France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambertin Grand Cru
From THP. Slightly VA / funky upon opening. Mostly blew off with air - suprising how lively the acidity was here and was expecting a more extracted / baked fruit quality. A lovely opportunity to experience the genesis of Mortet wines. Drink now.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos St. Denis Grand Cru
From JC. This wine had the most rancid and pungent aromatics upon opening. The nose was literally that of fossil fules and farm. Perhaps the most rustic nose I have ever experienced in wine. As another lunch compian aptly noted, the nose was a paradoxical combination of savory / pleasant sauvage and something far less pleasant - almost like a Durian.
Aromatics aside, this wine blossomed into one of substantial quality with air.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambertin Grand Cru
My contribution to the Gevery lunch. A pristine bottle in terms of fill, color and cork. This wine was the most closed wine on the table in spite of its age. Clearly a wine of great quality and concentration of fruit, but the wine was fully muted on this occasion. Hard as nails and needs another 2-3 decades.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru
From HZW. A wine of exceptional elegance and quality. Opened several hours in advance and we were able to miraculously bear witness to the evolution over lunch.
First impressions were shy; the wine, clearly elegant and possesing a beautiful levity, was still rather green and closed. The aromatic intensity began to unfold with time. The tannin so light and elegant that the texture of the wine was unlike most any other Gevery I have tried. While some (limitted) impressions of Leroy have led me to find the wines generally monolithic and rather "natty," this wine was true to terrior.
1999 Bollinger Champagne Vieilles Vignes Françaises 94 Points
France, Champagne
From DJCV. A lovely wine of amazing tension and energy. Extremely fresh and youthful lacking the characteristic house oxidative marks.
This wine was tightly wound and improved substantially with air. One of the wines of the lunch and will certainly improve with age.
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1989 Charles Mortet Chambertin 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambertin Grand Cru
From THP. Slightly VA / funky upon opening. Mostly blew off with air - suprising how lively the acidity was here and was expecting a more extracted / baked fruit quality. A lovely opportunity to experience the genesis of Mortet wines. Drink now.
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1989 Domaine des Chezeaux Clos St. Denis Vieilles Vignes 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos St. Denis Grand Cru
From JC. This wine had the most rancid and pungent aromatics upon opening. The nose was literally that of fossil fules and farm. Perhaps the most rustic nose I have ever experienced in wine. As another lunch compian aptly noted, the nose was a paradoxical combination of savory / pleasant sauvage and something far less pleasant - almost like a Durian.
Aromatics aside, this wine blossomed into one of substantial quality with air.
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1998 Bernard Dugat-Py Chambertin Vieilles Vignes 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambertin Grand Cru
My contribution to the Gevery lunch. A pristine bottle in terms of fill, color and cork. This wine was the most closed wine on the table in spite of its age. Clearly a wine of great quality and concentration of fruit, but the wine was fully muted on this occasion. Hard as nails and needs another 2-3 decades.
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2007 Domaine Leroy Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Aux Combottes 97 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru
From HZW. A wine of exceptional elegance and quality. Opened several hours in advance and we were able to miraculously bear witness to the evolution over lunch.
First impressions were shy; the wine, clearly elegant and possesing a beautiful levity, was still rather green and closed. The aromatic intensity began to unfold with time. The tannin so light and elegant that the texture of the wine was unlike most any other Gevery I have tried. While some (limitted) impressions of Leroy have led me to find the wines generally monolithic and rather "natty," this wine was true to terrior.
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