WSET San Francisco Red Burgundy tasting

David's house, San Francisco, CA
Tasted Wednesday, April 8, 2009 by rjonwine@gmail.com with 556 views

Flight 1 - Côte de Beaune Flight (mainly '05) (6 Notes)

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  • 2006 Louis Jadot Pinot Noir Bourgogne 87 Points

    France, Burgundy, Bourgogne

    Medium red color with pale meniscus; high pitched cherry and mineral nose; tart raspberry and red fruit palate with mineral and a green note; short-medium finish (a decent value at $20 or less) 87+ pts.

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  • 2005 Nicolas Rossignol Bourgogne Cuvée L'Héritière 87 Points

    France, Burgundy, Bourgogne

    Medium dark cherry color with pale meniscus; brett, reduction and barnyard nose; brett, cinnamon, tart red fruit, cranberry and rosehips palate with medium acidity; short-medium finish (fruit is all from Volnay)

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  • 2005 Nicolas Rossignol Volnay 1er Cru Les Fremiets 92 Points

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

    Medium dark cherry red color with pale meniscus; reduction and brett initially, that blows off to reveal a tart cherry, cranberry and oak nose; silky texture, tart red fruit, strawberry, roses and mineral palate with some depth; medium finish

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  • 2005 Nicolas Rossignol Pommard 89 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Pommard

    Dark cherry red color with pale meniscus; tart red fruit, sous bois and barnyard nose; focused tart red fruit, tart cherry, with sweetness around the edges and a firm, but rather stiff, core of red fruit; medium finish

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  • 2005 Nicolas Rossignol Beaune 91 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune

    Dark cherry red color; reduction, barnyard nose; silky, tart cherry, brett and minerals palate with some richness, depth, refined tannins and good acidity; medium finish 91+ pts. (more mid-palate concentration than the '05 Rossignol Pommard)

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  • 2005 Domaine Chandon de Briailles Corton-Bressandes 90 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton Grand Cru

    Medium cherry red color with pale meniscus; cinnamon, tart red fruit and green peppercorn nose; tart, stemmy, red fruit, roses and mineral palate with depth, surprisingly approachable now, but seems like it may have too many moving parts to hang together harmoniously as it ages; medium-plus finish 90+ pts.

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Flight 2 - Côte de Nuits Flight ('06) (5 Notes)

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  • 2006 Domaine Denis Bachelet Gevrey-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes 91 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin

    Medium dark red color with pale meniscus; rosehips, cinnamon nose; solid, deep tart cherry, black cherry palate with oak edges; medium-plus finish 91+ pts.

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  • 2006 Dujac Fils et Père Morey-Saint-Denis 88 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Morey-Saint-Denis

    Medium dark cherry color with pale meniscus; oak, green peppercorn, stemmy, green herbal nose; green, herbal, menthol, horehound and stemmy palate; medium-plus finish

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  • 2006 Domaine Michel Gros Chambolle-Musigny 91 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny

    Dark cherry red color with pale meniscus; bacon, toasty oak and smoke nose; tart cherry, black cherry, bacon, ripe raspberry and black raspberry palate with sweet tannins; medium-plus finish

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  • 2006 Domaine Michel Gros Vosne-Romanée 91 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée

    Dark cherry red color with pale meniscus; big, sandalwood, oak and baked cherry nose; redolent ripe black cherry, black raspberry, sandalwood, roses palate with medium acidity; medium-plus finish 91+ pts.

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  • 2006 Domaine Michel Gros Nuits-Saint-Georges 90 Points

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

    Dark cherry red color; big, tart berry, blackberry and mint nose; structured ripe berry, herbal, mineral, roses palate with green notes and sweet tannins; medium finish 90+ pts.

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