DaleW wrote:
> Jim,
>
> well, the one village Chambolle I'd put consistently (slightly) ahead
> of Mugnier is Roumier. I own the '01 Mugnier, and feel good about
doing
> so, though it came in dead last in the "It Takes a Village" 2001
> Chambolle-Musigny horizontal we did in 2004- I think it was just at a
> rough spot. At that tasting, Roumier swept the gold, though the big
> surprise of the night was the Drouhin coming in second.
>
> I can't afford the Moose, though I did recently get a couple of
> Mugnier's '98 Bonne Mares at a good price.
>
> best,
> Dale

Thanks Dale.

Here in Tokyo, I don't see the Roumier village. Based on the cost of
his Moose and Bonnes Mares, I had always assumed the village would be
stratospheric. Just looked on winesearcher and it looks to be no more
than about 10% above the Mugnier. I'll have to try even harder to find
it here.

For what it's worth, I can't really afford the Moose either. The one I
had recently was my cousin's bottle.

I'll probably pull the trigger on the Mugnier and Clair wines mentioned
above. However, if anyone has experience with the Clair, I'd love to
hear it.

Jim