Tasted Wednesday, February 27, 2008 by Dave Dalluge with 630 views
The full group wasn't available, but a few of us managed to get together for an excellent meal and some pretty good wines. Fugaise did their usual great job with hosting our group -- the food and service were both excellent. It was great to see Steve, Brad, Chris P and Chris L again (although Chris L ended up leaving for a family emergency mid-way through the meal). All of us called for a light night, and we stuck pretty close to our one bottle per person limit (what spelling for "wuss" did we finally decide on?). Of course the group had to finally agree with me that white wines don't count towards the bottle count to achieve this goal.
The whites were good but not great. It was fun to taste a Chablis with a few years of age on it.
This proved to be a pretty good flight. I was worried that the Grands-Ech would be too much of a step down, but it really hung pretty well with the Vogue.
Both Leroy's showed very well. This is my third or fourth go at each of them and they have been consistently good each time.
Awesome choice for a mystery wine Steve. I actually thought this was a pleasant way to end the Burg tasting. It showed well and paired pretty well with the thick, chocolate dessert.
The 1980 Vogue was an amazingly good wine and my WOTN. The two Leroy's were also good and the 1978 Grands-Ech showed very well also. It was another fun night with the great members of the Kitchen Tasting Group.
2001 Marc Colin et Fils Puligny-Montrachet Le Trézin Flawed
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet
Both bottles ordered off the list were badly oxidized. A shame because I haven't had a Marc Colin since my visit to the domaine in 2006 (where I tasted my first Montrachet).
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2002 Mestre-Michelot Meursault Sous La Velle 89 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault
The nose offers an interesting blend of lemon, butterscotch, spearmint and flowers. Reserved but pleasant. In the mouth this seemed thick and concentrated with a nice core of fruit and excellent acidity. There is some intensity to the flavors, but they are not too expansive on the palate. Decent finish. Simple but nice.
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1999 Château de Maligny Chablis 1er Cru Fourchaume 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru
The color is a nice light gold. My first whiff gives a strong smell of what I called sewer (others called this oxidation). I had trouble getting past this, but it did eventually blow off to reveal an awesome nose of lemon, mineral, nut and barnyard. The texture is soft and silky. The flavor is expansive with good intensity. Nice length on the finish. A nice wine, but I slightly prefered the 02 Meursault.
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