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Domaine Armand Rousseau Gevrey-Chambertin 2008

Lincoln — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:40:49 +0000

Picked a bottle of this up this week. Initially a bit weedy, but with time it showed some lovely balance. A touch of animal hide, red cherries, light custard & nutmeg oak, iron filings. A light palate, cherries and a touch of hide. Good length. No great complexity but it does have purity. Tight now, but may develop. Maybe not. A very easy drink. Sealed under cork. 13.5% abv. Drink 2012-2015+. 87-88 points

2004 Comte de Vogue Chambolle Musigny

Andrew — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 07:29:45 +0000

Its an 04. Friend or foe? Well this is definitely friend…Colour a little cloudy and browning slightly. Nose is kid leather and mint. Palate is sweet and generous – nothing of the 04 green streak. Leather, cedar, raspberry and rhubarb mellowing to gentle blackcurrant juice. Lovely presence and intensity, and justifies its price as a relatively expensive village wine. In a nice spot – drink now. 90/100

Stonier Pinot Noir 2010

michel — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 23:22:09 +0000

Year in year out I eagerly anticipate this release – I recall at a 10 year vertical where the regular wines out performed the reserves and are half the price. The 09′s were tidy but the 2010′s have ramped up the intensity & complexity.

Spicy morello cherries perfumes up – fruit driven medium bodied a touch of plum – raspberries……
Hard to beat this as a VFM pinot full stop.
88

Kooyong Meres Pinot Noir 2006

Lincoln — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:41:48 +0000

A quickie – I was only half paying attention to this one. Initially quite savoury and minerally on the nose, dully fruited but marginally interesting. On the palate, some red fruits and chunks of minerals, drying but satisfying. Left in the fridge overnight in the original bottle and it looked much improved; more fruit on the nose, though balanced by the minerality, and the palate was more generous and rounded. Who would have thought it? Sealed under Diam. Cost in the mid $50s. Drink now. 88 points.

Curly Flat “William’s Crossing” Pinot Noir 2008

Lincoln — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 10:26:02 +0000

I cannot say I am terribly impressed with this one. Two bottles now, and both have shown dull fruits and stale spices on the nose. Strawberry and slightly unripe rhurbarb on the palate, thinly fruited and finishing with a touch of vinegar. Hmmmmm. If it was sealed under cork I would have said it was stripped. 92 points from James Halliday, which I don’t understand. Sealed under screwcap. 12.6% abv. Drink now. 84 points. $24 from the cellar door

Domaine Leroy Pommard Les Vignots 1995

michel — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 05:41:13 +0000

A purchase inspired by a recent bottle from the 2001 vintage. Exotic spices on the nose, but no szechuan or cinnamon or Asian spices; more Vosne-Romanee in character, and more subtle than the 2001; less viscosity, less oak possibly. Over two hours the palate opened up with more stems and unfiltered dense fruit, with citrus notes and subtle balsamic undertones. Yeah I know it sounds weird. 88 points.

Domaine Armand Rousseau Gevrey-Chambertin “Clos St. Jacques” 1er cru 2006

michel — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 05:00:08 +0000

Rousseau, Smousseau. As much as I try to struggle to like them – I love them big time – spades and spades – clean with minerals and purity and pastilles- feminine silky palate. It is young but not painful to drink. Will go another 5 – 10 years, but I love young pretty feminine Burgundy. If I had to begrudgingly score, I would go 93- 95 points. I love a range in a score.

Domaine Michel Lafarge “L’Exception” Bourgogne Passetoutgrain 2005

Lincoln — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 04:11:30 +0000

Madame Bize-Leroy is popping over for lunch tomorrow; she was jabbering in French to me over the phone during the week and hopefully I have understood her correctly, so I went searching for something to share. During the process, I spotted a few bottles that needed clearing out. This one is from a very good vintage, and had incidentally thrown quite a crust. Unfortunately, it had quite a muted nose, with dullish red fruits and dry spices. The palate is pleasant enough, light to medium bodied palate, consistent with the nose, and with a dry acid finish. Drink now. Was probably around the $30 mark. 12.5% abv. Was hoping for more. 82 points.

Jean-Claude Boisset Chambolle-Musigny 2004

Lincoln — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 10:10:05 +0000

Another 2004 Burgundy, and actually my initial impression was that this one wasn’t too bad. Or perhaps I just had low expectations. Some brownness in the colour. On the nose, it’s got green stalk, nettles, dirt and a touch of brown sugar, with stewed strawberries and cranberries. The palate is even, with a sugary sweetness through the palate that seemed bit unnatural, like a sweetness but without any fruit characters. Does that make sense? Finished clean with acid and stalk. Okay, it wasn’t the best. 83 points. Drink now. 13.5% abv.

Dinner with Monsieur Burgundy #1

michel — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 02:34:46 +0000

I have had dinner with Mr Burgundy many times but don’t normally write notes – it isn’t the done thing – appreciation is all key with a few double blind wines thrown in. Saturday night was Riverfire so we charred some meat and drank wine while the fireworks erupted. The fireworks exceeded my expectations.

Rodet Corton Charlemagne 1989: someone murmured oxidised, but they always mention oxidised when any white burgundy emerges. Structured and linear – I guessed Meursault 2000 vintage. I don’t think this maker is around anymore.
Chard Farm “River Run” Pinot Noir 20??: quick sip and spit – time to move on – not very complex
Hudolet Noellat Romane St Vivant 2006: bright young fresh plenty of acid but complex sous bois and fruit
Mugnier Clos de Marachele 2006: geez this is big – can’t believe at cellar door I thought this was a Chambolle. More Gevrey like today – ripe rich ballsy – is it Burgundy?
Rousseau Clos St Jacques 2006: primary pastille jube like, wonder if the magnum made it look dramatically younger than the other 2006s
Jean Michel Guillon Mazis Chambertin 2000: drink now open non complex 2000 but appealling