Simon Beatty's Memorial Dinner - Table 2 - Richebourg

Noizé, London
Tasted Tuesday, February 21, 2023 by Vinumming & Ahhing with 150 views

Introduction

An opportunity to get together and celebrate the life of Simon Beatty who passed away last year

Flight 1 - Fizz (1 Note)

Flight 2 - White Burgundy (3 Notes)

  • 2000 Bonneau du Martray Corton-Charlemagne 93 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru

    Great stand-in for a missing in action 1990. This has great power with white flowers and a little pineapple stalk to the nose. Elevage is well judged. Palate has great line and there is plenty of time ahead here. One of three cracking wines in our white flight.

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  • 1996 Domaine Francois et Antoine Jobard Meursault 1er Cru Les Genevrières 94 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru

    Fascinating fully mature white Burg. On the eye this is relatively dark but as soon as you pick up the glass and smell / taste any concerns vanish as it draws one in. There is an oily lime juice and wet stone minerality to this, later some sourdough breadcrumbs. Palate is cracking too with great length, there's a little hazelnut on the mid-palate and beautiful acidity. Chapeau Mr Beatty.

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  • 2015 Marc Colin et Fils Montrachet 93 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Montrachet Grand Cru

    This is a cracking wine that in time will be wonderful one suspects. Nose has a lemon posset character to it on pouring, soon some freshly zested lime emerges. So bright and young. Improves with every sip. Last sip has a faint suggestion of blood orange.

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Flight 3 - Cotes de Beaune (2 Notes)

  • 1992 La Pousse d'Or Volnay 1er Cru Les Caillerets 94 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru

    Served with a Caillerets Clos des 60 Ouvrées from 1993. This is a delightful surprise given the supposed superiority of the 1993 vintage in Burgundy. Some meatiness and oolong tea on the nose here, the tiniest hint of planed white chocolate too. Palate is taught and lovely; the tertiary forest floor and resolved red fruits are complemented with a charming grapefruit juice lift.

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  • 1993 La Pousse d'Or Volnay 1er Cru Clos des 60 Ouvrées 90 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru

    Served with a 1992 straight Caillerets from the same producer. This is well made and has a polished red fruited character. Palate has good persistence and well judged acidity. It does feel a little modern and worked compared with the 1992.

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Flight 4 - Cotes de Nuits (2 Notes)

  • 1995 Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé Musigny Cuvée Vieilles Vignes 93 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Musigny Grand Cru

    A rare treat to try one of these. The deep red fruits are complimented by a little citrus lift, some peony and a hint of blood. Palate is powerful with some tart cherry interest and some smoke. Producer does well here with the difficult 1995 vintage.

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  • 1998 Domaine Maume Mazis-Chambertin 91 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Mazis-Chambertin Grand Cru

    A little petillant on pouring (the wine had been breathing for an hour in an open bottle at this point) which soon vanishes with some swirling. There is a blackcurrant quality to the nose with a little ground white pepper. Palate has more of the same but if being picky finishes with a little bitterness.

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Flight 5 - Bordeaux and Chateauneuf (3 Notes)

Flight 6 - Sticky (1 Note)

  • 2007 Château Coutet Barsac 92 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Barsac

    From magnum. Deep, rich, candied apricot nose here. Lovely texture and a great foil for the cheese. Later there is a little Parma ham sweetness / savouriness I wasn't expected.

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Flight 7 - Generous donations from the room (2 Notes)

  • 2014 Kumeu River Chardonnay Maté's Vineyard 93 Points

    New Zealand, North Island, Auckland, Kumeu

    From magnum after 3 hours in a decanter. Lime juice and white currant puree here. So balanced, so long. Not a vintage of this wine I'd had before but it's cracking. See why this did so well in the blind new world vs Burg tasting a few years ago.

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  • 1961 Château Lafite Rothschild 94 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

    A generous end of the evening donation, accepted with knowledge that the bottom of the bottle and little cludgy. Nose has blue fruits and crushed rock minerality there is a the tiniest hint of bacon fat sweetness. Some incense and a little rosehip too. Some charming greenness to this. So young. Wow.

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Closing

Noize did superbly with their first takeover. Top evening.

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