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Knightsbridge Annual Holiday Burgundy/Champagne Tasting and Sale
Northbrook, IL
Tasted November 3, 2019 by Burgundy Al with 438 views
Flight 1 (123 notes)
White
2016 Domaine Castagnier Bourgogne-Aligoté
86 points
Walk-around tasting, brief note. Apple to start, followed by lemon with a good richness throughout for Aligoté. Fun now.
White
2017 Domaine Vocoret et Fils Chablis
87 points
Walk around tasting, brief note. Good combination of apple and lemon with medium weight and classic Chablis minerality on finish. Very good value wine.
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2017 Domaine Vocoret et Fils Chablis 1er Cru Les Forêts Vieilles Vignes
89 points
Walk around tasting, brief note. Clearly more concentration, depth and length, ending with a crunchy finish. Slightly backward now, better to hold until 2022 or later. Very good value 1er Cru.
White
2015 Pierre Damoy Bourgogne Blanc Les Ravry
Walk around tasting, brief note. Very ripe like many 2015s, and that dominates. Simple but enjoyable now.
White
2017 Domaine du Chateau de Meursault Chardonnay Bourgogne Blanc Clos du Château
87 points
Walk around tasting, brief note. Peach and candied lemon peel with good volume for its level. Nicely rich, slightly finessed. Certainly good+ overall for Bourgogne.
White
2017 Jean-Louis Chavy Puligny-Montrachet
89 points
Walk around tasting, brief note. Charming floral start with lemon and lemon curd with good depth. Impressive for its level. Good now with clear upside, better 2021-.
White
2017 Domaine Michel Niellon Chassagne-Montrachet
89 points
Walk around tasting, brief note. Also floral with orchard fruit throughout with lemon hints on finish. Richer start, leaner finish. Good now, better in s few years, clearly with 89-90 point potential. Excellent Village level wine.
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2015 Fernand Lécheneaut et Fils (Philippe et Vincent) Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Nuits
86 points
Walk around tasting, brief note. Slightly reductive. Ripe ewr and lack cherry in lighter style. Good now.
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2017 Domaine Robert Groffier Bourgogne
87 points
Walk around tasting, brief note. Red cherry on nose and palate. Lighter start, more weight in the middle, good+ length. Good young.
Red
2015 Domaine du Chateau de Meursault Savigny-lès-Beaune
86 points
Walk around tasting, brief note. Ripe red and black cherry with softened tannins. Not as much nuance coming through vs what I expected when last tasted in 2017. More time?
Red
2016 Domaine du Château de Marsannay Marsannay
87 points
Walk around tasting, brief note. Black fruit throughout with very good density for its level. Sneaky good length now. So fun now, with upside.
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2015 Aurelien Verdet Nuits St. Georges
86 points
Walk around tasting, brief note. Bright red fruit, energetic and engaging but slightly lacking depth. I’d never have thought this from NSG.
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2015 Fernand Lécheneaut et Fils (Philippe et Vincent) Nuits St. Georges
89 points
Walk around tasting, brief note. Black and red cherry with background roasted meat and savory spice. Very good weight for its level, good balance starting to emerge. Excellent Villages wine.
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2005 Ployez-Jacquemart Champagne Extra Brut Vintage
Walk around tasting, brief note. Very rich and concentrated with depth of fruit and broad array of flavors. Also very bready with a leesy intensity that doesn't thrill me, but does thrill others.
White
2017 Domaine de Chantemerle Chablis 1er Cru Fourchaume
89 points
Walk around tasting, brief note. Lean and bright apple. Starts out on the simple side but quickly flexes some muscle with good density. Very typically Chablis and a great value wine.
White
2017 David Moreau Santenay Blanc
87 points
Walk around tasting, brief note. Floral hints with forward apple and pear start-to-finish. Fun now, good overall.
White
2015 Dureuil-Janthial Rully 1er Cru Le Meix Cadot Blanc
Walk around tasting, brief note. Good ripeness and richness, not highly nuanced. Fun now, best to enjoy while still this fresh.
White
2015 Domaine Anne Gros Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Nuits Cuvée Marine
Walk around tasting, brief note. Riper nose, more restrained palate but still fleshy and not quite as harmonious and charming as the 2016 tasted next.
White
2016 Domaine Anne Gros Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Nuits Cuvée Marine
88 points
Walk around tasting, brief note. Bright orchard fruit on nose and palate with lemon oil hints. Balanced throughout with a minerally finish. Very good now.
White
2016 Domaine Berthelemot Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru La Garenne
90 points
Walk around tasting, brief note. Rich aromas and flavors of apple, quince and pear. Starts out ripe and fleshy, then brightens up from the middle forward. Very good length and finish with a mineral character. I liked this more today vs when last tasted one year ago.
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2017 Yves Boyer-Martenot Meursault 1er Cru Les Perrières
91 points
Walk around tasting, brief note. Rich start is nearly tropical with good+ concentration, with the density seeming to bring about more restrained fruit near long-ish and brighter finish. Enjoyable now, probably better in one year as oak influence softens, then best to enjoy 2020-2027.
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2017 Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé Musigny Blanc
Walk around tasting. Completely engaging aromatic start is floral with so much apple and lemon curd. All orchard fruit on palate with impressive density and textural brightness. Long finish is equally engaging with seemingly tannic structure. Very good now, but 93-94 point potential, better 2025 forward.
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2017 Bernard Dubois Chorey-les-Beaune Clos Margot
86 points
Walk around tasting. All red fruit, simple and forward with good charm, moderate weight.
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2013 Bernard Dubois Aloxe-Corton Les Brunettes
Walk around tasting. Good aromatic start shows graceful maturation. Slightly too firm finish for the level of fruit. Ok overall, I liked this more when last tasted in 2015.
Red
2017 David Moreau Bourgogne
Walk around tasting. Very pretty. Well balanced and so enjoyable now. Very good value wine.
Red
2017 David Moreau Santenay Cuvée S
87 points
Walk around tasting. A clear up from the lovely Bourgogne. Red fruits with faint spice and braised meat. Also good now with ok density.
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2017 David Moreau Santenay 1er Cru Clos des Mouches
89 points
Walk around tasting. Another clear step up in quality here. Starts out bright and easy, then more concentration comes through, ending with sneaky, good length and a finessed, balanced finish. Good now with upside.
Red
2015 Dureuil-Janthial Rully En Guesnes
88 points
Walk around tasting. Ripe start on nose and palate with good density for its level. Somewhat study right now in the middle, so better to cellar a little longer. Good length.
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2016 Domaine Berthelemot Monthélie
Walk around tasting. Good depth and weight, slightly rustic and rugged right now.
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2015 Domaine Berthelemot Pommard Les Noizons
90 points
Walk around tasting. More black vs red cherry comes across as big and meaty, slightly firm in the middle right now. Very good density for its level.
Third consecutive year I've enjoyed this wine at this tasting, probably better now vs previous years. Glad to have some in the cellar. 89-90 point potential, 2022 forward.
Third consecutive year I've enjoyed this wine at this tasting, probably better now vs previous years. Glad to have some in the cellar. 89-90 point potential, 2022 forward.
Red
2016 Domaine Arlaud Bourgogne Roncevie
85 points
Walk around tasting. Enjoyable but lighter styled, especially for 2016.
Red
2016 Domaine Arlaud Chambolle-Musigny
89 points
Walk around tasting. Pretty red fruit with spice and bright textures. Nuanced hints on finish starting to emerge. Good now, better 89+ point potential 2021 forward.
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2017 Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé Musigny Cuvée Vieilles Vignes
Walk around tasting. So much coming through already, yet elegant and balanced.Good+ weight and length with early emerging nuances present already. So enjoyable now. Great 93-95+ point potential.
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2009 Drappier Champagne Grande Sendrée
90 points
Walk around tasting. Rich berry throughout with good weight, length and textures. Ripe yet balanced. Good now.
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N.V. Drappier Champagne Rosé Brut Nature Dosage Zero
Walk around tasting. 100% Pinot Noir. Very lean, too lean for me.
White
2017 Joseph Drouhin Meursault
89 points
Walk around tasting. Rich with apple and almond butter. Very tasty now with very good depth for its level. Better now vs from barrel.
White
2017 Joseph Drouhin Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Embazées
91 points
Walk around tasting. Lots of apple, some peach and lemon curd. Rich start with nuttiness emerging in the middle and a brighter, layered, textured finish. Lots here with a few more years required for a little more harmony. 91+ point potential, 2022 forward.
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2017 Joseph Drouhin Beaune 1er Cru Clos des Mouches Blanc
92 points
Walk around tasting. Ripe apple and pear with a bit of candied lemon peel combine for a savory and sweet character I found very appealing. Very good density for 1er Cru with a slightly backward finish for now. One of the top wines of the day. 92+ point potential, 2025 forward with a long life from there.
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2017 Joseph Drouhin Volnay
86 points
Walk around tasting. Light, floral, charming, simple. Good to enjoy young.
Red
2016 Joseph Drouhin Savigny-lès-Beaune
87 points
Walk around tasting. Red cherry with earth hints and good weight for its level. Better in another year or three.
Red
2016 Joseph Drouhin Vosne-Romanée
88 points
Walk around tasting. Red cherry and berry on nose and palate with a soft start, then sneaky textures on a bigger finish. A bit restrained overall, but good now and better 2022 forward.
Red
2017 Joseph Drouhin Beaune 1er Cru Clos des Mouches Rouge
89 points
Walk around tasting. Bright red cherry with medium weight, good+ length and textures. I liked this more from barrel last year.
Red
2016 Domaine Amiot Guy et Fils Chassagne-Montrachet Rouge Vieilles Vignes
86 points
Walk around tasting. red cherry with roasted meat. Good depth with the firm tannins often found in Chassagne rouge.
Red
2017 Domaine Y. Clerget Volnay 1er Cru Santenots
88 points
Walk around tasting. Fleshy start, leaner middle with bright red fruit throughout. Faint spice and floral support. Moderate weight, so this had upside if it puts on weight.
Red
2015 Domaine Anne-Marie Gille Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Bousselots
88 points
Walk around tasting. Red fruit start, then black fruit joining in middle-through-finish. Good+ wright, very 1er Cru in that regard, but a bit awkward or burly right now. Needs to to soften, 2025-. Prototypical NSG.
White - Sparkling
N.V. Laurent-Perrier Champagne La Cuvée Brut
86 points
Walk around tasting. Current release. Rich with good textures. Fun but simple.
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N.V. Laurent-Perrier Champagne Cuvée Rosé Brut
88 points
Walk around tasting. Current release. Rich with lots of berry throughout. Good weight, good+ textures, best on finish.
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2017 Maison Roche de Bellene Pinot Noir Bourgogne Vieilles Vignes
Walk around tasting. Slightly more dirty than I'd expect from wine this young.
White - Sparkling
2010 Leclerc Briant Champagne Brut Millésimé
Walk around tasting. 40% Chardonnay, 40% Pinot Noir, 20% Meunier. Plenty of toasted bread with good depth. OK overall.
White - Sparkling
N.V. Leclerc Briant Champagne Brut La Croisette
90 points
Walk around tasting. Current release. Apple and lemon. Lean, long, precise with good brightness and energy. Good now.
White
2016 Xavier Monnot Meursault Les Chevalières
Walk around tasting. Rich and well spiced apple with good intensity, moderate complexity. Good+ Villages level.
White
2017 Domaine Alain Chavy Puligny-Montrachet Les Charmes
90 points
Walk round tasting. Floral start with ripe apple throughout. Good depth, lots of power and a bright finish. Very good now with upside.
Red
2017 Domaine Tollot-Beaut Aloxe-Corton
86 points
Walk around tasting. Pale red cherry to start with charming spice. More concentration comes through on medium finish.
Red
2016 Domaine Pierre Gelin Gevrey-Chambertin Clos de Meixvelle
87 points
Walk around tasting. Slightly reduced start. Black and red cherry with meats hints. Good depth. Good overall.
Red
2017 Michel Magnien Morey St. Denis 1er Cru Climats d'Or
89 points
Walk around tasting. Pure and transparent red fruit with bright textures. I was told no new oak used these days. Good length and reasonable weight. Slightly taut right now, better as it softens with a few more years in the cellar.
Red
2016 Domaine Jean Grivot Nuits St. Georges Les Charmois
90 points
Walk around tasting. Red and black cherry with very Vosne-styled spice. Very good depth and length. Nearly balanced now, but I think this needs a few more years for the new oak to soften and a few rough edges to soften, but there is a lot of great material here for Village level wine.
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N.V. Charles Heidsieck Champagne Brut Réserve
88 points
Walk around tasting. 60% from 2014 base. Plenty of apple and toasted baguette. Very good for its price, but moderate depth.
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N.V. Charles Heidsieck Champagne Brut Rosé Reserve
89 points
Walk around tasting. 2008 base. Elegant and seemingly lighter style to start. Picks up weight going forward towards long-ish finish, ending with good power.
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N.V. Charles Heidsieck Champagne Blanc de Blancs
87 points
Walk around tasting. 2012 base. Apple throughout with good weight and textures. Overall good, just slightly simple.
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2005 Charles Heidsieck Champagne Brut Millésimé
89 points
Walk around tasting. Both orchard fruit and berry are front-and-center here alongside very toasty, leesy character. Ripe and rich, yet still very well textured. But better to enjoy younger vs long-term cellaring.
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2004 Charles Heidsieck Champagne Blanc des Millénaires
91 points
Walk around tasting. Wonderfully combined rich and bright elements into a very harmonious, complex and complete Champagne. While this has that bready character that rarely thrills me, it remains in the background here.
Red
2015 Maison Champy Pommard
87 points
Walk around tasting. Ripe black fruit with lots of power and smoked sausage. Very good density for its level, with plenty of structure that will reward more cellar time (2021-).
Red
2015 Maison Champy Pernand-Vergelesses 1er Cru Les Vergelesses
Walk around tasting. Broad array of red fruit with good weight, but more structure than expected for the vintage from this appellation. Needs time, 88-89 point potential.
Red
2015 Maison Champy Beaune 1er Cru
Walk around tasting. Also firmly structured for now, and also showing lots of powerful, ripe and complex fruit. 88-89 point potential, 2025-.
Red
2012 Chanson Père & Fils Nuits St. Georges
86 points
Walk around tasting. Still rugged for the level and degree of maturing fruit. Good weight.
White - Sparkling
2007 Taittinger Champagne Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut
91 points
Walk around tasting. Rich and powerful with toasted baguette notes. Good weight and density, but without the overall substance of the better vintages such as 2006, so less cellarworthy.
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2017 Louis Jadot Chablis 1er Cru Fourchaume
88 points
Walk around tasting. Rich start with apple and pear showing medium weight. Good balance with mineral finish. Better to cellar for a few year, with 88-89 point potential.
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2017 Louis Jadot Pernand-Vergelesses Clos de la Croix de Pierre Blanc
Walk around tasting. Very impressive ripe orchard fruit with some tropical hints, but such classically bright textures. Cellar a few years, but very good 90-91 point potential. Even better now vs barrel tasting last summer.
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2017 Louis Jadot Côte de Nuits Villages Le Vaucrain
86 points
Walk around tasting. From Comblanchien, just next to Premeaux. Simple red fruit with good+ balance and textures, moderate complexity Good young.
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2016 Louis Jadot Beaune 1er Cru Clos des Ursules Domaine des Héritiers Louis Jadot
92 points
Bright cross-section of red fruit aroma and flavors with savory spice. Comes across as open and accessible to start, then seriously gets powerful and attention-grabbing within seconds. Very good concentration with an equally long and expanding finish. 92-93 point potential.
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N.V. Delamotte Champagne Brut
89 points
Walk around tasting. Current release. Bright lemon with good depth, almost as good weight. Good now.
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N.V. Jean-Pierre Launois Champagne Tradition Brut
88 points
Walk around tasting. 50% each Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Dec 2017 disgorgement. Came across as very Pinot Noir driven with good richness and rounded textures. Good now.
White - Sparkling
2008 Besserat de Bellefon Champagne Millésimé
89 points
Walk around tasting. Very berry throughout with good power and richness, yet also brightly textured with concentrated finish. Good now with upside.
White
2018 Patrick Piuze Bourgogne-Aligoté "1953"
85 points
Walk around tasting. Balanced but surprisingly simple.
White
2017 Patrick Piuze Chablis 1er Cru Vaillons Les Minots
91 points
Walk around tasting. Starts out on the rich and ripe side for Chablis, but this quickly comes back to a classic style with bright energy and crunchy minerality. Very good now with upside.
Red
2015 Danjean-Berthoux Mercurey Les Chavances
Walk around tasting. Pretty red fruit with good weight for its level and nicely balanced. Not the most complex wine, but a good drink and a very good value. I liked this vintage more than the 2014 I tried a few years back.
Red
2017 Domaine Jean Tardy Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Nuits "Cuvée Maëlie"
87 points
Walk around tasting. Bright red fruit but lighter styled, like so many 2017s.
Red
2016 Domaine Michel Gay et Fils Chorey-les-Beaune Vieilles Vignes
87 points
Walk around tasting. Slightly reductive start. Black and red cherry throughout with good density for its level. Good now.
Red
2014 Domaine Michel Gay et Fils Aloxe-Corton Vieilles Vignes
87 points
Walk around tasting. Meaty black and red cherry, good density, moderate ripeness. Firm tannins. I liked this less today vs when last tasted one year ago.
Red
2015 Domaine Michel Gay et Fils Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru Aux Vergelesses
89 points
Walk around tasting. Red and black cherry with good background spice. Ripe yet clearly balanced. Long, lingering finish, impressive for its level. 89-90 point potential.
Red
2014 Domaine Gérard Julien et Fils Nuits St. Georges
86 points
Walk around tasting. More black fruit with hints of meat and spice, but just moderate weight and some rugged tannins.
Red
2015 Domaine Gérard Julien et Fils Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Bousselots
Walk around tasting. Ripe black cherry with good concentration and firm tannins. Backward now, 89-90 point potential, 2025-.
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2017 Domaine Perrot-Minot Gevrey-Chambertin
89 points
Walk around tasting Black and red cherry in elegant combination with good weight, better balance. Better to cellar a few more years.
Red
2017 Domaine Perrot-Minot Morey St. Denis En la Rue de Vergy
90 points
Walk around tasting. Red and black cherry with complex array of roasted meat and savory spice hints that are nicely complex already now, but with real upside.
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2017 Dominique Cornin Pouilly-Fuissé
86 points
Walk around tasting. Floral nose with rich fruit. Less open on palate, but still good now.
Red
2016 Domaine Gouffier Rully Meix de Pellerey
87 points
Walk around tasting. Red fruit with good weight and balance. Certainly fun now.
Red
2014 Monthélie-Douhairet-Porcheret Monthélie 1er Cru Le Meix Bataille
86 points
Walk around tasting. Red cherry and earth with just a little too much structure. Very old school.
Red
2014 Domaine Charles Audoin Marsannay Les Longeroies
89 points
Walk around tasting. Combination of black and red cherry with bright textures and good balance. Good+ depth and weight for its level. I liked this more today vs when last tasted in 2017.
Red
2001 Domaine Taupenot-Merme Charmes-Chambertin
91 points
Walk around tasting. Fully mature black and red cherry with at least as much earth. Good weight with good+ length and balance. Just little more advanced than I would expect for 2001 Grand Cru.
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2009 Vazart-Coquart Champagne Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Special Club Brut
88 points
Walk around tasting. Rich and nicely concentrated in a bready, leesy style with good length.
White
2017 Pierre Morey Bourgogne-Aligoté
85 points
Walk around tasting. Bright start with an edge that has a slightly bitter finish that needs to soften.
White
2016 Les Héritiers du Comte Lafon Saint Véran
Walk around tasting. Reduced when I tasted, and I didn't have time to re-visit.
White
2017 Paul Pernot et ses Fils Bourgogne Blanc
86 points
Walk around tasting. Apple with a little peach.Good+ length with good depth on finish. Probably better in another year.
White
2016 Domaine Bernard Moreau et Fils Chardonnay Bourgogne Blanc
87 points
Walk around tasting. Good richness to start, more brightly textured in the middle. Expanding finish. An excellent Bourgogne.
White
2010 Maison Leroy Bourgogne Blanc
86 points
Walk around tasting. Rich start, leaner middle forward with moderate nuance.
White
2016 Domaine Sylvain Langoureau Saint-Aubin Blanc
87 points
Walk around tasting. Broad array of apple aromas and flavors that is rich to start, while also nicely balanced. Medium length.
White
2016 Bachey-Legros Chassagne-Montrachet
87 points
Walk around tasting. Rich apple with a touch of peach near finish. Good richness with brightening acidity coming through middle through finish.
White
2017 Paul Pernot et ses Fils Puligny-Montrachet
Walk around tasting. Apple, pear, peach brings together good richness with mineral textures. Good now, but certainly better in another year or two.
White
2016 Jean Noel Gagnard Chassagne-Montrachet Les Chaumes
87 points
Walk around tasting. Ripe, fat and powerful, even if slightly simple. Good Villages level.
White
2012 Benjamin Leroux Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Embazées
87 points
Walk around tasting. Good density, ripeness still slightly pronounced, but a bright enough and fresh finish. Good 1er Cru.
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2018 Paul Pernot et ses Fils Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Folatières
Walk around tasting. Surprisngly fleshy and ripe for Pernot, but that's 2018. Very good concentration, clearly 1er density, with a long finish, but not classically Puligny. I think/ hope this will lose some of that baby fat, so want to re-visit in another year.
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2016 Gérard Mugneret Bourgogne
87 points
Walk around tasting. Red cherry on nose and palate with lean start, richer middle, good balance on finish. Very good Bourgogne. Probably even better in another year or three.
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2017 Domaine Sylvain Pataille Bourgogne
86 points
Walk around tasting. Very charming and easy with good balance. Good Bourgogne level. Enjoy young.
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2015 Domaine Lignier-Michelot Bourgogne
Walk around tasting. Ripe but light. Fun now, but better a couple of years ago.
Red
2015 Maison Leroy Bourgogne
88 points
Walk around tasting. This wine just keeps getting better. Pretty red cherry aromas that follow through on palate with some meat and supporting tannins. Good density for its level. Certainly upside from here, 88-89 point potential.
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2015 Jean-Pierre Guyon Chorey-les-Beaune Les Bons Ores
87 points
Walk around tasting. Red and black cherry with a rich start and then good weight in the middle. Good length as well. Very good value to enjoy 2020 forward.
Red
2015 Camille Giroud Maranges 1er Cru Le Croix Moines
88 points
Walk around tasting. Bright red with faint spice showing good weight, length and balance, but also rather subdued. I had very high expectations because this is normally a star in the Giroud lineup, but this bottle didn't quite live up to expectations in this great vintage. I will have to try this again in the next year.
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2015 Jean-Pierre Guyon Savigny-lès-Beaune Les Planchots
88 points
Walk around tasting. Black fruit comes across as slightly rustic, but also meaty and with good depth. Cellar at least a few more years.
Red
2017 Vincent Dancer Pommard Les Perrières
87 points
Walk around tasting. Forward black fruit to start,then more tannins that come across as "old school" Pommard from the middle forward. Good concentration for its level. Cellar to 2002 forward.
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2015 Domaine Sylvain Pataille Marsannay Clémengeots
Walk around tasting. Starts out on the elegant side for Marsannay with black and red cherry,then more meaty and sturdy in the middle with good length. This wine seems to be getting better each time I try it. 88-89 point potential.
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2017 Domaine Bruno Clair Marsannay Les Vaudenelles
88 points
Walk around tasting. Black and red cherry with good balance, good enough depth and then good length with a bright finish. Good young.
Red
2017 Domaine Berthaut-Gerbet Fixin Les Clos
85 points
Walk around tasting. Enjoyable, just light overall with more structure than I would prefer for the quality and depth of fruit. OK overall.
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2012 Domaine Dominique Mugneret Vosne-Romanée Alliance des Terroirs
85 points
Walk around tasting. Fruit is clearly maturing, tannins still robust. OK overall.
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2016 Gérard Mugneret Vosne-Romanée
Walk around tasting. More barnyard/ brett than I would prefer. Not nearly as interesting as another bottle from the same source tasted a few months back. Off bottle?
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2014 Domaine Lignier-Michelot Chambolle-Musigny Vieilles Vignes
87 points
Walk around tasting. I was more optimistic the few times I tasted this just after release. Fruit comes across on the light side with a sturdy middle. Good enough overall now.
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2015 Domaine Humbert Frères Gevrey-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes
89 points
Walk around tasting. Plenty of black cherry with roasted meat hints. Good balance in the middle, even if finishing slightly backward. Very good potential, 89+ points. Better to cellar a little longer.
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2016 Camille Giroud Gevrey-Chambertin Les Crais
90 points
Walk around tasting. Black and red cherry throughout, this comes across as charming and approachable to start, but sneaky power comes through on an expanding finish. Good+ depth, good indeed now with upside.
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2012 Serafin Père et Fils Gevrey-Chambertin
89 points
Walk around tasting. Black cherry with some earth and faint sausage. Nose is more enjoyable today vs palate, which is slightly backward. Very good depth for Villages. Better 2021-.
Red
2013 Benjamin Leroux Gevrey-Chambertin Aux Etelois
86 points
Walk around tasting. More black vs red fruit with good depth, just tannins slightly awkward for the level of fruit. Better to cellar a little longer?
Red
2017 Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Clos de la Maréchale
89 points
Walk around tasting. Charming combination of red and black cherry with balance throughout and sneaky power on long-ish finish. Probably better in another year or three.
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2011 Domaine Lignier-Michelot Morey St. Denis 1er Cru Les Chenevery
88 points
Walk around tasting. Red cherry throughout with good depth and subtle spice. People who don't like Burgundy won't enjoy this wine with its moderate ripeness and emphasis on finesse, but it is certainly enjoyable. Probably better to cellar a bit more, best 2021-2031.
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2011 Domaine Bruno Clair Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Les Cazetiers
87 points
Walk around tasting. Black fruit with good concentration, imperfect balance and a firm finish that doesn't help the wine's moderate ripeness. Tough to tell if this gets more or less appealing with more cellar time.