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| Tasting notes from a Burgundy tasting - Saturday, July 9, 2005, at the Wine Exchange in Orange, CA. Twenty wines were poured for a tasting fee of $39. Overall impressions: as I recall, Winex hadn't put on a Burgundy tasting in a long time. In fact, the store doesn't seem to heavy into Burgundy anyway. No matter, this tasting afforded me the chance to taste a nice cross section of red and white Burgs, as well as sampling a few different producers. The tasting started off with 6 white Burgundies, and progressed to the 13 reds, more of less ordered by their intensity and price structure. I have to admit some surprise at my final preferences. I've always loved the wines of Gevrey Chambertin, and expected the two in the tasting to rise to the occasion. But, the Corton Grand Cru, Vosne Romanee and Musigny wines won out as my favorites. There was lots to like here, and not all of it will cost you an arm and a leg. Disappointments? Only that we didn't start with the 1993 Vosne Romanee as the first of the reds. |
2002
Daniel-Etienne Defaix Chablis Vieilles Vignes. $23.99.
Very
light lemon color. Light lemony aroma, along with that minerally-wet
rock kind of thing in the nose. Crisp on the palate, nice light
fruity flavors - refreshing and dry, very nice balance and medium-long
finish. 2004
Dom. Hubert Chavy Bourgogne Les Femelottes. $15.99. Almost
clear in color. Much more fruit apparent in the nose than the Chablis,
with additional notes of espresso and toast. Off-sweet mouthfeel,
quite thick on the palate, with very nice balance. Interestingly,
the flavors seemed to fade off a bit quicker than the Chablis, though
the aftertaste lingered longer. 2002
Moillard Pouilly Fuisse Domaine Greffet. $17.99. Light
lemon color. Lots of citrusy fruit and minerals in the nose. Somewhat
tart in mouthfeel, almost chewy in body with lots of fruit throughout,
very nice balance and finish. 2002
Jean-Marc Morey St. Aubin 1er Cru Les Charmois. $29.99.
Nearly
clear in color. Fascinating smokey background aromas in the nose
- sort of a charred sweet hardwood, savory fruit and a nice mineral
note. Somewhat smokey in taste, chewy body with lots of wet-stone
mineral and bitteroot flavors, and a nice crispness to its lingering
finish. 2000
Dom. Caillot Meursault Clos du Cromin. $29.99. Light
lemon color. Nose of light citrusy notes, hazelnuts, wet stone and
minerals, and a nice background aroma of espress and toast. Very
nice balance, light sweet-sour lemon fruit, with just a touch of
pineapple. 2002
Dom. Darviot-Perrin Meursault 1er Cru Genevrieres. $69.99.
Very
light lemon color. Bright, somewhat high-toned nose of lemon, lime,
tart apple, and a touch of espresso. Lightly tart in mouthfeel,
with lots of crisp citrusy flavors, and a very long lingering finish. 2003
Arnoux Père et Fils Savigny-lès-Beaune. $22.99. Medium
ruby garnet color. Nose of nutmeg, cinnamon, and cherry. A bit monolithic
in mouthfeel, very pleasant flavor, but not much going on here.
Very good balance and moderately long finish. 2002
Dom. Moillard Beaune 1er Cru Grèves. $29.99. Medium
ruby garnet color. Lots of cherry and floral aromas in the nose,
quite perfumy, with additional notes of toast and scented candle
wax. Fleshy off-sweet mouthfeel, distinctive floral quality to the
wild cherry fruit, nice long finish. 2003
Dom. Joblot Givry 1er Cru Clos de la Servoisine. $38.99.
Medium
ruby garnet color. Nose of dark cherry, cinnamon toast, and light
apple scent. Very fleshy in mouthfeel, with lots of bing cherry
and cranberry flavors. Beautiful balance - just to the acid side
of the spectrum, but with plent of fruit to match, and a long lingering
finish. 2002
Bertrand Ambroise Corton Grand Cru Le Rognet. $99.99. Medium
ruby garnet color. Nose of cherry cheesecake, with touches of earth
and grilled ciabatta. Off-sweet mouthfeel, with chewy textures and
a full rich mid-palate. Nicely melded flavors of bing and black
cherry, as well as touches of steak tartare, and portobello mushroom.
This is dinner and dessert, and I was wishing the price were
a misprint. Very seductive! 2003
Geantet-Pansiot Bourgogne Pinot Fin. $19.99. Medium
dark ruby color. Somewhat pungent initially, but there's lots of
floral-perfumy aromas down deep, accented by lightly charred toast.
Fleshy and meaty in mouthfeel, but it seems a little underfruited
by mid-palate, and this dissipates a little further by the finish.
Nice balance, and a pleasant wine. 2002
Dom. Charles Audoin Marsannay Les Favieres. $19.99. Light
ruby garnet color. Nose of sweet ripe black cherry, with a hint
of strawberry. Less sweet in mouthfeel, with lots of meaty flavors,
nice acids/good balance. Sweetens up a bit in the latter palate,
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2002
Dom. de L'Arlot Nuits Saint Georges 1er Cru Clos des Forets
Saint Georges. $54.99.
Light-medium ruby garnet color. Aromas of perfume and floral scents
accent tht dark and light cherry and light mineral touch to the
nose. Very nice weight and balance, with lots of smokey black cherry
flavor, and very long lingering finish. 2003
Dom. Christophe Perrot-Minot Vosne Romanée. $49.99. Medium-dark
ruby garnet color. With the vanilla-infused sweet dark cherry scent,
this beautiful nose has almost a "new world" aroma. Rich
and fleshy mouthfeel, with nice meaty textures and flavors, excellent
balance, and long lingering finish. Excellent!
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