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TN: Great lineup of '95 Burgs, plus Selosse and Chapoutier
Andy hosted SOBER Tuesday. Anticipating an amazing tasting, Mark arranged for his son to drive us to Greenwich. We were the first to arrive, and Andy had some Piedmont sausage and grana padano out , with 2 Champagnes
Selosse "Initial" (disgorged 7/12) Full, big, dry, sharp, not delicate but I like. B+ Selosse VO I neglected to note disgorgement. Some Champagne heads loved this, but to me the combination of some oxidative notes and the extreme dryness (I think this is extra brut) took away some charm compared to the fresher Initial. B After everyone arrived, we moved to dining room. Andy didn't go for fully blind, announcing that the evening would be all 1995s, all but one from Burgundy. We were served the first flight, decanters were numbers (numbers included the Champagnes). We knew the vintage, everyone was surprised by an 0 for 3 premox showing - lucky night. Wine #3- most advanced, minty, hazelnut, mature but a pretty good showing when revealed as a village wine. 1995 d'Auvenay Auxey-Duresses blanc B Wine # 4 - Dan got Meursault I think on first guess. Plush big, but not as lively as #5. 1995 Leroy Meursault Narvaux. B Wine # 5 - full, lush, tropical but with a floral note. 1995 d'Auvenay " Folatieres " Puligny Montrachet 1er B+/A- the whites were accompanied by canapes (assorted mini tartes and pizza-like bites) First red flight (w/terrine with pistachio served with salad) Wine # 6- really earthy nose, Mark declared mushrooms but pondered what kind, settled on ceps. Midbodied, fresh, red fruits and earth tones. 1995 Domaine Leroy "Boudots" Nuits St George 1er B+ Wine # 7 - Red fruits with a green edge, though to me more herby that vegetal. 1995 Maison Leroy "Chaumes" Vosne-Romanee 1er B Wine # 8- sandalwood, exotic , long, elegant. Think pretty much consensus favorite. 1995 Domaine Leroy "Beaumont" Vosne-Romanee 1er A- Wine # 9- great nose- both floral and gamey- and good fruit, but I thought a bit tough and drying on finish (some others disagreed). 1995 Domaine Leroy "Brulees" Vosne-Romanee 1er B+/B Second Red Flight (with lamb chops, potato, asparagus). Dan called Gevrey early. Wine # 10 -somehow I didn't write anything but a grade for this, but I liked it a lot and I recall if as complex and long. 1995 d'Auvenay Mazis-Chambertin A-/B+ Wine # 11 -sappy dark fruit, a bit shut-in compared to its companions. 1995 Bachelet Charmes-Chambertin VV B/B+ Wine # 12- lovely, black cherry fruit, complex blend of meat, citrus peel, and earth, beautiful balance. John gets the wine. 1995 Rousseau Chambertin A- Wine # 13 - dark fruits, spice, a little tannic but delicious. After John gets #12 is Rousseau Chambertin I think Mark immediately gets this as the Beze. 1995 Rousseau Chambertin Clos de Beze B+/A- Third Red Flight (with cheese) - someone (Dan or Craig) guessed Chambolle off bat. Wine # 14 - Andy opened TWO bottles of this, both corked! 1995 Roumier Bonnes Mares Sob. Wine # 15- Herby/stemmy, spicy, long, delicious. Apparently John got immediately but Andy shushed him while the rest of us flailed. 1995 Roumier Musigny A-/B+ Wine # 16- Complex, coffee and cocoa over lovely fruit, big but elegant. 1995 de Vogue Bonnes Mares A- Wine # 17- big, good fruit but a little tough on finish, but gets a boost from an evolving nose with lots of earth and meat. 1995 de Vogue Musigny B+ Dessert wine (I passed on dessert, but folks loved an apple/cream concoction) Wine # 18 - I think Dan said "this must be Chapoutier" before decanter even made it around table. Honied, orange peel, but I think a touch soft on acids. Actually 2 375s combined in decanter. 1995 Chapoutier Vin de Paille B Really fun night. Amazing selection of wines. Probably doubled my lifetime consumption of 1er Cru Lalou wines, and my first Roumier Musigny (a wine I figured I'd never try). I was surprised at how much I enjoyed the Vogues. Great night, big thanks to Andy, and thanks to Philip for driving. Grade disclaimer: I'm a very easy grader, basically A is an excellent wine, B a good wine, C drinkable. Anything below C means I wouldn't drink at a party where it was only choice.Furthermore, I offer no promises of objectivity, accuracy, and certainly not of consistency. |
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TN: Great lineup of '95 Burgs, plus Selosse and Chapoutier
On Thursday, May 28, 2015 at 3:04:41 PM UTC-4, DaleW wrote:
> Andy hosted SOBER Tuesday. Anticipating an amazing tasting, Mark arranged for his son to drive us to Greenwich. We were the first to arrive, and Andy had some Piedmont sausage and grana padano out , with 2 Champagnes > > Selosse "Initial" > (disgorged 7/12) Full, big, dry, sharp, not delicate but I like. B+ > > Selosse VO > I neglected to note disgorgement. Some Champagne heads loved this, but to me the combination of some oxidative notes and the extreme dryness (I think this is extra brut) took away some charm compared to the fresher Initial. B > > After everyone arrived, we moved to dining room. Andy didn't go for fully blind, announcing that the evening would be all 1995s, all but one from Burgundy. > > We were served the first flight, decanters were numbers (numbers included the Champagnes). We knew the vintage, everyone was surprised by an 0 for 3 premox showing - lucky night. > > Wine #3- most advanced, minty, hazelnut, mature but a pretty good showing when revealed as a village wine. 1995 d'Auvenay Auxey-Duresses blanc B > > Wine # 4 - Dan got Meursault I think on first guess. Plush big, but not as lively as #5. > 1995 Leroy Meursault Narvaux. B > > Wine # 5 - full, lush, tropical but with a floral note. 1995 d'Auvenay " Folatieres " Puligny Montrachet 1er B+/A- > > the whites were accompanied by canapes (assorted mini tartes and pizza-like bites) > > First red flight (w/terrine with pistachio served with salad) > Wine # 6- really earthy nose, Mark declared mushrooms but pondered what kind, settled on ceps. Midbodied, fresh, red fruits and earth tones. 1995 Domaine Leroy "Boudots" Nuits St George 1er B+ > > Wine # 7 - Red fruits with a green edge, though to me more herby that vegetal. > 1995 Maison Leroy "Chaumes" Vosne-Romanee 1er B > > Wine # 8- sandalwood, exotic , long, elegant. Think pretty much consensus favorite. 1995 Domaine Leroy "Beaumont" Vosne-Romanee 1er A- > > Wine # 9- great nose- both floral and gamey- and good fruit, but I thought a bit tough and drying on finish (some others disagreed). 1995 Domaine Leroy "Brulees" Vosne-Romanee 1er B+/B > > Second Red Flight (with lamb chops, potato, asparagus). Dan called Gevrey early. > > Wine # 10 -somehow I didn't write anything but a grade for this, but I liked it a lot and I recall if as complex and long. 1995 d'Auvenay Mazis-Chambertin A-/B+ > > Wine # 11 -sappy dark fruit, a bit shut-in compared to its companions. 1995 Bachelet Charmes-Chambertin VV B/B+ > > Wine # 12- lovely, black cherry fruit, complex blend of meat, citrus peel, and earth, beautiful balance. John gets the wine. 1995 Rousseau Chambertin A- > > Wine # 13 - dark fruits, spice, a little tannic but delicious. After John gets #12 is Rousseau Chambertin I think Mark immediately gets this as the Beze. 1995 Rousseau Chambertin Clos de Beze B+/A- > > Third Red Flight (with cheese) - someone (Dan or Craig) guessed Chambolle off bat. > > Wine # 14 - Andy opened TWO bottles of this, both corked! 1995 Roumier Bonnes Mares Sob. > > Wine # 15- Herby/stemmy, spicy, long, delicious. Apparently John got immediately but Andy shushed him while the rest of us flailed. 1995 Roumier Musigny A-/B+ > > Wine # 16- Complex, coffee and cocoa over lovely fruit, big but elegant. 1995 de Vogue Bonnes Mares A- > > Wine # 17- big, good fruit but a little tough on finish, but gets a boost from an evolving nose with lots of earth and meat. 1995 de Vogue Musigny B+ > > Dessert wine (I passed on dessert, but folks loved an apple/cream concoction) > Wine # 18 - I think Dan said "this must be Chapoutier" before decanter even made it around table. Honied, orange peel, but I think a touch soft on acids. Actually 2 375s combined in decanter. 1995 Chapoutier Vin de Paille B > > Really fun night. Amazing selection of wines. Probably doubled my lifetime consumption of 1er Cru Lalou wines, and my first Roumier Musigny (a wine I figured I'd never try). I was surprised at how much I enjoyed the Vogues. Great night, big thanks to Andy, and thanks to Philip for driving. > > Grade disclaimer: I'm a very easy grader, basically A is an excellent wine, B a good wine, C drinkable. Anything below C means I wouldn't drink at a party where it was only choice.Furthermore, I offer no promises of objectivity, accuracy, and certainly not of consistency. Big fan of the Selosse Initial but not so big a fan of his other stuff...always a bit oxidative. Nice notes on the Burgs. Thnaks. |
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