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.
Mischief and Mayhem
2006 Mischief and Mayhem Vosne-Romanée
A beautiful aroma rises from the glass; there is a little spice but it bubbles below with red berries and violets – lovely. The palate is becoming tight, but it retains just enough generosity that there is balance. It’s a little mineral in the long finish. Very good, but either just sniff or be prepared to wait a few years.
2006 Mischief and Mayhem Puligny-Montrachet
2006 Mischief and Mayhem Puligny-Montrachet
Just a little deeper yellow. Wide, fruit driven nose – still some brioche but of a lower order than the Carillon, a little toffee too. Similar pear-fruit but just a little fatter texture. Good texture and a more creamy fruit driven experience in the mid-palate. The finish is very good, but it would be easy to miss the reprise it brings to another level. Less structured and today more ‘comely’.
2006 Mischief and Mayhem Chambolle-Musigny
A blend of two sites, one of 25 year-old vines planted near the road, the other of 60 year-old vines. The
nose starts rather mineral with hints of cedar and dark fruit – you really need to spend a little time with
the glass for it to open up with fruit, floral and even chocolate hints. This is very sophisticated in the
mouth, showing very fine tannins and a perfect freshness. A good burst of fruit that’s rather classy and
concentrated on the mid-palate. The finish lingers, then a little like the villages Puligny provides a
creamy reprise. It needs a couple of years in the cellar, but it will better an ‘average’ 1er cru.
2006 Mischief and Mayhem Vosne-Romanée
Faint spiced bread overlays a denser undercurrent of fresh plummy fruit that slowly transforms onto cherry
and even redcurrant notes. Good ripenes and slightly grainy tannin. There is a strong and wide impression
in the mouth that pushes unchanged into the finish. This would also benefit from a year in the cellar, but
is already quite drinkable and very tasty.
2006 Mischief and Mayhem Meursault
2006 Mischief and Mayhem Puligny-Montrachet
Bottled in February. Medium-pale yellow. A little more depth and a creamy note on the nose. Again a good
acid profile and a lovely burst of interest in the mid-palate. The lenght is savoury then without warning
there is a creamy burst of flavour that is reminiscent of a fine 1er cru. This is a very fine villages that
performs well above the label – it also gives no hint to it’s 14%.
2006 Mischief and Mayhem Puligny-Montrachet Caillerets
The nose has less overt width, rather a really dense core of fruit – eventually becomes a little more
expressive with a faint brioche note. Clearly more concentration despite lower (13.5%) alcohol. Smooth
texture and much more minerality than the villages. The length again is quite savoury and mineral. Super
balance. Only ‘very fine’ versus the 2005’s ‘outstanding’, though the value clearly remains.