Summer Pavilion @ Ritz Carlton
Tasted Saturday, August 24, 2019 by Sleepy Dave with 173 views
J is turning 40th! Another group of friends that have been drinking / sharing together for more than 10yrs. We started with a 2009 Cedric Bouchard Ursules, still very youthful and zen likes. Then we move on to a serious flight of white and red burgundy with two birth year wines: 1979 Mount Pleasant Hunter White Burgundy (rich, matured, alive albeit a touch simple) and 1979 Cantenac Brown. The showstopper tonight is no doubt the 02 Mugnier Fuees & 99 Leroy Santenots. The lobster rice is to die for! Great night!
2006 Domaine des Comtes Lafon Meursault 1er Cru Les Perrières
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru
This has really lovely complex, expressive aromas of melted butter, light ginger spice, honeysuckle and ripe yellow fruits. Very good acidity entry for a 2006 with lemon, lemon oil and ripe fruits. Lovely saline complexity. Everything is great except the hollow mid palate though gaining back in life toward the finish, it is still sorta let down and didn't show the pedigree of a Perrieres.
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2004 Château de Puligny-Montrachet Chevalier-Montrachet
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru
High toned, very good depth on the nose. Saline, tropical fruits but with coldness in it, love the orange peel aromas here. Lovely minerality throughout, with the discrete and restrained elegance as a Chevalier should be. The wine continues to evolve in the glass and showing broader spectrum of fruits while still maintaining the precision. Nice length. A smaller scale Chevalier that still carry the identity and best of all, no premox.
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