M&PD Zoom Tasting: Burgundy & Barolo (Zoom): Wow, just wow. So aromatically rich. Flint and snap on the nose. Palate screams of lime zest, salt and great acidity. As Mark says, "as good as it gets."
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Holiday Burgundy Lunch (Scottsdale, AZ): Served blind. Smoky, reduced, flinty, with a hint of burnt popcorn on the nose. The reduction led me to Coche or D'Auvenay, but the mouthfeel was more akin to the former. In the glass this seemed to get smokier and smokier, almost a campfire.
Finish was pristine, salty and fruity, with minerals and tremendous length. As it warmed in the glass, more citrus emerged, and almost Meursault like lemon. In the final analysis, a great wine, very complex, and clearly with a long life ahead of it.
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99W/91R. Single blind with 99 Leflaive Chevy and 99 Leflaive Batard. Very sweet white flower nose, also pear fruit aromatics and very slight gunflint. Much higher acidity and underperformed rest of flight. Shorter than expected.
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Served blind. Mistook for Coche-Dury as it seemed to show very similar trademarks. An absolutely incredible experience. Nose evolved through the evening.
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12/2/2020 - Brolawa Likes this wine: 100 Points
M&PD Zoom night. Blind wine tasting of the following:
1999 Domaine Leroy Corton-Charlemagne
1993 Domaine Dujac Echezeaux
1998 Gaja Langhe Nebbiolo Sperss
1999 Domaine Anne Gros Clos Vougeot Le Grand Maupertui
1997 Bartolo Mascarello Barolo
1990 Clos de Tart
Eric’s thoughtful comments here:
https://www.cellartracker.com/event.asp?iEvent=45504&searchId=476A88E0%23selected%253DW35378_37_Ka532be777ad0000e6d4d2623f4c8de52&UISource=list
A couple of additional thoughts from my POV:
I'll go out on a limb and say this is the best Corton-Charlemagne I've ever had. It just blew me away.
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12/2/2020 - Eric wrote:
M&PD Zoom Tasting: Burgundy & Barolo (Zoom): Wow, just wow. So aromatically rich. Flint and snap on the nose. Palate screams of lime zest, salt and great acidity. As Mark says, "as good as it gets."
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12/20/2019 - Alex G. Likes this wine:
Holiday Burgundy Lunch (Scottsdale, AZ): Served blind. Smoky, reduced, flinty, with a hint of burnt popcorn on the nose. The reduction led me to Coche or D'Auvenay, but the mouthfeel was more akin to the former. In the glass this seemed to get smokier and smokier, almost a campfire.
Finish was pristine, salty and fruity, with minerals and tremendous length. As it warmed in the glass, more citrus emerged, and almost Meursault like lemon. In the final analysis, a great wine, very complex, and clearly with a long life ahead of it.
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1/20/2017 - fcxj wrote: 94 Points
99W/91R. Single blind with 99 Leflaive Chevy and 99 Leflaive Batard. Very sweet white flower nose, also pear fruit aromatics and very slight gunflint. Much higher acidity and underperformed rest of flight. Shorter than expected.
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8/11/2016 - Corgi wrote: 98 Points
Served blind. Mistook for Coche-Dury as it seemed to show very similar trademarks.
An absolutely incredible experience. Nose evolved through the evening.
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