Mischief and Mayhem

2006 Mischief and Mayhem Puligny-Montrachet

By billn on April 08, 2012

Golden colour. The nose has more than a little butterscotch and a core of floral aromas – eventually an appealing, if slightly disconcerting balsamic note that reminds me more of a red wine. The has a whack of quite powerful flavour, waxy silkiness and sufficient (plenty in a 2006 context) acidity for good balance. The finishing flavour is long with a hint of mineral, but also a trace of oxidation. Fully enjoyed, that oxidative note certainly not spoiling things but it would remind me to finish these up and replace with a younger vintage.

Comments for this entry

2009 Mischief and Mayhem Meursault Les Genevrières

By billn on November 17, 2011

Toasted bread and yellow fruit aromas that tend towards the savoury. In the mouth this holds your interest with a good mineral undertow; perfectly balanced there are flavours of fruit and more stones but they only appear in the mid-palate. Long and lingering, the last drops in the glass offering classic Meursault aromas. Super.

Comments for this entry

2009 Mischief and Mayhem Puligny-Montrachet Sous Le Puits

By billn on November 17, 2011

There’s not quite the aromatic depth of the last Meursaults, but the width is excellent, accented with cream. There is some richness, but also a fine buffering acidity that also boosts the intensity. Pure Puligny flavour with a little cream in the finish. Yum!

Comments for this entry

2009 Mischief and Mayhem Puligny-Montrachet Les Pucelles

By billn on November 17, 2011

Intense, waxy nose. This is fleshy wine – well textured – that grows and grows in intensity before the flavour slowly fades. From a flavour perspective it’s clearly a little tight (it slowly puts on weight in the glass) but, it’s love in a bottle!

Comments for this entry

2009 Mischief and Mayhem Puligny-Montrachet Le Caillerets

By billn on November 17, 2011

The nose has more width than depth, but the whole of that width has notable intensity. Likewise in the mouth this seems super-wide; the texture is just a hint plush and the mineral flavour is hard to contain in your mouth as the intensity grows. Flavour very impressively clings to the side of your mouth. Grand Cru standard…

Comments for this entry

2009 Mischief and Mayhem Bourgogne Pinot Noir

By billn on November 17, 2011

Bottled in July 2010, this wine is blend of grapes from Aloxe, Côte Chalonaise, Hautes Côtes de Nuits and Brochon. A bright and friendly red cherry nose jumps from the glass to greet you – it’s almost cordial. Uncommon weight and concentration for a Bourgogne, the ripe fruit is edged with a hint of tannin – all things you hardly find in a Bourgogne.

Comments for this entry

2009 Mischief and Mayhem Nuits St.Georges

By billn on November 17, 2011

The nose offers deeper and darker ripe fruit than the bourgogne. Fuller, more concentrated and with more tannin too which bestows a good character. Classic Nuits – a good wine.

Comments for this entry

2009 Mischief and Mayhem Aloxe-Corton 1er

By billn on November 17, 2011

From eighty year-old vines. The nose liberates nicely complex dark fruit. Full in the mouth, with understated tannin that still asserts itself with just a hint of ‘grab’. The tannin even grows a little in the finish, but it is a characterful addition to fruit that has more than one layer. Will be very good I think, but needs a little more patience than the Nuits.

Comments for this entry

Burgundy Report

Burgundy Report

Big Red Diary overview

Burgundy Reports overview

Latest reports:

Translate »

You are using an outdated browser. Please update your browser to view this website correctly: https://browsehappy.com/;