1988

1988 Grivot Jean Nuits St.Georges Les Pruliers

By on December 31, 2002 #asides

Old style label. Garnet in shade. The nose is deep and still oaky with eventually some dried fruit as a higher register, but I have to say not all that attractive. This is still a big wine with good concentration of black fruit, a broad palate, relatively mild acidity and still strong tannins which are a little bitter in the finish. The length is not bad. Overall not a patch on what the Corton could have been. If the tannin resolves further this will be a better wine, but don’t bother searching for it.

1988 Damoy Pierre Chambertin Clos-de-Bèze

By on December 31, 2002 #asides

Very mature medium/deep brick colour. Intense nose has toasty oak turned sweet with age and is very mocha with a background of soil, develops a very meaty overtone after a couple of hours. Still some higher fruit tones redolent of stewing prunes. The palate is broad and silky, still with lingering acidity, good smooth tannin and chocolatey notes. Initially in the mouth this wine seems a bit simple and is certainly not much more than medium length, palate broadens further with time, but no extra length. Too young ? Certainly it is a fine wine today and has enough structure for a few more years, I’m not sure there will be a benefit in waiting though. Just in case, I have another and will try it when it’s 20 vs Jadot’s & Bouchard’s 1998 version !

1988 Faiveley Joseph Corton Clos des Cortons Faiveley

By on December 31, 2002 #asides

Lovely deep ruby colour, just bricking a little at the rim. This looks younger than many a 1997. Nose – what nose? then oops: can that really be creosote? The note is halfway between creosote and corked, floating over a sweet base. It comes through on the first part of the palate too – such a shame as this wine is big bodied and exceptionally long in the background. Just in case this was some type of devilish bottle stink I vacuvin’d it overnight. Next day we still had creosote, just a little more subdued, but not much. Tainted

1988 Dujac Charmes-Chambertin

By on December 31, 2002 #asides

Colour was brick red, fading at the rim. Nose was deep and sweet and like turned-over soil with some background pipe tobacco. The palate had good volume and still retained a healthy amount of ‘stewed plum’ fruit. The tannin was just about gone, but there remained a strong lick of acidity. Very long finish and very good, but I suspect it would be time to start drinking these.

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