Community Tasting Notes (29) Avg Score: 94.6 points

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    6/25/2022 - wrote:

    a true treat to get to try this, thanks to SW and his generosity.
    potent nose of honey and quince ; the glass remained strongly smelling this way long after the contents were consumed.
    mouth- butterscotch, butter croissant, white peach, poached pear. delicious.

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    1/27/2022 - wrote: 92 Points

    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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    1/27/2022 - wrote:

    M&PD Tasting: France (Seattle, WA, USA): Lots of guesses here, some thinking Raveneau. Round, mineral, not *quite* right, savory, quite deep, but with a little hint of caramel. Slightly disappointing once we knew what it was, but it was certainly delicious nonetheless.

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    10/5/2021 - wrote:

    M&PD Tasting: Italy (Mount Baker, Seattle, WA): No notes, just recording for posterity. Wow, wow, wow!

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    7/30/2021 - Likes this wine:

    Ramonet Montrachet Lunch (Phoenix, AZ USA): Exceptional balance, some tropical notes. Surprised on the reveal this was drinking much younger than I would have expected for '04. Well stored bottles like this could easily keep improving for a decade.

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  • By Lyle Fass
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    (Ramonet Montrachet) This was aromatically all high charred toasty oak at first but some nice minerality and a salinity to the nose. The palate was tight tight tight. But it eventually started top show. Layers. That is the word. This wine had serious layers. Fruit, mineral, great cut due to the amazing acidity of the vintage. Apples, ripe pears and some other fruits more on the greener side of the spectrum but in no way underripe. The finish was just dazzling and kept getting more detailed, delineated as the night progressed. Just amazing. The wine had developed tannin as it underwent a remarkable metamorphosis over the course of the evening. The thickness of the midpalate became obvious and the finish was minutes. Now I see what the fuss is. This blew away DRC (which I know needs age, only I have had it young) and Jacques Prieur which I have had five vintages of for some reason. Also much better than Lemoine and just a notch above a legendary bottle of 1996 Morey-Blanc Montrachet. Anyway this was a legend. Needs twenty years. But with white burg these days is that a risk owners of this bottle are to take?

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