By billn on July 4, 2007
Seems I’m getting ‘grief’ for being lazy with these! The next batch will be all red! 1997 Jean-Noël Gagnard, Chassagne 1er Les Caillerets Wow – don’t often drink from a jeroboam! Medium-pale yellow colour. The nose is understated but relatively fine – gives the impression of being very young. The palate has lots of interest and character – just as important, appears very well integrated. A very nice personality to this wine. Rebuy – Yes 1997 Jean-Marc Boillot, Puligny 1er Champ Canet Medium golden colour. The nose is high-toned and faintly estery – not unpleasantly so but not ‘fine’ either. In the mouth it’s very ripe and sweet. Though the acidity is not bad, I still find it too sweet – not my style. Rebuy [....]
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By billn on June 26, 2007
1997 Joseph Matrot, Meursault 1er Blagny Medium yellow. An understated though slightly estery nose. The palate is more interesting, it shows real depth, good texture and very nice integrated acidity. Rebuy – Maybe 1997 François & Antoine Jobard, Meursault 1er Poruzots Medium yellow. An understated but very pleasant nose. The palate has dimension, concentration and integration – It’s really very good. Lowish acidity but very tasty. Rebuy – Yes 1997 Comtes Lafon, Meursault 1er Genevrières Width, freshness and a brioche depth on the nose. Ripe and concentrated with a very good texture. Long too. This hangs together very well, it’s very good wine – vintage independant. Rebuy – Yes 1997 François & Antoine Jobard, Meursault 1er Genevrières Medium yellow. A narrow, tight nose. Well balanced [....]
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By billn on June 25, 2007
1997 Morey-Blanc, Saint Aubin 1er Combes Medium yellow. The nose is understated and high-toned. The palate isn’t! Waxy, deep and softly concentrated. The acidity is not so well integrated but this remains a very enjoyable wine. Rebuy – Maybe 1997 Hubert Lamy, Saint Aubin 1er En Remilly (Magnum) Medium yellow. The nose is nicely wide and shows more than a touch of brioche. The palate is wide and fresh with particularly good integration of the acidity – plenty of mid-palate density too. Very nice wine whatever the vintage. Rebuy – Yes 1997 Patrick Javillier, Meursault Cuvée Tête de Murger (Magnum) Medium yellow. The nose is very understated – tight even – but quite round. The palate seems to mirror the nose with a very narrow [....]
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By billn on June 23, 2007
1997 Chandon de Brailles, Pernand Vergelesses 1er Ile des Vergelesses (Magnum) Medium yellow. A waxy brioche nose. The palate is fresh with very good acidity that’s coupled to quite some dimension and personality – very good length too – a very worthy 97. Rebuy – Yes 1997 Lucien Jacob, Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Les Vergelesses Pale gold colour. The nose remains rather understated, majoring in high-tones. Soft texture with lowish acidity but seems nicely put together. Quite nice. Rebuy – Maybe 1997 Louis Jadot, Beaune 1er Grèves le Clos Blanc Medium yellow colour. The nose is high toned and just a little understated – the palate is anything but; it’s full-packed, concentrated and ripe. Deep and creamy length. The acidity is relatively low but the power and [....]
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By billn on June 17, 2007
1994 des Chézeaux, Griotte-Chambertin Good 94′s are hard to come by but I’ve never been disappointed by this cuvée – apart from one corked bottle. This Ponsot elevaged wine shows medium ruby-red colour and a lovely forward nose of sweet red cherry and faint sweat oak – eventually there’s a little strawberry confiture, finally a lovely pure red berry and a little mocha peeking out – there’s much more density than most 94′s show. The palate is well-textured with creamy flavour that clings to your mouth – it doesn’t have the length of a great year but it’s unmistakedly grand cru. The acidity is mouth-watering though could be a little smoother in the mid-palate, likewise the tannins are not perfect but their texture is not [....]
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By billn on June 16, 2007
2005 Remoissenet, Bourgogne Renommée Since mid-2005, Remoissenet have been under new ownership – it has to be all the better from a quality perspective as good premier crus from great vintages e.g. 1999 were at best dull and lifeless. What better way to start the assessment of the new regime than with their most basic product? The colour is medium cherry-red. The nose is rather good; fresh, ripe, slightly powdery red cherry – no confiture – some high tones and nice depth. The palate is rather fresh with plenty of mouthwatering acidity. The fruit is high-toned in the mouth and (for a 2005 at least) just a little tart. The relatively fine grained tannin is there if you search. Overall much fresher than many fruit-bomb [....]
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By billn on June 15, 2007
2005 Maison Blanche, Chablis Medium-pale yellow. The nose is wide, fresh and shows faint citrus hints – it’s a hit. The palate is very concentrated and plush for such a ‘lowly’ wine with almost good acidity – I would have liked just a little more – but a good-plus length. Base Chablis from this vintage can be incredibly successful and I have to say I’ve had (so far) more bulls-eyes from Chablis than the Côte de Beaune. An excellent potential ‘house-wine’. Rebuy – Yes
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By billn on June 14, 2007
For background on this domaine I recommend you check out Bert’s super piece here. These were my first taste of wines from this interesting Beaune estate, and given the vintage I think I’d be very happy to try more: 1997 Emmanuel Giboulot, Rully 1er La Pucelle Golden colour. The nose is honied and very faintly oxidative – but in a mature wine way rather than a premature problematic way. This is a big mouthful of wine with soft, nice texture coupled to toasty depth. Ready now and very good. Rebuy – Yes 1997 Emmanuel Giboulot, Côte de Beaune Le Grand Chatelaine Pale golden. The nose is similar to the Rully and quite interesting. The palate is ripe, pleasant and has almost good acidity. Not the [....]
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By billn on June 13, 2007
1997 Domaine Stéphane Aladame, Montagny 1er Cru (Magnum) Pale yellow coloured. The nose is high-toned – plenty of ripe fruit yet remains quite fresh. Good fruit with nice enough acidity – a successful wine. Rebuy – Yes 1997 Jean-Yves Devevey, Hautes Côtes de Beaune, Les Chagnots (Magnum) Pale yellow. The nose is unusual, lots of peardrops and just a little sickly to me. The palate, however, is has plenty of acidity that is not perfectly refined but there’s plenty of dimension and good length. A bit of a Curate’s Egg. Rebuy – No 1997 Louis Jadot, Auxey Duresses Pale yellow. A deep oaky nose. Lots of dimension on the palate and quite some depth too. The acidity is just a little spiky, but this is [....]
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By billn on June 10, 2007
Looking down the hill over Vosne-Romanée La Combe Brûlée – it may be only 31°C in the shade, but at 3:00pm the thermometer in the direct sun registered 49°C. By 4:15pm the sky was full of thunder and lightening and the rain came – life was much improved at the tasting I attended – 24°C was enough for everyone! The winemakers have already pencilled-in late August for harvesting this year, but much can happen before that. I think I’m a slow taster – there was at least 100 wines, but I only managed write something for 77 of them – I needed food after 2 of three tables – coming back ‘refreshed’ someone had drunk all the Richebourg and Musigny – c’est la vie! Anyway [....]
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By billn on June 9, 2007
This cuvée doen’t usually start singing until it reaches it’s 15th birthday – the beautiful 1985 is still right in the middle of it’s drinking window. Time to open the lonely six-pack for a status report… 1995 Domaine Dujac, Morey St.Denis Medium-pale ruby-red. The nose is heavy with the musky scent of strawberry, raspberry and the smoky stems – it’s a beauty. The palate has a soft entry that nicely widens with the help of understated acidity. The equally soft tannin is still there as an undercurrent as you head into a finish of creamy baked red fruit and still just a little bitterness – here for the first time the acidity is not so seamless. As is usual for this village cuvée in a [....]
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By billn on June 5, 2007
2005 Domaine Lignier-Michelot, Morey St.Denis Vieilles Vignes Deep colour with a purple rim. The nose has vibrant dark-shaded fruit with a soft undertone of mocha/coffee – after twenty minutes the coffee’s gone. The concentrated fruit expands even further in the mid-palate. There’s plenty of tannin, and though it’s not the most sophisticated, it’s quite well textured and very well covered by the fruit concentration. The finish is long, giving a slow diminuendo. This is quite a villages wine but will require plenty of slumber – excellent. Rebuy – Yes
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