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EWG does 2002 Burgundy
Palate Wine & Food (Glendale, CA)
Tasted March 28, 2010 by gregg g with 1,093 views
Introduction
Robert set up a great theme and dinner to explore '02 Burgs.
Flight 1 - Greeting wine (1 note)
White - Sparkling
N.V. Dosnon Champagne Recolte Noire
this was handed to me. Ahh, rocks, gravel, minerals and acidity. Subtle citric flavors. Almost no detectable dosage. Nice way to wake up the palate. Needed food. Recolte Noir means dark harvest which led to jokes deeming this "satanic wine".
Flight 2 - Chablis (2 notes)
White
2002 Vincent Dauvissat (René & Vincent) Chablis 1er Cru La Forest
Unmistakably, classic Chablis. This got better and better. Great future ahead for this wine. Exactly what I look for and expect from Chablis. A wonderful contrast with the Raveneau MdT. Polar opposites with both poles immensely satisfying.
White
2002 François Raveneau Chablis 1er Cru Montée de Tonnerre
Wow. Singin' from the get go. Exotic nose, intensely perfumed in an almost flamboyant style. Fat palate rounds out with air. Minerality kicks in. Great depth. Lingering finish. drinking very well now, though it will certainly develop more nuance and hopefully flesh out.
Flight 3 - Cote de Beaune (3 notes)
Red
2002 Domaine Launay Pommard 1er Cru Clos Blanc
Showing pretty well tonight. A bit of oak initially. A rich, rustic wine with a nice herb/steminess. Pretty cherry tinged fruit. Structured and will definitely improve. I liked this.
Red
2002 Domaine Annick Parent Pommard 1er Cru Les Rugiens
This wine seemed closed. Pretty tight with a few hard edges. Tannins are in the forefront. Menthol, herbal aromas. The structure seemed to dominate at this point. There seems to be lurking material underneath all that framework. Needs time.
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Red
2002 Simon Bize Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru Aux Vergelesses
Glad I got to check in this wine. Showing mostly primary flavors with dark blue fruits. I sensed a depth to fruit that I'm hoping will emerge with age. Very polished for Savigny. I really enjoyed this wine tonight and am happy to have a few more.
Flight 4 - Gevrey Chambertin (3 notes)
Red
2002 Domaine Denis Bachelet Charmes-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes
This wine was not shy at all tonight. Woah nelly. Big, lush, primary fruit. Hard to read this wine. It had it's appeal. Needs some years to settle down.
Red
2002 Domaine Fourrier Griotte-Chambertin Vieille Vigne
A really nice wine. Maybe my favorite red tonight. A touch of funk and earth combines with the stewed dark fruits. Already beginning to show depth and complexity. Really well balanced with everything in place. Elegant wine. With time, nice savory notes emerge adding more complexity. Excellent length. Yum!
Red
2002 Bernard Dugat-Py Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Lavaux St. Jacques
Started out showing mostly structured with tell tale flavors of herbs, stems and seeds that I associate with this producer. As it opened, it revealed more fruit and gained more balance. Another wine that is years away from maturity.
Flight 5 - Corton Charlemagne (Blind) (3 notes)
White
2002 Bonneau du Martray Corton-Charlemagne
Served Blind. This started out tight but really began to sing with about an hour. Aromatics were a bit muted, with the palate being more expressive. Lemon custard with a great purity. Gained a lot of complexity with the last sip. This is starting to reach a nice place, though it needs more time to reach a mature drinking window. Thankfully no premox.
White
2002 Faiveley Corton-Charlemagne
Served blind. I've never had a Faiveley white before. Very creamy with tropical fruits: banana and pineapple mostly. This started out rather rich and dense and seemed to gain even more weight with time. Pretty long in the midpalate, finishing with nice length. A good wine, but for me, maybe a bit clumsy and lacking precision.
White
2002 Coche-Dury Corton-Charlemagne
Served blind and though I've never had this wine, it clearly stood out and was rather easy to identify. This seemed instantly open for business and just gained more of everything through the night. The aromas are intense with grilled nuts and lush fruits. A bit of sulphur didn't bother me and dissipated with time. Like great wines so often offer, the Coche was a bit of a dichotomy. The palate shows intensity and restrain. There's obvious intensity, yet at the same time it's not overblown. Though this sees a fair amount of new oak, it was never obvious. This wine exudes class and breed. It was clearly the most distinctive in the flight and like the Raveneau MdT, it is in a different class. Years of life and evolution ahead. A real treat!
Closing
Amazing tasting. No premox and no off bottles. Thanks to all who made this a great night.