Out of town friends @ Republique

A couple friends came in from out of town so we put together a nice dinner at Republique

WOTN for me was probably the 1999 Overnoy. The 07 D'Auvenay was a close second

• 2015 Jérôme Prévost La Closerie Fac-Simile

  France, Champagne

  (8/5/2019)

  What more needs to be said about this wine? There’s so much material inside. Savory earthy strawberry that completely envelopes your palate. There’s ample acidity and killer bone dry intensity. It has a ripeness to it and fills the mouth but without feeling sweet and heavy as so many rose do

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• 2007 Domaine d'Auvenay (Lalou Bize-Leroy) Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Folatières

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru

  (7/31/2019)

  “Persistent as fuck”. Which it was. The wine had all of the hallmarks of classic D’auvenay, powerhouse smoky yellow fruited nose with white pepper and flint. The palate is just absolutely brimming with rich golden fruit, there’s serious weight on the wine as it just crushes the mid palate deep into the finish. Has bracing powerful minerality and sparkle and an equally broad frame that’s completely filled out by the raw material. Every time having D’auvenay is a treat and an example why it’s probably the best white wine being made in Burgundy.

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• 2009 Hubert Lamy Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru

  (7/31/2019)

  Balanced fruit weight and supple extract. White fruit and banana. Framed by a soft acid touch and a lush persistent mouthfeel that shows the ripeness of the vintage but in balance. I was surprised by how light on the feet the wine was, which really showed next to the punch you in the mouth powerhouse next to it. It’s always really interesting trying the pre-haut density wines. Always softer, more delicate wines and supple wines before they turned into electric powerhouses in 2013

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• 1999 Emmanuel Houillon (Maison Pierre Overnoy) Poulsard Arbois Pupillin

  France, Jura, Arbois Pupillin

  (7/31/2019)

  Initially when opened it showed rustic and clunky. We didn’t think much of it. @justinrutherford738 recommended we decant and throw it back into the cellar. We came back to it roughly 3 hours later and the wine had metamorphosed into a beautiful god wave inducing Mothra.
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  The most apt description possible is the smell of a perfectly ripe strawberry being plucked from the earth and brought straight to your nose. Behind that glorious sweet earthy smell is an herbaceous citrus note that reminds me of blood orange.
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  The palate is weightless but persistent. Oodles of clean beautiful bright cherry and strawberry fruit and a slight hint of funk/earth that gives it complexity . It’s elegant and balanced while tasting fresh and forward with all its glorious well put together acid. To have captured this 20 year old Poulsard in such a magical place is a treat. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
  Without a doubt the best Poulsard let alone Jura I’ve ever had. Thank you Justin 🙇

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• 1976 Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé Musigny Cuvée Vieilles Vignes

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Musigny Grand Cru

  (8/5/2019)

  cool easy fruit, mostly secondary now with ample earth, tobacco, hint of brown sugar. Ultimate definition of SOYS BOYS on the nose. At its best when first poured as the fruit was more ample but still enjoyable to see the evolution.

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• 1990 Louis Jadot Musigny

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Musigny Grand Cru

  (8/5/2019)

  burlier and more structured than I expected. Tannic frame that’s showing some of its secondary character but still has its fair share of ripe dark fruit. Started to pick up this tobacco infused dark plum note in the finish. ⠀

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• 2012 Marchand & Tawse / Pascal Marchand Musigny

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Musigny Grand Cru

  (8/5/2019)

  one barrel made. Ultimate chambolle spice box on the palate. Saturated with floral spice and ripe bright red fruit. Sweet ripe tannin and that tactile texture from oak round out the wine. Doesn’t scream Musigny at this stage but definitely screams chambolle! They seem really in tune with this village if you like the more forward red fruited style as they are a bit on the riper side, almost fourrier like but more structured.

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• 1996 Louis Jadot Bonnes Mares

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Bonnes Mares Grand Cru

  (8/2/2019)

  The 1996 Jadot had that really weird stewed fruit and funky meat nose that so many 1996 Jadot had (no clue what was going on in bottle. One bottle would be clean, next would be funky) but it quickly blew off that funk. Palate was also shut down initially, rustic and coarse with tannin and acid. But unlike the Drouhin it flipped the script positively. It gained this rich long powerful dark fruit and that coarseness turned into a structured weight frame. A compelling meatiness and spice started to blossom as it built complexity in the wine. Really good at the end of the night.

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• 1996 Joseph Drouhin Bonnes Mares

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Bonnes Mares Grand Cru

  (8/2/2019)

  The 1996 Drouhin came out all 1996 like. Tons of acid but ample broad sweet weighty red fruit that shows off the power of the vineyard. Still very primary. As it ate up oxygen the fruit starts to pick up a tart note from the acid and started to shut down.

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• 2008 Bernard Van Berg Bourgogne-Grand-Ordinaire

  France, Burgundy, Bourgogne-Grand-Ordinaire

  (8/5/2019)

  Pinot/gamay blend from Grand Ordinaire. Never had the wine but I’ve heard lots about the old natural burgundy wines being made from vines on the other side of the highway. Made popular by Noma. I’m gonna guess there’s something wrong with the bottle. Really light and almost empty on the palate. Not giving much on the nose. Not sure if it went flat cause of the long decant (12+ hours) or the long decant was to try and pull it out of this stage and it never did. Either way, fun to finally see one of these but too bad about the wine itself. From what I’ve read from great palates, it’s a marvelous wine. Hopefully get a chance for a sound bottle in the future.

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• 2010 Marcel Juge Cornas

  France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Cornas

  (8/5/2019)

  quintessential peak Juge to me. It shows the balance and almost Burgundian mark that Juge has with Syrah. Ample acidity, supple bright red fruit that’s long and spice laden into the finish. Utterly balanced and dripping with a savory cool back end. The nose is all wild fruit, herbs and meat.

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• 2005 Raymond Trollat St. Joseph

  France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, St. Joseph

  (8/5/2019)

  one of my favorite St Josephs ever, the 2005 Raymond Trollat St Joseph. His last year of making wine and what a vintage to end on before transferring the vines over to the Gonon brothers for their VV bottling. This wine is absolutely chock full of material in the bottle. Stuffed to the gills with concentrated bold dark red fruit and a mouth coating weight. There’s a meatiness and chewy texture that builds with time. Every sip is a new experience as the wine unravels.

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