Community Tasting Note

• Chisato wrote: 93 points

  February 6, 2010 - Bottle purchased for USD109.95 + tax at a wine shop in NYC in November 2009. Not decanted. Served in the Sommelier Grand Cru Burgundy glass
  
  Color: Pale golden yellow. Crystal clear
  
  Nose: During the first 15 minutes, like an early teenage girl flirting - subtlety is the key, revealing a telltale bouquet of minerals, nuts and lemon. After about 20 - 25 minutes in the glass, the bouquet kept on adding stature - loads of minerals and nuts. Mesmorizing!
  
  Palate: Initially it was restrained. You know the stuffing is there but it hasn't been able to pull itself together. After about 30 - 45 minutes, perfect balance with sufficient acidity to balance the mineral flavors and nutty citrus palate. The only slight disappointment is that the finish is a bit short (I know it isn't a fair remark, but I did subconsciously compare it against the Leroy 1er cru Meursault Goutte D'Or I had a couple of weeks ago). Nonetheless, this wine outclasses other Auxey Duresses in terms of the immensely attractive nose and the perfect balance. To be fair, I'd say only a handful of premier crus can match or beat what this wine can offer. I guess I am being too harsh in a way but I think that an Auxey Duresses from Domaine D'Auvenay can always go head to head against many premier crus and possibly even a handful of grand crus and come away as the winner.
  
  One will appreciate the talent of a winemaker if s/he turns something ordinary into something exceptional. Given the potental of the Auxey Duresses appellation, I really appreciate the wine-making talent of Madame Lalou Bize Leroy and the late Marcel Bize (from the 1999 and 2000 vintages that I have tasted before) in the sense that they can work wonders beyond the limits that a particular appellation is supposedly capable of delivering (ie a village wine that beats many premier crus; a premier cru that can go toe-to-toe with many top grand crus)
  
  In short, I would buy as many bottles as possible, provided that I can actually find them on the market today

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