Burg Tasting Dinner at Jason and Julie's

Chez Jason and Julie, Orinda, California
Tasted Saturday, January 31, 2009 by rjonwine@gmail.com with 459 views

Introduction

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Chef Jason
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Flight 1 - Champers to start (1 Note)

Peking duck prepared to cook
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  • NV Marguet Champagne Grand Cru Reserve 91 Points

    France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru

    Bright canary yellow color; refined apricot, tangy citrus, mineral and quince nose; tasty, tart lime, citrus and quince palate with good acidity; medium finish 91+ pts.

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Flight 2 - Pouilly-Fuisse and White Burgs (5 Notes)

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Flight 3 - Beaujolais interlude (1 Note)

duck is done
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  • 2006 Georges Descombes Brouilly Vieilles Vignes 90 Points

    France, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Brouilly

    Light medium cherry red color with pale meniscus; nice tart minerally red fruit and pomegranate nose; spicy, peppery, tart red fruit palate with good lime acidity; medium finish 90+ pts.

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Flight 4 - White Burgs (2 Notes)

With our Cauliflower Cream Soup, followed by spring roll salad
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  • 1997 Domaine Jobard-Morey Meursault Les Tillets 92 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault

    Light medium orange color with yellow lights; creamy, light hazelnut nose; tasty, hazelnut, tart orange and mineral palate; medium-plus finish (good with cauliflower soup)

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  • 2004 Louis Latour Corton-Charlemagne 92 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru

    Light medium buttery yellow color; reticent sweet butter nose; youthful, tasty but tight butter, lemon and cream palate with good balance; long finish 92+ pts.

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Flight 5 - Red Burgs (6 Notes)

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with Peking Duck and wrapped scallop
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Flight 6 - Post-dinner samples (2 Notes)

Flight 7 - Sweet close (2 Notes)

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  • 1997 Domaine Yves Cuilleron Condrieu Ayguets 92 Points

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Condrieu

    Light medium orange color with gold and rose lights; raspberry syrup, orange and brown sugar nose; complex raspberry, ripe red fruit, preserved orange, ripe peach, flower, plum wine and honey palate; medium-plus finish

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  • 2005 Turley Roussanne LPR Alban Estate Vineyard 93 Points

    USA, California, Central Coast, Edna Valley

    Cloudy medium orange color with red lights; blood orange, apple, orange honey nose; preserved orange, tart apricot, plum wine, residual sugar palate; long finish 93+ pts.

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Closing

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Julee modeling Jemma's necklace creation

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