La Fête de La Paulée
Tasted Friday, May 4, 2018 by Nanda with 459 views
Introduction
Another La Paulée dinner that lives up to the hype. Drinking the best of Burgundy with fellow enthusiasts. The generosity and celebration is off the charts!
Tasted Friday, May 4, 2018 by Nanda with 459 views
Another La Paulée dinner that lives up to the hype. Drinking the best of Burgundy with fellow enthusiasts. The generosity and celebration is off the charts!
NV Jacques Selosse Champagne Brut Rosé 88 Points
France, Champagne
Super oxidative nose is complex, but not all that appealing. Modest berry aromas trying to show through the oxidation. Palate is more pleasurable with significant density and freshness to the fruit, with no signs of oxidation. Not my preferred style of bubbles.
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2006 Salon Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut 95 Points
France, Champagne
A brooding, dense nose of non-delineated orchard fruit. The palate is concentrated, intense and delicious with big, creamy, ripe orchard fruit that is rich yet lifted and weightless. Long, long finish. Awesome young Champagne.
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1990 Pol Roger Champagne Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill 95 Points
France, Champagne
From magnum. Full complex nose has mature white fruit with earth and mushroom notes. The palate is rich but fully mature with orchard fruit and roasted nuts. Great intensity of mature flavors and still quite zesty. Long, savory finish. Impressive.
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1996 Bollinger Champagne R.D. Extra Brut 93 Points
France, Champagne
From magnum. Big, youthful nose of ripe apples and biscuit. The palate is big, bright and energetic. Despite it's raciness there is still good richness of fruit. Tastes like a current release.
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2002 Marquis de Laguiche (Joseph Drouhin) Montrachet 98 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Montrachet Grand Cru
From magnum. This mag is firing on all cylinders and much, much better than an advanced 750 at La Paulee SF two months ago. Huge nose that is complex and layered with rich, nearly buttery apple fruit and loads of spice. The palate is so rich, powerful and packed with fruit yet precise and composed. A benchmark Chardonnay.
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1999 Maison Leroy Meursault 1er Cru Les Genevrières 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru
Youthful appearance and nose with aromas of lemon, apple and spice. The palate has medium concentration with smooth textures. Some modest nut notes along with mineral and citrus add complexity. Round, fresh finish.
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1975 Veuve Clicquot Champagne Brut Royal Celebration Cuvée
France, Champagne
Fairly advanced with lots of toffee and caramel notes. Still has some freshness and zip, but clearly on the back nine.
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1986 Jean Boillot & Fils Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Pucelles 89 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru
Still alive an quite interesting with lots of mushroom, earth and bruised apple. Moderately vibrant acidity provides some energy and lift. Good complex finish.
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1999 Domaine Jacques Prieur Montrachet 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Montrachet Grand Cru
Showed fairly closed in and brooding, though it did open with some air. Tough to follow and appreciate in the La Paulee format. Good core of rich orchard fruit that starts to show some herbal and mineral complexity with time.
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1999 Domaine Leflaive Bâtard-Montrachet 95 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru
A pristine and still young bottle. Full nose of rich orchard fruit with abundant mineral and some matchstick. The rich palate has an amazing crystalline quality with intense mineral notes weaved into ripe apple. Smooth, richly textured finish.
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2013 Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey Montrachet
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Montrachet Grand Cru
Rich and hugely reductive nose. The palate is dense and full of primary, ripe orchard fruit with a ton of matchstick. Painfully young and tough to appreciate beyond its scale and density.
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1998 Krug Champagne Vintage Brut 92 Points
France, Champagne
A classic Krug that is drinking splendidly. Rich, full nose with toasty apple and pear. Good richness and depth though starting to show some age as the intensity and effervescence is dialed down.
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2014 Domaine Roulot Meursault 1er Cru Clos des Bouchères 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru
Full, dense nose of sweet and ripe orchard fruit is primary and non-delineated. Big, rich and ripe sweet orchard fruit with some citrus and mineral. Taut acids that aren't yet in harmony with the fruit. Showed a bit simple and awkward at this stage. Lots of upside from here.
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2004 Domaine William Fèvre Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis Grand Cru
Medium nose of crisp white fruit with intense mineral and citrus notes. Palate has taut, vibrant acids and dense, under-ripe green apple. Good salinity in the finish. Classic Chablis.
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1959 Bouchard Père et Fils Musigny 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Musigny Grand Cru
Aromas of decaying earth, mushroom, old leather and dried fruit. Palate still shows modest sweetness though it's mostly dried fruit and earth tones. Surprisingly lively, lifted and long for a nearly 60 year old Burg.
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1980 Maison Leroy Musigny 95 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Musigny Grand Cru
Full lifted and detailed nose of spice, mushroom, and dried black cherry. Impressively ethereal palate. Good depth of mature, dried black cherry and tertiary earth notes. Persistent, weightless finish.
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1996 Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé Musigny Cuvée Vieilles Vignes Flawed
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Musigny Grand Cru
Seemed like an off bottle with stewy aromas. A shame.
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2012 Domaine G. Roumier / Christophe Roumier Chambolle-Musigny 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny
Full nose of youthful black cherry with florals and clay layered below. Fairly young and primary with medium-to-full concentration of black cherry with well-integrated fresh acidity. Lots of everything at this level. Seems typical Chambolle and 2012.
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1999 Domaine du Clos de Tart Clos de Tart 94 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos de Tart Grand Cru
Lots of youthful, ripe red cherry on the nose. Palate shows a ton of power with it's rich red fruit. At the same time precise with good complexity from earth, floral and spice. Long finish.
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2010 Domaine Dujac Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Aux Malconsorts 96 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru
A simply gorgeous, though young, Malconsorts. Seductive, sexy, spice-filled black cherry nose. The palate is packed with supple fruit that has good grip from suave tannin. Tons of herb and spice accents. Second 2010 from Dujac (after a Charmes last month) that was delicious, expressive and fun right now.
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2002 Domaine René Engel Echezeaux 98 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Echezeaux Grand Cru
I haven't had much Engel, but this was seriously impressive. Full, expressive nose has just the right amount of earthy funk layered into red and black cherry, with spice accents. So composed and precise on the palate with great depth and layers -- maturing red fruit, earth, clay, funk and spice. Long, long bright finish.
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2003 Domaine Armand Rousseau Père et Fils Charmes-Chambertin 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru
Typical 2003 that is ripe and rich, though not to an unpleasant extreme. Big, ripe, rich black cherry, smoke and spice nose. The palate is very ripe and one-noted. Tasty but simple.
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1983 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Grands-Echezeaux 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Grands-Echezeaux Grand Cru
From double magnum! Full nose has dried black cherry, mushroom, earth, iron and spice. Great layering to the pure, still sweet fruit. Lots of spice and clay throughout. A real treat.
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1988 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Grands-Echezeaux 94 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Grands-Echezeaux Grand Cru
Gorgeous aromatics with a lot of forward spice and mature black cherry. Palate has round and still sweet, youthful fruit. Grand Cru concentration and depth. Delicious and so forward that it is almost too easy to drink and enjoy.
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1993 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Romanée St. Vivant 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Romanée St. Vivant Grand Cru
Paired with an 01 DRC RSV, which showed much more expressive. The nose here was a bit dirty and muddled though you can still appreciate the underlying brown spice and black cherry. Palate is subdued relative to the more energetic 2001. Seemed a bit closed down.
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2001 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Romanée St. Vivant 98 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Romanée St. Vivant Grand Cru
A dazzling nose with pronounced Vosne spice and rich black cherry. Gorgeously lush on the palate with bright, pure black cherry fruit with an array of baking spices. Long, lingering and intense finish.
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2008 Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier Musigny
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Musigny Grand Cru
Tasted side-by-side with '08 Mugnier Amoureuses, which was far more expressive and the superior wine today. This was closed and therefore double decanted and then decanted to try and wake it up. The nose never showed much outside of some high-toned fruit. You can sense the polish and refinement in the red fruit, but never really came around to play tonight ... and the La Paulee format is unforgiving in its pace to re-visit.
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2008 Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Amoureuses 98 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru
Tasted side-by-side with the '08 Mugnier Musigny which was more closed and ungiving. This on the other hand was singing from the get go. Gorgeous, bright nose with both red and black cherry and spice for days. So lithe, intense and complex on the palate -- sweeter, almost candied cherry fruit, with clay and mineral notes. Long, long finish.
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2008 Domaine G. Roumier / Christophe Roumier Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Amoureuses 95 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru
Tasted side by side with 08 Roumier Bonnes Mares. The Amoureuses has the more expressive, ethereal, epic nose -- unreal amounts of spice and florals paired with red cherry. Close to a 100 point nose here. The palate is rich yet lithe and layered. A beautiful, young wine.
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2008 Domaine G. Roumier / Christophe Roumier Bonnes Mares 95 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Bonnes Mares Grand Cru
Tasted side-by-side with the 08 Roumier Amoureuses. Aromatically more muscular and brooding vs. the Amoureuses. Big and powerful on the palate with richness and so much nuance. A wine that has density and layers, but those layers evolve and express themselves differently from taste to taste. Should age for decades.
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1999 Domaine Leroy Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Aux Brûlées 98 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru
Only 538 bottles produced. Just an unreal nose with sensational amounts of intense arrayed spice notes and ripe black cherry. Rich with Grand Cru concentration and intensity of Vosne spice. Deep and super long. A wow wine experience.
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2001 Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier Bonnes Mares
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Bonnes Mares Grand Cru
Tasted side-by-side with the 2002. The one shows more dense and brooding vs. the expressive 2002. The flavors and energy here are almost dull in experience. Shows bigger and richer, but without much nuance. Kind of clumsy. I suspect time and air would have settled this down. 90-92? points.
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2002 Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier Bonnes Mares 95 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Bonnes Mares Grand Cru
Tasted side-by-side with the 2001. Contrary to what you might expect given vintages, the 2002 showed much more approachable, forward and delineated. Full, open nose has good detailing of an array of red an black fruit. The palate is showing open knit and well integrated. Surely this will get better, but already quite good now.
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1996 Domaine Leroy Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Beaux Monts 99 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru
Tasted soon after a spectacular 99 Leroy Aux Brulées, and this is even better. Unending nose of powerful spice, potpourri, florals and black cherry. Rich and ripe black cherry with so much balancing tension. Lifted and intense throughout. Long polished, silky finish. A singular wine.
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2000 Domaine René Engel Clos Vougeot 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos Vougeot Grand Cru
Similar to an '02 Engel Ech tasted earlier in the evening, this has an earth and funk element component in the nose though there is also bright red cherry, florals and spice. An acid driven wine with moderate concentration but good brightness and lift. Clay, funk and spice adds complexity.
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1995 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Romanée St. Vivant 96 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Romanée St. Vivant Grand Cru
Somewhere between the subdued '93 and sensational '01 tasted earlier in the evening. Aromatics are very similar to the '01 with loads of Vosne spice, if a little less intense. Delicious and lively palate. Concentrated, ripe black cherry and pronounced Vosne spice. Sexy and polished. So, so good.
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1996 Coche-Dury Meursault Les Rougeots 94 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault
Tasted later in the evening side-by-side with the '11. I liked these equally and there is definitely a common signature, and you wouldn't guess the '96 was 15 years older. Serious richness and depth. Powerful, concentrated orchard fruit with great minerality. Long finish.
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2011 Coche-Dury Meursault Les Rougeots 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault
Tasted side-by-side with the '96. Similar signature but the youth is on full display here. Some reduction in the nose along with mineral and ripe orchard fruit. Palate is rich and creamy with searing, driving acidity. Not yet integrated but with loads of potential.
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1995 Emmanuel Rouget Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Cros Parantoux 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru
Paired with the 02 Meo Cros Parantoux very late in the evening. Good spice driven complexity. Rich black cherry and still firm structure. A bit hard relative to the round, luscious 02 Meo.
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2002 Domaine Méo-Camuzet Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Cros Parantoux 96 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru
Paired with the 95 Rouget Cros Parantoux very late in the evening. Huge, rich, layered aromas of black cherry, spice with some emerging earth tones. Serious concentration and spice intensity. For all the richness, this has good balance, freshness and persistence. In a terrific place.
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2007 Domaine Georges Mugneret-Gibourg Ruchottes-Chambertin
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Ruchottes-Chambertin Grand Cru
Late night. Rich, forward and expressive. Good spice and meat notes underneath polished, suave black fruit.
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