Community Tasting Note

Paul S wrote:

Tuesday, May 17, 2011 - Burgundy 2011 Day 2: Dinner at Ma Cuisine (Ma Cuisine, Beaune, Burgundy): Disgorged 23 December 2009 - this was crazy good. It had a beautiful nose that kept developing in the glass - white meat, chicken stock, slightly browning apples, umami tones of mushrooms and soy sauce, rich yellow fruit scents, a kaleidoscope of lovely aromas that kept shifting with time. Towards the last pour, there where accents of honey, some caramel - just lovely stuff. The palate had really fine mousse, incredible balance and a rich, almost Grand Cru Burg weight in its pure red apples and honeyed tones on a deep, savoury background with lots of umami, preserved limes, lemons and figs. There was tremendous depth and complexity here, but the wine carried it ever so effortlessly with a mouth-watering freshness behind its mouth-filling flavours, so that it was always immensely friendly and drinkable all the way into a focused and detailed finish where bits of mineral, spice and a sherry-like savouriness laced the palate. Outstanding, and even more beautiful when paired with grilled scallops. A brilliant Champagne. It may not be to everyone's taste with its slightly oxidative, sherry-like accents, but I absolutely loved it.

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