week 33, weekend wines: 1985,1991,2012…

23.8.2016billn

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2012 Camille Giroud, Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Les Peuillets
This is a cuvée that I love – I think I have a few bottles from every vintage since 2005, but judging by this performance it is a cuvée that shines with a little bottle age – or more age than I gave this, anyway. This is a fresh wine with good intensity – a young wine – but a wine with remarkably little to discuss – it’s tasty but just a little anonymous today. I need to pull an older one out of the cellar. There are no faults, but today, this is simply ‘okay.’
Rebuy – Maybe

1985 Pontbriand, Gevrey-Chambertin
Hmm – this smells rather good – a melange of maturity and sweet fruits. In the mouth too, perhaps with a hint of spice, this is caressing and very tasty. A contemplative wine – but that’s how the ’85 vintage usually is. Tasty with good complexity – very good!
Rebuy – Yes

1991 Savour Club, Chapelle-Chambertin
I somehow ended up with 7 or 8 of these. The first two were off-the-scale fabulous, the third was corked. This wine is very fine, and in pretty much every dimension it’s fine, but it rarely touches the concept of ‘fabulous.’ Easily the tastiest of these three wines, mind. Bottle variation or just going downhill since last tasted over 5 years ago? Maybe I should open another to see!
Rebuy – Yes

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There are 2 responses to “week 33, weekend wines: 1985,1991,2012…”

  1. Tom Blach23rd August 2016 at 8:43 pmPermalinkReply

    It is surprising how often a mere village wine from a source of no reputation (wasn’t Pontbriand a sousmarque of Boisset?) turns out to be delicious with enough age.
    Any guesses as to the source of the Savour Club wine?

    • billn23rd August 2016 at 8:57 pmPermalinkReply

      I must check on Boisset, Tom, but I’m pretty sure that the Chapelle came from Damoy…

  2. Tom Blach23rd August 2016 at 9:10 pmPermalinkReply

    That makes sense. Another who got a very bad press back then.

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