Community Tasting Notes 29

• Brolawa Likes this wine: 100 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): INSANE nose! Piercing, spearmint. Palate is a kaleidescope, just an explosion of liquid minerality, concentration, salty, crackling with energy. Utterly perfect.

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• Alex G. wrote:

  December 10, 2021 - Holiday Burgundy Lunch: Served blind. Aroma was disappointing, some thought it to be TCA but I didn't get that. It smelled like there was a button mushroom note marring the otherwise expressive fruit. High acid, this has as a lot of structure, and it improved with time but never quite rose to the level of the stiff competition.

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• dream Likes this wine: 94 points

  November 9, 2021 - I thought this was a superb aged white Burg retaining excellent freshness and acidity yet still showing a bit of “sweet corn” mature flavors. Loved it and while it feels youthful, I like it very much now as who wants to wait until it pre-mox's overnight?

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• The Vines That Bind wrote: 95 points

  October 29, 2021 - Bright, clean, fresh, excellent bottle of this. Rich and deeply flavourful but delivered weightlessly. Terrific white spice. Preferred this to the ’04 Raveneau Le Clos alongside. Powerful. See 05/25/2019 note.

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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 Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru

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• In Cellars 139 (46%)
• Consumed 155 (51%)

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