Enjoyed Chanson P&F, Beaune-Feves last night. Nice stuff! Initially, was a bin thin and woody, I was thinking perhaps corked, but all that resolved, and the wine filled in nicely, the density and mouthfeel of the fruit was spot on and stood toe-to-toe with the big tannins. Bought this single bottle on online auction, cheap. Glad I did.
'98 Reds?
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My Burgundy group did 1998s last week. The wines showed well, but my impression is that as a whole, the wines have closed up some from a couple of years ago. While you can drink them with pleasure, I think there will be better things in the future for the wines from top vineyards.
The wines we tasted (all good):
Roty Gevrey-Fontneys
Maume Mazis-Chambertin
Rouget Echézeaux
Lamarche La Grande Rue
Clavelier Nuits-Cras
Hospices de Beaune (Jeanne-Maries des Champs acquéreur, Méo raised the wine) Corton "Dr. Peste"
Lafarge Volnay Clos des Chênes
Lafarge Volnay Clos du Château des DucsPosted 1 year ago # -
Goughie13
MemberThanks for this Claude.
Am particularly interested in the Maume Mazis. Had been thinking the same you articulate myself & that could be left a good while yet, hence glad to have the confirmation.
On a related note have you any 'experience' of the Hospices Mazis 'Madelaine Collignon' as another wine I'm currently interested in ? Is this a Jadot / Lardiere production or, if not, do you know who makes it ? Merci.
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No experience with the Hospices Mazis-Chambertin 1998.
I should add that Maureen commented favorably on 1998s earlier in this thread, but recently had warned me that they were shutting down a bit. Also to add that I have recently had other 1998s, notably Clavelier Chambolle-Combe d'Orveaux, that conformed to the pattern I state above -- ok to drink but not at top potential for the moment and not as good as a couple of years ago.
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Just picked up some D.Laurent 98 Cazetiers - they should be interesting. Last year I picked up his 98 CSJ and whilst there was a mark of oak I found it not too distracting. Perhaps 2-3 weeks and I'll pop one of these.
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njbruce
MemberI was struck by the "shutting down" of 1998 burgundies reported in 2011 [in these recent posts - picking up a year-old thread] - and will open a new post on when burgundies "shut down". Usual wisdom is that this occurs anywhere from 2-5 years after bottling, but 13!?
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