France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru
Small glass, brief note. Served double blind. Clearly ripe vintage white Burg with wonderful richness, weight and freshness. The rare Boillot that is older than it tastes. So good.
Small glass, brief note. Served blind. Came across as old-ish, ripe white Burg, but not very Chablis. Good weight. Tough to find a drinkable 2002 Fevre these days, so well done.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru
Small glass, brief note. Incredibly rich start with floral, spice and ripe apple through. Dense while near perfectly balanced with good+ length. Upside from here.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Echezeaux Grand Cru
Small glass, brief note. Tasted twice, tasted blind. So dense and concentrated with more black vs red fruit. Clearly Grand Cru, I thought this 1999. Very complex and unfolding, so good now with upside.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru
Small glass, brief note. Served double blind. Seemed more mature than 2002 with good richness showcasing red and black cherry aromas, flavors. Certainly good, but I had better, fresher bottles twice last year.
Small glass, brief note. I have always been a fan of Roulot 2004, and this bottle really delivers. Floral start with apple and just enough earth to make it even more interesting. Mature flavors with plenty of brightness on finish with good length.
Small glass, brief note. Served to me blind. Immediately thought it Burgundy from the nose (without tasting). Floral red fruit with earth that made me think it considerably older, but also with slightly rugged tannins on finish. Good fruit but imperfectly balanced for me.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton Grand Cru
Popped and poured. I like Mary’s Facebook TN so much that I’m borrowing it... this bottle was so beautiful. Smell of the inside of my imaginary grandmother's purse: old leather, lipstick, talcum powder, tobacco, parfum....
My add: Plus enough lingering red fruit. A great bottle for those of us who love old Burgundy.
Small glass, brief note. Ripe for Raveneau Chablis with good+ weight, just less minerally or texturally nuanced than I'd prefer or expect, certainly less so than Forests. Still, certainly enjoyable.
Small glass, brief note. Ripe apple and lemon with a bright enough edge from middle forward to show typicity. Good+ weight, volume and length. Good now.
NV Krug Champagne Brut Grande Cuvée Edition 166eme 91 Points
France, Champagne
Small glass, brief note. Lots of apple with toasted brioche and lemon curd hints. Very good weight. So charming and balanced now.
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2016 Maison Leroy Bourgogne Blanc 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Bourgogne Blanc
Small glass, brief note. Lots of rich and ripe apple with tropical hints. Impressive weight for its level.
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2000 Henri Boillot Chevalier-Montrachet 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru
Small glass, brief note. Served double blind. Clearly ripe vintage white Burg with wonderful richness, weight and freshness. The rare Boillot that is older than it tastes. So good.
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2015 Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Clos de la Maréchale 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru
Small glass, brief note. Black and red cherry with good weight, very good balance. Sneaky structure adds more nuance. Good now with upside.
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1996 Coche-Dury Meursault Flawed
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault
Small glass, brief note. Somewhat madeirized.
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2008 Hubert Lamy Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet Flawed
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru
Impressive richness but woefully lacking freshness.
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2002 Domaine William Fèvre Chablis Grand Cru Valmur 89 Points
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis Grand Cru
Small glass, brief note. Served blind. Came across as old-ish, ripe white Burg, but not very Chablis. Good weight. Tough to find a drinkable 2002 Fevre these days, so well done.
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2015 Vincent Dauvissat (René & Vincent) Chablis 1er Cru Vaillons 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru
Small glass, brief note. Very rich with floral character. Enticing nose, slightly backward for now on palate, but with so much potential here.
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1999 Domaine Ghislaine Barthod Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Chatelots
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru
Small glass, brief note. At least as much earth as fruit with good weight,
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1983 Paul Jaboulet Aîné Crozes-Hermitage Domaine de Thalabert 86 Points
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Crozes-Hermitage
Small glass, brief note. Tasted double blind. I thought 1970s Burg with lots of merde. Not a wine I adore.
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2013 Domaine Bernard Moreau et Fils Chevalier-Montrachet 94 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru
Small glass, brief note. Incredibly rich start with floral, spice and ripe apple through. Dense while near perfectly balanced with good+ length. Upside from here.
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2004 Vincent Dauvissat (René & Vincent) Chablis 1er Cru Vaillons 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru
Small glass, brief note. Maturing gracefully with a nice combination of ripe and bitter apple character. I’d err on the side of drinking these up.
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2002 Emmanuel Rouget Echezeaux 94 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Echezeaux Grand Cru
Small glass, brief note. Tasted twice, tasted blind. So dense and concentrated with more black vs red fruit. Clearly Grand Cru, I thought this 1999. Very complex and unfolding, so good now with upside.
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2015 Domaine Robert Chevillon Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Chaignots
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru
Small glass, brief note. Slightly candied and certainly fun, but surprisingly simple for its level.
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2016 Coche-Dury Bourgogne Blanc 89 Points
France, Burgundy, Bourgogne Blanc
small glass, brief note. Ripe lemon and lemon curd with impressive concentration for its level with sneaky structure as well. Very good now.
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2002 Domaine Robert Arnoux / Arnoux-Lachaux Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Suchots 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru
Small glass, brief note. Served double blind. Seemed more mature than 2002 with good richness showcasing red and black cherry aromas, flavors. Certainly good, but I had better, fresher bottles twice last year.
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2001 Alain Hudelot-Noëllat Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Suchots 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru
Small glass, brief note. Charming and mature red cherry and flavors with savory spice. Good depth and length. Doubt any further upside.
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2004 Domaine Roulot Meursault Les Luchets 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault
Small glass, brief note. I have always been a fan of Roulot 2004, and this bottle really delivers. Floral start with apple and just enough earth to make it even more interesting. Mature flavors with plenty of brightness on finish with good length.
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1999 Damilano Barolo Riserva 89 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Small glass, brief note. Served to me blind. Immediately thought it Burgundy from the nose (without tasting). Floral red fruit with earth that made me think it considerably older, but also with slightly rugged tannins on finish. Good fruit but imperfectly balanced for me.
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1969 Domaine Thenard Corton-Clos du Roi 94 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton Grand Cru
Popped and poured. I like Mary’s Facebook TN so much that I’m borrowing it... this bottle was so beautiful. Smell of the inside of my imaginary grandmother's purse: old leather, lipstick, talcum powder, tobacco, parfum....
My add: Plus enough lingering red fruit. A great bottle for those of us who love old Burgundy.
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2005 François Raveneau Chablis 1er Cru Monts Mains 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru
Small glass, brief note. Ripe for Raveneau Chablis with good+ weight, just less minerally or texturally nuanced than I'd prefer or expect, certainly less so than Forests. Still, certainly enjoyable.
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2005 François Raveneau Chablis 1er Cru Les Forêts 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru
Small glass, brief note. Ripe apple and lemon with a bright enough edge from middle forward to show typicity. Good+ weight, volume and length. Good now.
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