Earlier in the month, a 9 of us were graced with the presence of a class wine importer who brought 6 white Burgundy and 9 red Burgundy, all in his portfolio and recently released. To compliment his treasures, we brought Champagne and other Burgundy to “round” out the evening.
This all took place in the new Santa Barbara Funk Zone restaurant, les Marchands, where we were treated to a round of appetizers and 6 small plate courses [see menu].
The Champagne:
NV A.R. LENOBLE BRUT- fun, tasty and easy on the palate; a good starter bubbly.
NV A.R. LENOBLE BRUT ZERO- no dosage; somewhat oxidized.
NV A.R. LENOBLE BRUT ROSE
2004 PIERRE MONCUIT “CUVEE NICOLE MONCUIT VV” BdB Grand Cru- great bubbly
2004 PERRIER JOUET BRUT ROSE- flawed
1999 PHILIPPONNAT CLOS de GOISSES- not a good bottle of this wondrous bubbly
The 6 white Burgs from our guest of honor:
2012 SAUMAIZE-MICHELIN POUILLY FUISSE VIGNES BLANCHE
2011 BALLOT-MILLOT BOUCHERES MEURSAULT 1ER CRU
2011 BALLOT-MILLOT PORUZOTS MEURSAULT 1ER CRU- one of my favs of the whites.
2012 LATOUR-GIRAUD MEURSAULT GENEVRIERES 1ER CRU- loved it.
2012 LATOUR-GIRAUD MEURSAULT les CHARMES 1ER CUR- my fav of the whites; great wine; buying.
2012 LATOUR-GIRAUD CANET PULIGNY CHAMPS 1ER CRU
The 9 red Burgs from our guest of honor:
2011 LUCIEN le MOINE EPENOTS POMMARD 1ER CRU
2011 LATOUR-GIRAUD REFENES POMMARD 1ER CRU
2011 ROTY CHAMPS CHENYS GEVREY CHAMBERTIN
2011 ROTY les FONTENYS GEVREY CHAMBERTIN 1ER CRU
2012 GROFFIER HAUT DOIX CHAMBOLLE 1ER CRU- I like this in the 90s more
2012 GROFFIER SENTIERS CHAMBOLLE 1ER CRU- a winner.
2011 DROUHIN-LAROZE CLOS VOUGEOT GRAND CRU
2011 MONGEARD-MUGNERET CLOS VOUGEOT GRAND CRU
2012 ESMONIN RUCHOTTES CHAMBERTIN GRAND CRU- best of the evening; beautiful in its infancy; worthy of purchasing.
Red wines from our group:
1990 LAFON clos DES CHENES VOLNAY 1ER CRU
1997 COMTE GEORGES VOGUE CHAMBOLLE MUSIGNY 1ER CRU- awesome
1961 J. THORIN NUITS ST. GEORGES
Although I took notes on each wine, my brief comments are limited to only a few.
Cheers,
Blake
