Boxing Day Tasting

Birch Road Cellar - Chicago IL
Tasted Tuesday, December 26, 2023 by Burgundy Al with 40 views

Flight 1 - Some Whites to Start (5 Notes)

Flight 2 - Mid-Aged Gevrey Grand Cru (3 Notes)

Flight 3 - The Dugat Boys (4 Notes)

  • 1996 Claude Dugat Charmes-Chambertin 93 Points

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

    Single blind flight of Claude Dugat 1996 & 2000, Bernard Dugat 2000, followed by a double blind mystery companion. Balanced old Burgundy that is classically Gevrey with its rugged good textures, black fruit, leather, and meat. Very good length. Maybe better a few years back, but still very good.

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  • 2000 Claude Dugat Charmes-Chambertin 90 Points

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

    Single blind flight of Claude Dugat 1996 & 2000, Bernard Dugat 2000, followed by a double blind mystery companion. Lots of nuance and complexity, this is charming but nearing the end of its peak drinking window. Not quite the level of density as the other wines in the flight.

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  • 2000 Bernard Dugat-Py Charmes-Chambertin 94 Points

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

    Single blind flight of Claude Dugat 1996 & 2000, Bernard Dugat 2000, followed by a double blind mystery companion. My fav of the three single blinds. Ultra concentrated with wonderful balance. Rich black fruit, still nicely fresh. My only nit is a faint hint of near sweet spice that seemed out of place.

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  • 2003 Bernard Dugat-Py Charmes-Chambertin 94 Points

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

    Single blind flight of Claude Dugat 1996 & 2000, Bernard Dugat 2000, followed by this wine as a double blind mystery companion. Wonderfully rich and meaty with dense black fruit. Good acidity and silky tannins for the vintage. Powerful, long finish. Great now, this will last a long time.

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Flight 4 (3 Notes)

  • 2012 Domaine Armand Rousseau Père et Fils Clos de la Roche 92 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos de la Roche Grand Cru

    Single blind CdlR flight of Dujac 2010 & 2012, Rousseau 2012. Charming black and red cherry in an old school and less oaked manner with the emphasis on the lovely fruit that is both bright and ripe. Still firm. Others liked this more than I did,

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  • 2012 Domaine Dujac Clos de la Roche 92 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos de la Roche Grand Cru

    Single blind CdlR flight of Dujac 2010 & 2012, Rousseau 2012. Elegant and charming right now, even if the lightest of the three wines in the flight. Whole cluster is slightly too dominant right now.

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  • 2010 Domaine Dujac Clos de la Roche 94 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos de la Roche Grand Cru

    Single blind CdlR flight of Dujac 2010 & 2012, Rousseau 2012. Sexy, alluring, and lithe. Bright red fruit, supporting savory spice, just enough elegant tannins and acidity - all in perfect harmony. great balance and persistence. Maybe not the most dense vintage ever for this wine, but a great portrait of the vintage.

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Flight 5 - Some Complementary Clos de la Roche (3 Notes)

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