Community Tasting Notes 47

• Burgundy Al wrote: 96 points

  March 1, 2024 - Some Wine Tasted at the Acker La Paulée Auction (Maybourne Hotel - Beverly Hills CA): Tasted at auction. Brilliant, bright, and powerful. Superb energy and length. I've had this wine well over a dozen times through the year, and think today's bottle is likely the best ever.

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• Alex G. Likes this wine:

  March 26, 2023 - Burgundy Bachelor Party: Blew away the 14 served beside it, which was no slouch, so clear why this wine deserves age. Sure there’s risk in aging wines of this era, but when it’s on it is ON. Very dense and long, one taster was sure this was Montrachet.

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• Brolawa Likes this wine: 94 points

  January 27, 2022 - M&PD tasting dinner at Vendemmia. Thanks to the generosity of Captain JVNK, we had four 2004 Ramonets blind. Well, we knew there was a 2004 Monty and a 2004 Benny because we bought them as a group; but JVNK feathered in two of his own bottles and what a wild ride it was . . .
  
  The line-up (in order):
  
  Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet
  Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Ruchottes
  Montrachet
  Bâtard-Montrachet
  
  The notes (and surprises):
  
  Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet
  
  Winner on the night. This wine was perfect with the classic Ramonet spearmint and perfect balance and concentration. This wine just lit up the mouth. I don't know how you improve upon this. (100 pts)
  
  Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Ruchottes
  
  IMHO, this was the second-best bottle of the night. It surprised me greatly bc I thought this was either the Batard or maybe even the Montrachet. It had the Ramonet spearmint and all the complexity. In retrospect, it tasted like the Benny, but with the volume turned down to, say, 7. Or maybe the last glass of the Benny after having it all to yourself. ;-) (97 pts)
  
  Montrachet
  
  I thought both the Montrachet and the Batard were Chablis (keep in mind we didn't know they were all Ramonets). I guessed Raveneau because it had strong mineral and saline notes while still being full-bodied. No spearmint, no explosion in the mouth. I never would have guessed a Ramonty. Still better than 90% of wines out there. It had a nice long finish, but not necessarily complex. I think it was the weakest wine of the night, which is why blind tasting is so interesting and important. (92 pts)
  
  Bâtard-Montrachet
  
  More complex than the Montrachet throughout vertical. Probably lighter in the mouth than the Montrachet, but a stronger nose and more aggressive citrus, salt and mineral throughout vertical - really lingers in mouth. Thought it was Dauvissat due to citrus and salt. (94 pts)
  
  If you've made it this far, maybe you'll let me ponder a bit: The first two wines were JVNK's and in his cellar since release. The last two were K&L auction bottles that we cellared for roughly three years. Could it be that the auction bottles that get traded around the world end up losing some of their integrity? Probably. It would be really fun to reenact this with Domaine bottles. Jean-Claude, lmk if you're interested. ;-)

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• Eric wrote:

  January 27, 2022 - M&PD Tasting: France (Seattle, WA, USA): A stunning iron note at first on the nose, integrates. More on the lemon, salt and citrus, so I can understand why Mark though perhaps Dauvissat. Needless to say, we were surprised when this was revealed.

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• Burgundy Al wrote: 93 points

  June 30, 2021 - A Multi Birthday Celebration (Tocco - Winnetka IL): 04/08/13 vertical. Leaner than the others in the vertical, but still plenty powerful, even if less ripe or concentrated. Perfectly balanced and linear with good length.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2004
• Type White
• Producer Domaine Ramonet
• Varietal Chardonnay
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Burgundy
• SubRegion Côte de Beaune
• Appellation Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru

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