The 10 of us got together with alot of burgundy on Saturday. Great time. I want to thank those fellow Berserkers (Marcus, Noah, Corey) as well as everyone else for trooping over to my house again. I hope everyone enjoyed the food. I didnt really start to jot down my thoughts on the wines until everyone left at like 1am, so hopefully they aren’t too muddled.
My favorites were the 1978 Chambertin and the 2005 Corton for the reds; and the 1990 Puligny Montrachet 1er and the 2010 Corton Charlemagne for the whites. I was really, really impressed with the Bouchard Corton. It will be amazing in 10 yrs.
Notes below.
WHITES
1990 Jean Boillot et fils, Puligny-Montracet 1er, Les Pucelles
Best drinking white. Solidly mature, great acidity, a touch lacking in the middle. Drink now if you have it.
2009 Fontaine-Gageard Chassagne-Montrachet 1er La Boudriotte
Drinking ok, but a touch young, and someonewhat “dumb” at this point. Never really sang for me
2010 Charlopin Corton Charlemagne
2nd favorite of the whites, Still very young. Nicely complex and rich with great acidity. This will be really fantastic once it starts to get mature notes. It will certainly eclipse all the other whites eventually.
2013 Tribut Chablis Lechets 1er.
A touch smokey, and very intense. I think a bit too much toasty ok. Heavier than typical to me.
2012 Denis Pere et Fils Corton-Charlemagne
Good, but had a chemically note which detracted from it. It never really went away. Did
2015 Michel Bouzereau Puligny-Montrachet 1er "Le Cailleret"
Quite nice, obviously very young and sulfury, but once that went away this was a solid, well drinking young white burg.
REDS
1978 Domaine Jaboulet-Vercherre Chambertin
Best red of the night and WOTN for me. Fully mature, resolved tannins. This was probably the best of 6 bottles I’ve had of this wine. Fruit was still there, with all the mushroom, earth that you want. A touch of mint to add complexity and a long finish. WOTN for me.
1988 Esmonin Griottes-Chambertin
Still pretty primary. This seemed very young to me. Very smooth, some light earthy elements, good red/black fruits and acidity, still solid tannic structure, medium bodied.
1990 Hospices de Nuits Les St Georges
This got better as the night went on. A touch tannic and had a rough acidity. Strong fruit, and had good mature earthy, mushroomy flavors, although the fruit and tannins dominated. Had a thin body for such a wine.
1995 D. Laurent Echezeaux
Badly corked.
1999 Domaine Leroy Les Guettes, Savigny-les-Beaune 1er
Seemed a bit young and closed. After about 6 hrs (after everyone left), this finally opened up. Quite a nice wine, but without that Savigny earth and rusticity. Nice black fruits, solid structural but smooth tannins, and good acidity. I actually think this was a touch too polished for savigny. Needs time.
1999 Champy Grands Echezeaux
Nice wine. Young, but starting to soften. Still a bit primary, and didnt really ever show a great deal. Wait another 5+ yrs.
2005 Bouchard Corton
This was my 2nd favorite red. I think it will eventually be a great wine, greater than the Chambertin. It was still very primary and had monolithic dense fruit, but it had all the components (fruit, the tannins, acid, nice green notes) that will make for fantastic drinking in like 10-30 years.
2007 Domaine de Courcel Pommard 1er Cru Les Fremiers
A touch light for pommard. Light pretty red fruits, moderate tannins, and more than a touch of greenness. Still mostly primary. Good wine, just didnt have a ton of stuffing for a pommard.
2002 Louis Jadot Corton-Pougets Domaine des Héritiers
2003 Louis Jadot Corton-Pougets Domaine des Héritiers
2010 Louis Jadot Corton-Pougets Domaine des Héritiers
These all blended a bit together for me. Stylistically found them all similar ad very true to their vintages. The 2002 was young, lower tanins, lighter bodied. Good fruit, but a little lacking in the middle. The 2003 had stronger fruit, bordering on lighter cali pinots, but was starting to show some mature notes. Medium bodied, and frankly quite enjoyable. The 2010 was very, very young, monolithic, and showing great promise, but thats all I got. I would say the 2003 was my favorite right now, but the 2010 will eventually be a great wine.
DESSERT
2010 Chapoutier Banyuls Rimage
Obviously very primary. All fruit, soft tannins and earth. Great with the chocolate cake.