Rayas Châteauneuf-du-Pape Reserve 93 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
In 98/01/05/06 vertical. Black cherry aromas and flavors with subtle spice, great balance and harmony. Very good freshness and length, just lacking the depth (for now?) of the 1998.
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2006 Château Rayas Châteauneuf-du-Pape Reserve 91 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
In 98/01/05/06 vertical. Very ripe, forward and fun. Very tasty, but not as complex as I might have hoped or recall from before.
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Flight 8 - Yquem Vertical (2 Notes)
1975 Château d'Yquem 94 Points
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes
Dark color. Dried apricot with sweet baking spice. Lots of botrytis, lots of complexity. Dense, long, very well balanced.
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2001 Château d'Yquem 98 Points
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes
Dried apricot, caramelized pineapple, mango and dried coconut. So dense, so very long. Great now, so very energetic and exciting. This will last a generation or two.
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1996 Moët & Chandon Champagne Cuvée Dom Pérignon Flawed
France, Champagne
Great underlying fruit, but that rare slightly corked Champagne.
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1997 Salon Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut 90 Points
France, Champagne
Rich and concentrated, but reasonably more mature vs other recent bottles. Certainly good, but probably not a perfect bottle.
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2002 Dom Pérignon Champagne 93 Points
France, Champagne
Cross-section of apple aromas and flavors with some lemon peel. Comes across as very Chardonnay-driven. Very fresh, bight, long and powerful. Drinking well now, with upside from here.
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