Second Sunday Group: 2002 Burgundies

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Tasted Sunday, October 17, 2021 by AllRed with 91 views

Introduction

The 2nd Sunday group gathered for our regular double blind tasting. For this group, we are presented a couple of double blind warm ups before the main flight. The warm ups are discussed & unveiled before moving on to the themed main flight. We spent forty five minutes or so tasting and evaluation the eight wines for the main flight before ranking the wines and then making guesses as to what we were tasting. Wines are ranked 1-8, one point for each place, and then unveiled from last place to first place. After the tasting, dinner is served with the additional wines brought by the group, nonblind. For this tasting we had ten tasters and the cost was $45, thanks to a nice discount from our hosts.

Flight 1 - Warm ups (2 Notes)

  • 2017 Flowers Chardonnay Sonoma Coast 88 Points

    USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast

    Double blind. Bright and citrusy with a grassy undertone. Flavors of citrus, mineral, lemon and dried honeycomb. Guessed sauv blanc.

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  • 2016 Ridge Chardonnay Estate 92 Points

    USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains

    Double blind. Smoky; toasted oak, apple/orchard fruit aromas. The palate follows the bouquet. Right now the wood dominates, but I think there’s enough fruit underneath; just needs time. Guessed young CA chard.

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Flight 2 - Themed flight (8 Notes)

The first couple of wines had me thinking pinot, and Burgundy in particular. As I progressed through the wines, these seemed less like Burgundy so I thought perhaps Oregon. With air, the tannins really began to show and I got less pinot fruit and character in these. I think only one or two in the group guessed pinot, one of whom correctly identified these as Burgundy.

  • 2002 Bruno Desaunay-Bissey Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Rouges Vieilles Vignes 92 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru

    Double blind. The lightest color in the flight. Initial notes of cranberry and sour cherry with mineral, cherry and earth tones on the palate. Lighter body with good balancing acidity. Pretty. Adds a floral note to go with cherry, earth and sandalwood notes. Black cherry on the palate. 92+ pts.

    My #3, Domino’s #5
    Group #2, 36 pts

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  • 2002 Domaine Arlaud Morey St. Denis 1er Cru Les Millandes Cuvée Unique 92 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Morey St. Denis 1er Cru

    Double blind. Dark garnet color. Meaty/gamy, black cherry and red berry fruit notes. Medium-bodied. Black cherry and earthy clay flavors. Becomes more perfumed as it sits. Tannins become more evident, with dark fruit qualities and a lingering finish. 92+ pts.

    My #2, Domino’s #1
    Group #3, 38 pts

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  • 2002 Frédéric Magnien Côte de Nuits Villages Croix-Violette 93 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Côte de Nuits Villages

    Double blind. Dark color. This too opens with a meaty/gamy quality to go along with perfume and cherry. Medium-bodied. Terrific bright cherry fruit and game with a lingering finish. Becomes more red-fruited and perfumed as it opens in the glass. 93-94 pts.

    My #1, Domino's #4
    Group #1, 26 pts

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  • 2002 Michel Magnien Chambolle-Musigny Les Fremières 89 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny

    Double blind. Aromas of cherry, sawdust and herbs. Bigger and more tannic than the first three wines. Cherry and red plum flavors with spice tones in the finish. With time in the glass the bouquet shows a garrigue element and becomes more black-fruited. Tannic; dark fruit and spice finish. The first in this lineup that makes me think we might have something other than pinot.

    My #6, Domino's #6
    Group #5, 47 pts

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  • 2002 Daniel Bocquenet Vosne-Romanée La Croix Blanche 89 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée

    Double blind. Fairly nondescript. Notes of herbs and red fruit with a woody quality. Medium-bodied. Stemmy, with red and black fruit mixed in. Turns a bit pruney as it sits, rather ripe and there's hints of bouillon beginning to emerge as well. Prune and ripe black fruit tones on the palate; a bit tannic as well. Tip-toeing that line of being too ripe. Medium finish.

    My #5, Domino's #2
    Group #4, 44 pts

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  • 2002 Domaine Arlaud Morey St. Denis 1er Cru Aux Chéseaux Cuvée Unique 90 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Morey St. Denis 1er Cru

    Double blind. Dark color. Another that's a bit stemmy/woody, with sous bois, bouillon and black fruit notes. Flavors of black cherry, herbs, sawdust and dark fruit. Puts on weight and seems riper the longer it sits. Good ripe, but not too ripe, fruit. 90-91 pts.

    My #4, Domino's #3
    Group #6, 48 pts

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  • 2002 Domaine Truchot-Martin Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Sentiers 87 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru

    Double blind. Aromas of cherry, sweet tea and rose petals. Light; flavors of cherry, white currant and black tea. Degrades with air, showing more and more bouillon the longer it sits, while the tea and cherry notes fade into the background. Soft finish.

    My #7, Domino's #7
    Group #7, 49 pts

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  • 2002 Gérard Raphet Morey St. Denis 1er Cru Les Millandes Cuvée Unique Flawed

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Morey St. Denis 1er Cru

    Double blind. Corked.

    My #8, Domino's #8
    Group #8, 72 pts

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Flight 3 - Dinner/dessert wines (10 Notes)

With a terrific choucroute.

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