Holiday Notes 2009 (mainly Champagne/Riesling/Burgundy)

Rosa Marina, Ostuni, Italy
Tasted Thursday, July 16, 2009 - Sunday, August 2, 2009 by FMG with 1,033 views

Flight 1 (12 Notes)

  • 2000 Dom Pérignon Champagne

    France, Champagne

    (7/18/2009)

    apple/light citrus/lightly toasted bread/pear, diluted/youngish/green/from a vintage that should have not been declared/some finesse but you should expect more/well below 90 on a Bob scale. Magnum. *(*)/Rebuy No

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  • 2005 Domaine Roblet-Monnot Volnay Saint-Francois

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay

    (7/19/2009)

    cherry/iron/lacking Volany animal spirit/monodimensional nose/no rasperribes ?, extremely mellow/undefined palate/sily tannins/too silky/very little acidity/so not 2005/bad conservation ?/maturing fast. */Rebuy No

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  • 2007 Domaine William Fèvre Chablis 1er Cru Fourchaume

    France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru

    (7/19/2009)

    chalky/green apple/pretty bland, extremely weak/diluted/just some mid palate/really mellow/lacking backbone. */Rebuy No

    Not sure if it's the Cru but I tasted this vineyard from Fevre (and other producers) several times over and I can't help but NOT like it: it does lack backbone. Really very far from my Chablis paradigm.

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  • NV Benoît Lahaye Champagne Grand Cru Brut Essentiel

    France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru

    (7/22/2009)

    vinous/intense/raspberries/forest/full/crunchy/river stones, acidity in place/medium long/bid of an abrupt end/somewhat layered. **/Rebuy Maybe

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  • 2004 Henri Chauvet Champagne Premier Cru Cuvée Blanche Millesime

    France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru

    (7/22/2009)

    some anise/v mellow/honey/apple but not green/pear/raw hazelnut/hint of white flowers, lacking acidity/too broad/lacking finish/disappointment given the vintage/monodimensional palate. */Rebuy No

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  • NV Marie-Courtin Champagne Efflorescence Extra Brut

    France, Champagne

    (7/24/2009)

    crunchy red berries/rosewood/anise/lavender/river stones/almonds/ginger, spices/Vosne with bubbles, long/intense/maybe lacking a superlong finish/v good supporting acidity/extremely deep in the mouth/v Pinot/v good/keeps evevolving. ***(*)/Rebuy Yes

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  • 2004 Villa Diamante Fiano di Avellino Vigna della Congregazione

    Italy, Campania, Fiano di Avellino DOCG

    (7/25/2009)

    chestnut/chestnut flour/pineapple/yellow peach/mango/mediterreanean spices/smoky/flinty, long/multilayered/excellent mid palate/a touch of alcohol at 13.5%/very welcome acidity. ***(*)/Rebuy Yes

    As for the 2002 version, this is one of the great whites of Southern Italy if not of the whole peninsula. Truly emotional. A wine that can sit a French Table.

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  • 2002 François Billion Champagne Grand Cru Brut Millésimé Le Mesnil

    France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru

    (7/26/2009)

    citrus/lemon/lemon confit/river stones/anise/freshness/white peach, apricot/quince/lemon creme brulee/v Le Mesnil, long/persistent/deep/fresh/keeps evolving/lovely/elegant. ****/Rebuy Yes

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  • NV François Billion Champagne Cuvée Marie Catherine Extra Brut

    France, Champagne

    (7/27/2009)

    unyielding/lemon/raw raw hazelnut/citrus/tangerine zest (?)/little spices/very focused/some stones, not too complex/superdry/longish/not one of the best bottles. **(*)/Rebuy Maybe

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  • 2002 Domaine Louis Michel Chablis 1er Cru Montée de Tonnerre

    France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru

    (7/27/2009)

    chalk/salty/iodium/lemon/hint of lime/lemon, turning a little to yellow fruit/becoming 2ndary/mineral/smokey/steely/impressive, impressive/long life ahead/do not open for another 5/6 years. ***(*) Rebuy/Yes

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  • 2004 L. Bénard-Pitois Champagne Brut Millésimé

    France, Champagne

    (7/30/2009)

    red berries/river stones/a little mellow/bordeline sweet, mid weight on the palate/vinous/certainly not bracing acidity/drinky/not too exciting. **/Rebuy Maybe

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  • 2007 Willi Schaefer Graacher Domprobst Riesling Spätlese #12

    Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

    (8/1/2009)

    salty/sea/apple/touch of white melon/pear/slate/chalky/iodium/crustacean/so Riesling/so Domprobst, extremely powerful/yet closed/very long/evolving beautifully/will take a long time to unfonld as usual for this vineyard/one amazing white wine. ****/Rebuy Yes

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Closing

Rants and Ravings
- the more Pinot based Champagne outside the Motaigne I taste the better they are: Courtin/Collin/Bouchard are all very impressive. You get the sense however they need to work a lot in the vineyard/cellar to make up for the lesser terroir
- Dom P. has been a let down as usual. Last decent bottle I remember was a 1996. Or maybe itàs just me because given th eprice tag I deem this to be an excellent product year in and yar out and so set my expectations so high
- A single bottle of Riesling washed away 7 bottles of Champagne. The more a drink of this, the deeper in love I feel. I can hardly think a more "vertical" wine.

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