Over the Top Lunch

Mark G brought a bunch of us together for this year’s iteration of the over the top lunch. The meal at Ibiza was wonderful, wines plentiful.

• 2008 Roses de Jeanne / Cédric Bouchard Champagne Inflorescence Blanc de Noirs Côte de Val Vilaine

  France, Champagne

  disgorged April 2010. Old name for the Val Vilaine. Loads of spice, acid still quite present. The fruit has fallen off a little, but this has settled in quite nicely as it ages.

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• 2007 Louis Roederer Champagne Cristal Brut Rosé

  France, Champagne

  gorgeous, strawberry, lovely reds. Creamy, light. Delicious.

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• 2007 Taittinger Champagne Comtes de Champagne Rosé Brut

  France, Champagne

  dark color. Really really tight. Warms up a little and darker red fruits, not a ton of acid on the finish, drinking decently open.

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• 1996 Krug Champagne Vintage Brut

  France, Champagne

  tight on pnp. Really round feel, some vanilla, brioche, lemon curd. Similar to other bottles, still a bit of a baby.

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• 2018 Château Palmer

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux

  Blind. sweet red berry, a bit of jam, sweet finish into toasty oak. Ripe but still restrained. Not my personal style but a nice wine.

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• 1945 Château Olivier Blanc

  France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan

  served blind. deep orange brown. A. It of sweetness up front, some orange blossom towards the finish into acid and finish. Phenomenal wine.

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• 2020 Domaine Jobard-Morey Meursault 1er Cru Charmes

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

  gorgeous from the first sip. Light tropical fruits, good acid, a little complex on the finish. Real great wine in the making.

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• 2016 François Raveneau Chablis Grand Cru Valmur

  France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis Grand Cru

  honey, apricot, citrus. Dense and concentrated, unexpected, not in a good way.

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• 2015 Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey Bâtard-Montrachet

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru

  super waxy. Oaky, sweet. The fruit is there trying to push through but hitting a bit of a wall.

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• 2014 Domaine des Comtes Lafon Meursault 1er Cru Charmes

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

  flinty, buttery, orchard fruits. Youthful, but showing nicely. Air really helps, magic in the making

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• 2008 Alain Hudelot-Noëllat Romanée St. Vivant

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Romanée St. Vivant Grand Cru

  a bit closed, initially the acid pushes front and center. Time starts to show some reds come out, with some wood notes on the finish. Probably needed more air

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• 1999 Domaine G. Roumier / Christophe Roumier Morey-Saint-Denis 1er Cru Clos de La Bussière

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Morey-Saint-Denis 1er Cru

  also closed at start. 15 minutes and fruits trying to push but had an unappealing starbursty note to it. Not working for me

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• 2008 Domaine de Montille Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Aux Malconsorts Christiane

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

  tart red cherry and strawberry. Beginning to show some secondary, but full of life, acid finish, like this a lot.

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• 2020 Domaine Michel Niellon Chevalier-Montrachet

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru

  waxy, round, tropical fruits galore, not imposing oak finish. Buy and hold for awhile.

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• 1989 Château Lynch-Bages

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

  served blind (to everyone but me) looks youthful. A bit green on the nose. With the food the fruit explodes, really needs the time

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• 1983 Château Haut-Bailly

  France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan

  red fruit, loads of tobacco and earth. Got lost in the flight

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• 1982 Château Cheval Blanc

  France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru

  light, red fruit, leather, earth, but the fruit carries on forever. Wine of the night

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• 1970 Bodegas Vega-Sicilia Ribera del Duero Único

  Spain, Castilla y León, Ribera del Duero

  super fragrant nose. So dense in flavor, deep deep fruit flavor, primary on the front of the tongue. Still somewhat youthful, impressive

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• 1970 R. López de Heredia Rioja Viña Tondonia

  Spain, La Rioja, La Rioja Alta, Rioja

  decanted for about 2 hours. Loads of mushroom on the nose. The wood is front and center, with a bit of fruit holding on underneath. Mostly tertiary, fun to try, maybe too much air

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• 1990 Château d'Yquem

  France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes

  honeyed, apricot, stone fruit, acid. Great at the moment.

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• 2009 Rainer Wess Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese

  Austria, Niederösterreich

  delicious, fruit, honey, toffee, minerality, awesome with cheese. Really pleasant surprise.

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Personal WOTN’s for me: 82 Cheval Blanc, Montille Malconaorts and 70 Unico. Lots of wine probably would have benefited from more air or a smaller group with larger pours to follow over more time. biggest surprise may have been the 2009 Auslese at the end.