Burgundy Tasting

Philadelphia
Tasted Saturday, April 4, 2009 by ews3 with 821 views

Introduction

sushi, cheese, and burgundy... our not-quite-monthly tasting group met up for a non-blind burgundy tasting. catering by umai.

Flight 1 - Sushi and Sparkler (1 Note)

As mentioned, Umai catered this event with three huge trays of sushi! Yum!

Flight 2 - Young White Burgundy (3 Notes)

A mixed bag of styles -- WOTF for me: The Colin-Morey St Aubin

  • 2005 Maison Albert Bichot Chablis 1er Cru Les Vaucopins Domaine Long-Depaquit 88 Points

    France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru

    nose of green grass, slate, underripe green apple or crabapple. palate shos similar notes, dominated by the crisp acidic apple. the acidity makes this extremely refreshing and light bodied. some notes of raw almond ont he palate. shortish finish. nice example of chablis

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  • 2006 Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Les Combes Blanc 89 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Saint-Aubin 1er Cru

    blind, you could have convinced me this was a california chardonnay. lots of oak is apparent on the nose, with notes of buttered popcorn and caramel, with some lighter tropical fruit/mango notes on top of that. oak is fairly well integrated and nicely balanced on the palate, but still needs some time to fully come together. palate shows different fruit profile, with red apple, and the oak still present. some interesting ash notes on the palate, the barrels likely had a heavy char.

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  • 2005 Nicolas Potel Meursault 1er Cru Les Genevrières 87 Points

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

    fairly simple honeydew and lychee notes on the nose. palate shows tropical fruit. with some air, the oak began to appear, well integrated -- that makes me think i am a little low here and just hitting this wine at a bad time. Development of this is unclear -- in 3 years, it might be quite nice or it might just be what it is now...

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Flight 3 - More Complex White Burgundy (3 Notes)

Very nice flight, with a disappointing oxidized wine. WOTF for me: Leflaive Les Pucelles. This flight has me hopeful that I will "get" White Burgundy. My bank account is scared.

  • 2004 Louis Latour Corton-Charlemagne 92 Points

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

    phenomenal nose on this -- just really fascinated me, with green apple, fire a few days later (like a burnt out building), pine, and minerality -- I kept going back and smelling this. Palate was fairly simple, but develops a little with time -- again, I think this will show better in the future, but I loved the nose. finish started a little light, but developed weight that helped sustain it to a medium(+) length.

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  • 1998 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Pucelles 93 Points

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

    Interesting nose, with sweet spice/cinnamon, vanilla, red juicy apple, but also some floral violet notes. the palate switches over to ripe green apple, with sweet spice still there, but developing more clove nuances. medium + finish was very nice. Oak was well integrated and subtle here. Very nice wine.

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  • 1995 Louis Jadot Chevalier-Montrachet Les Demoiselles Domaine des Héritiers Louis Jadot Flawed

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

    oxidized

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Flight 4 - Aged Red Burgundy (4 Notes)

The Pommard was hit at peak -- a nice example of getting the right bottle on the right night. Still the WOTF for me was the Drouhin Chambertin, which still has a long life ahead. Possibly the WOTN.

  • 1993 Dominique Laurent Pommard 1er Cru Les Charmots 91 Points

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

    complex nose is dominated by secondary notes -- mushroom, tar, tobacco, brine, with some sour cherry fruit still left. really liked the nose, one of the best of the red flights. palate shows mostly cherry, with some of the tobacco and tar also showing. could use more tannic structure. finish starts out light, but then crescendos over a medium length. drinking at its peak right now, enjoy it now!

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  • 1996 Domaine Newman Bonnes Mares Flawed

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Bonnes Mares Grand Cru

    oxidized... a shame...

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  • 1993 Joseph Drouhin Chambertin 93 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambertin Grand Cru

    still developing. lovely notes of black cherry, sarsaparilla, and soggy earth on the nose. still has a tannic structure that makes this taste extremely young for a 15 yr old bottle. black chery, raspberry, and tar. the finish disappoints after setting up such a nice foundation -- it is a touch watery.

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  • 1993 Joseph Drouhin Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru 89 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru

    nose is very light, with gentle aromas of cherry and root beer. palate shows more, with black pepper notes spicing up the cherry fruit. finish starts watery, but develops tannin.

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Flight 5 - Young Cote de Nuits (3 Notes)

The Echezeaux stood out here, another candidate for my WOTN.

  • 2002 Bouchard Père et Fils Echezeaux 93 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Echezeaux Grand Cru

    nose shows both red and black cherry, some sweet cola, and well integrated oak notes. palate continues the red and black cherry and cola, but also shows charred oak, tar, and sweet spice. gentle tannins underlie the whole thing. on the finish, the tannic structure is apparent initially, but then it became a bit watery and diluted. Very nice wine.

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  • 2003 Louis Jadot Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos St. Jacques Domaine Louis Jadot 89 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru

    nose shows sweet fruit and sweet spice, along with an odd green bell pepper note that is reminiscent of Chinon. PAlate shows similar notes, black pepper, green bell pepper, cherry, sweet spice. very nice finish. this is developing, and i think we hit it at a tough spot. the finish makes me think this will come around

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  • 2004 Domaine Leroy Nuits-Saint-Georges 90 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits-Saint-Georges

    very dark nose -- black cherry, black pepper, tar, sarsaparilla, and blood. well integrated tannins underlie a youthful palate of black fruit, cherry, and black pepper. medium(+) finish.

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Flight 6 - Young Cote de Beaune (3 Notes)

L'Enfant Jesus was excellent! The Corton showed signs of life as the wines opened up.

  • 2005 Domaine Lafouge Auxey-Duresses 1er Cru La Chapelle Rouge 87 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Auxey-Duresses 1er Cru

    nose showed fairly simple cherry and a bubble gum note that distracted from the fruit. palate was quite pleasant, but somewhat simple, with black cherry and black pepper notes. medium(-) finish.

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  • 2005 Bouchard Père et Fils Beaune 1er Cru Grèves Vigne de L'Enfant Jesus 92 Points

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

    very nice bottle of wine. tough to know the long term trajectory here, but i think it is going to be great. nose shows aromas of cherry, sweet spice, develops some root beer and licorice notes with air. palate shows cherry, cola, and a hint of tar, with med(+) tannins that are already very well integrated at such a young age. medium(+) finish shows a touch of heat, but I think the alcohol won't be as prominent with age. 92++

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  • 2005 Bouchard Père et Fils Corton-Le Corton 89 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton Grand Cru

    muted nose of sweet spice, black cherry and blackberry. medium tannins underlie a sweet red cherry palate, with notes that reminded me of a Blow Pop. medium finish. very black on the nose, very red on the palate. might be shut down right now, it did not show as well as i would have expected.

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Flight 7 - Dessert (1 Note)

Berries and aged Beerenauslese... yum!

Closing

a great evening, and i learned a lot about burgundy through the breadth of the wines tasted

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