France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru
Vintage ripeness jumps out with rich and powerful orchard fruit, but plenty of structure just off the main stage. Long, layered finish. Upside from here, but the tired '15 Ruchottes in the next glass makes me pause.
Red cherry, nicely spiced and floral. Perfect Volnay character with wonderful balance and good (enough) weight. A wonderful expression of the vintage, too.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Romanée St. Vivant Grand Cru
Glorious Vosne perfume to start. Red cherry flavors are slightly less complex, slightly more mature, slightly less exciting vs nose. Still certainly very good now.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos des Lambrays Grand Cru
Another fine bottle of this wine, showing a fine combination of fresh and maturing red fruits with spice and earth. Lots here, maybe not quite as the same level of Grand Cru density that the terroir could express.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos St. Denis Grand Cru
Red cherry and berry start-to-finish with wonderful combination of spice, earth, and meat. Clearly enough structure in the near background supports this perfectly, and will keep in vibrant for the next decade+. Exceeded my expectations.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos St. Denis Grand Cru
I enjoyed this lots more a few years back. It's not that this has advanced, but rather tonight's bottle came across as awkward and lacking the same finesse or charm as before.
A great wine will emerge some day, maybe from 2028, but little pleasure right now. Lots of spice, but the fruit/ structure combination is brooding and awkward. 93-94 point potential.
2015 Hubert Lamy Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Les Frionnes Blanc 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Saint-Aubin 1er Cru
Bright and rich enough with overall good balance today showcasing both lemon and apple notes. Good now, probably little further upside.
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2015 Jean-Claude Ramonet Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Ruchottes Flawed
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru
Drinkable and still tasty, but much more advanced vs where this should be.
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2015 Jean-Claude Ramonet Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Champs Canet 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru
Vintage ripeness jumps out with rich and powerful orchard fruit, but plenty of structure just off the main stage. Long, layered finish. Upside from here, but the tired '15 Ruchottes in the next glass makes me pause.
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2015 Bonneau du Martray Corton 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton Grand Cru
Powerful array of ripe orchard fruit with no shortage of structure, all in the right place. Long, lingering, powerful finish.
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2017 Domaine François Buffet Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Chênes 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru
Red cherry, nicely spiced and floral. Perfect Volnay character with wonderful balance and good (enough) weight. A wonderful expression of the vintage, too.
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2007 Domaine Dominique Mugneret Romanée St. Vivant 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Romanée St. Vivant Grand Cru
Glorious Vosne perfume to start. Red cherry flavors are slightly less complex, slightly more mature, slightly less exciting vs nose. Still certainly very good now.
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2002 Domaine des Lambrays Clos des Lambrays 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos des Lambrays Grand Cru
Another fine bottle of this wine, showing a fine combination of fresh and maturing red fruits with spice and earth. Lots here, maybe not quite as the same level of Grand Cru density that the terroir could express.
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2002 Dominique Laurent Clos de la Roche Tradition Flawed
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos de la Roche Grand Cru
Corked
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2002 Domaine Bertagna Clos St. Denis 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos St. Denis Grand Cru
Red cherry and berry start-to-finish with wonderful combination of spice, earth, and meat. Clearly enough structure in the near background supports this perfectly, and will keep in vibrant for the next decade+. Exceeded my expectations.
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2010 Domaine Amiot-Servelle Clos St. Denis
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos St. Denis Grand Cru
I enjoyed this lots more a few years back. It's not that this has advanced, but rather tonight's bottle came across as awkward and lacking the same finesse or charm as before.
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2016 Pierre Gonon St. Joseph
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, St. Joseph
A great wine will emerge some day, maybe from 2028, but little pleasure right now. Lots of spice, but the fruit/ structure combination is brooding and awkward. 93-94 point potential.
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