Musique & Vin Festival BYO Dinner with Musicians
1243 Bourgogne Society - Beaune
Tasted Saturday, June 29, 2024 by Burgundy Al with 63 views
Introduction
One of my favorite nights of the year.
1243 Bourgogne Society - Beaune
Tasted Saturday, June 29, 2024 by Burgundy Al with 63 views
One of my favorite nights of the year.
NV Krug Champagne Brut Grande Cuvée Edition 169eme 92 Points
France, Champagne
Small glass. Rich and powerful with lots of apple and pear, some berry, and a fair dollop of toasted brioche. Very good now, very rich.
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NV Jacquesson & Fils Champagne Cuvée No. 734 Brut 90 Points
France, Champagne
Small glass. 2006 base. Both big and nicely bright. Both Chardonnay and the red grapes shine here. Very good length.
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2008 Domaine & Selection Meursault Coche-Dury 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault
Small glass. From Vireuils. Slightly reductive but that is hardly a distraction. Big orchard fruits throughout with baked apple and both sweet and savory spice. Excellent for its level with impressive density. Very good length.
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1998 Domaine Roulot Meursault Les Tessons Clos de Mon Plaisir 89 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault
Small glass. Fully mature but still rich and easily enjoyable with good+ weight for village wine. Bright enough.
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2012 Trimbach Riesling Cuvée Frédéric Emile 89 Points
France, Alsace
Small glass. On lush side with plenty of ripe stone fruit, all very nicely fresh, not as nuanced as the finest vintages of this wine I have had before.
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2014 Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé Bourgogne Blanc 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Bourgogne Blanc
Small glass. Exceeded expectations. Intensely floral with lemon/ lime throughout. Slightly lean and ultra bright in the middle, culminating in a richer, bigger, longer finish that really shined.
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1992 Domaine Potinet-Ampeau Meursault 1er Cru Charmes 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru
Small glass. Fully mature with moderate intensity and a faint emerging apple cider note. Don't put this in the back of the cellar.
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2008 Bernard Boisson-Vadot Meursault 1er Cru Les Genevrières 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru
Small glass. Big floral start, charming aromas and flavors with very good density, but finishing with a nearly tart finish that didn't thrill me.
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2000 Marc Colin et Fils Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Le Charmois Blanc 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Saint-Aubin 1er Cru
Small glass from magnum. Apple and lemon, still mostly fresh with good enough energy and a finish that trails off.
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1980 Bonneau du Martray Corton-Charlemagne 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru
Small glass. Another wine that far exceeded expectations. Fresh and baked apples with very good concentration. still fresh enough with highly complex evolved character. There are no great wines, just great bottles.
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1979 Henri Jayer Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Brulées 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru
Small glass. Fully+ mature with so much red cherry and berry everywhere, very well spiced with all savory elements working nicely with plenty of earth. Very good length. Very complex.
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1971 Rapet Père et Fils Corton 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton Grand Cru
Small glass. Fully mature but still very alive. Red cherry with at least as much earth. Grand Cru density.
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1984 Domaine Armand Rousseau Père et Fils Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos St. Jacques 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru
Small glass. Black and red cherry aromas and flavors , surprisingly bright aromas, this is charming and nearly exciting. Not the most powerful vintage of this wine, but so elegant and well balanced. Very good length.
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2002 Domaine Jean Grivot Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Suchots 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru
Small glass. Red and black cherry start-to-finish, ripe but easily bright with very good length. At a great place right now.
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1989 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Grands-Echezeaux 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Grands-Echezeaux Grand Cru
Small glass. Ripe and mature red fruit with a big spice box. Well balanced, still fresh enough, but best to enjoy sooner than later. Good enough density.
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1971 Antonin Rodet Ruchottes-Chambertin 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Ruchottes-Chambertin Grand Cru
Small glass. So much charming black cherry, easily fresh enough, wonderfully elegant and graceful. Lingering spiced finish. Very impressive.
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1995 Joseph Drouhin Romanée St. Vivant 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Romanée St. Vivant Grand Cru
Small glass. Very 1995 in terms of more tannins than fruit, so slightly awkward, but large scaled.
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2002 Domaine Jean Grivot Clos Vougeot 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos Vougeot Grand Cru
Small glass from 3L. Lots here, but firm and firm with a brawny finish. Lots here in the background waiting to emerge. Not as exciting as the Suchots tasted earlier this evening.
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1959 Domaine Thomas Freres Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Aux Malconsorts 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru
Small glass. Rich and well spiced, this still shows the firm backbone of the vineyard. Holding in there very well, nicely engaging.
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1952 Lionel Bruck Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Aux Malconsorts 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru
Rich and complex this is layered and so charming. Lots here that kept evolving without any sign of decay. 100% Pinot Noir?
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1991 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Grands-Echezeaux Flawed
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Grands-Echezeaux Grand Cru
Small glass. totally stripped of fruit, likely corked.
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1996 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Richebourg 96 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Richebourg Grand Cru
Small glass. Big red fruit with plenty of spice, and everything in near perfect harmony. Exactly what you would hope this would be. I last tasted this wine at this same dinner 7 years ago!
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1995 Domaine Armand Rousseau Père et Fils Chambertin 94 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambertin Grand Cru
Small glass. Big and bold, still some awkward edges but the volume makes up for any of those. Very good+ weight and length.
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1962 Geantet-Pansiot Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru
A recent purchase locally in Beaune from an old cellar. Braised meat, cooked mushroom, truffle and fully mature black cherry with good depth, lots of complex layers. Very good.
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2019 Domaine Machard de Gramont Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Vallerots 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits-Saint-Georges
Small glass. Ripe black and red cherry with a good brightness to balance the lush character. Good already, very good for its level.
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1978 Moillard-Grivot Clos Vougeot
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos Vougeot Grand Cru
Small glass. Enjoyable enough but little here that is particularly interesting or anything still fresh.
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1989 Domaine Mme VIGOT Roland Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Petits Monts Flawed
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru
Completely oxidized
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1990 Domaine Mme VIGOT Roland Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Petits Monts 89 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru
Fully mature black and red fruits with enough brightness on finish, lots of earth, faint spice hints, good+ weight.
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2011 Simon Bize Corton-Charlemagne 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru
Small glass. Big and powerful with plenty of spice and floral charm and a very fruit-forward character that is fun, even if not the most elegantly styled version of this Grand Cru.
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1993 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti La Tâche 97 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, La Tâche Grand Cru
Small glass. So complex with so much here in exceptional harmony. Stunning.
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2018 Domaine Georges Mugneret-Gibourg Echezeaux 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Echezeaux Grand Cru
Small glass. Powerful and rich but still firm, especially in the middle. Red fruits everywhere, all well spiced, this will be a great wine, but needs until at least 2028 forward.
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