A Burgundy Paulée with the Albany Chapter of the Chevaliers du Tastevin

This was a Paulée of the Albany-Capital Region chapter of La Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin. Thus, everyone brought their own wines, nominally one bottle per person. The host for this dinner was Larry Teal.

Since this was a Paulée, there were no organized flights. I've grouped the wines quite simply: whites, red, dessert.

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• 2010 Domaine William Fèvre Chablis Grand Cru Valmur 94 Points

  France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis Grand Cru

  [Pop & Pour.] Crisp lemon tart nose. Delicious and complex with a long finish.

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• 2018 Rapet Père et Fils Pernand-Vergelesses 1er Cru Sous Frétille Blanc 92 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Pernand-Vergelesses 1er Cru

  [Pop & pour.] Big smoky nose of lemon and vanilla. Big and rich in the mouth. Needs time. 92-93

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• 2014 Dominique Lafon Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Champgain 93 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru

  [Pop & pour.] Big, rich, young nose of lemon custard and new oak. Big and rich in the mouth. Needs at least 5 years to integrate, but plenty of potential. 93-94

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• 2014 Château de la Maltroye Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Clos du Château de la Maltroye 92 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru

  [Magnum.] Tart slate nose. Long and complex, but still young. 92-94

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• 1999 Gros Frère et Sœur Clos Vougeot Musigni 95 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos Vougeot Grand Cru

  [Double decanted for a half hour around 3pm.] Stunning nose of dark red fruit and spice. Smooth and long with a subtle, complex finish. I love this wine.

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• 2008 Domaine François Legros Vougeot 1er Cru Les Cras 93 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vougeot 1er Cru

  [Pop & pour.] Bright, juicy red fruit in the nose and mouth. Medium length. Good complexity. Tasty.

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• 1990 Bouchard Père et Fils Beaune 1er Cru Teurons 94 Points

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

  Mature red fruit nose. Fully mature. In a beautiful spot. I could drink this all night.

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• 2003 Domaine des Chezeaux Griotte-Chambertin 94 Points

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

  Big, rich red fruit and spice. Really complex and expansive.

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• 1990 Louis Jadot Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Clos des Corvées

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru

  Sharp, tart, overly acidic. Not really drinkable for me.

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• 2002 Stéphane Brocard Clos Vougeot 95 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos Vougeot Grand Cru

  Big, rich nose of red fruit and spice. Big in the mouth. Wonderfully expansive and complex. Terrific and delicious.

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• 2001 Faiveley Echezeaux 96 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Echezeaux Grand Cru

  Subtle red fruit and spice nose with some earthiness. Long, mature, complex. Wow! My WOTN.

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• 2003 Château Rieussec 95 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes

  [Pop & pour.] Heavenly nose of honey with a hint of tart spice. Thick, luscious and bright. I am shocked. I expected a 2003 to be over-ripe, but this has more balancing acidity than the 2001. Big surprise to me.

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Another wonderful evening of camaraderie and great food and wines. There were many wines I was unable to taste because I had to drive.