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2010 Joseph Drouhin Beaune 1er Cru Clos des Mouches Rouge - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune 1er Cru (12/24/2014)
I love that a wine of this quality is widely available, without allocation. Similar thoughts to my previous notes this year. Served blind to friends with the balance of the bottle finished the next day. A rusty red colour, looking more evolved than the 2011 Fourrier beside it. A glorious bouquet, seemingly more evolved than the palate is actually. A complex, musky, savoury nose with aromas of spicy plums, warm earth, Porcini mushrooms, brown spices, rusty iron and dry Autumn leaves. I smelled a little brett and one friend noted a small green note but these elements, for me, just added to the aromatic complexity. My friends had this as clearly a quality Burgundy, not New World, but as Côte de Nuits, not Côte de Beaune. In the mouth, more youthful than on the nose. Excellent dry extract, structure and length. The flavours are savoury, earthy and red fruits, particularly plums and raspberries. Good bright acidity and focus and good, streamlined tannins. Perhaps beginning to shut down a little now. I need to stop drinking these and cellar for at least five years but it’s not easy! (93 pts.) -
2011 Domaine Henri Gouges Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Saint Georges - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru (12/24/2014)
Deep, dark colour. Excellent bouquet, classic NSG, of blackberries, dark cherries, a suggestion of crème de cassis, black spices and iron, with a hint of dark florals. On the palate, also dark and a bit brooding, quite primary and tannic, but they’re cultured, suave tannins. The wine has serious structure, a great acid profile and is beautifully balanced. Lovely texture and mouthfeel, flavours, again classic, top quality NSG, dark berries, tar, damp dark soil and iron. All class. The wine was relatively approachable but would of course benefit from 5+ years cellar time. Thanks Mark. (93 pts.) -
2007 Vincent Dauvissat (René & Vincent) Chablis 1er Cru Séchet - France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru (12/24/2014)
Colour fairly deep gold but not premoxed. A classic Chablis nose of lemon and grapefruit juice, chalk, oyster shell and salty sea spray. Also classic Chablis typicity on palate. The flavours are citric, oyster shell, blanched almonds, chalky and limestone, with real salinity on the long, dry finish. The wine has excellent, racy acidity, that provides great cut and focus. There is a beautiful balance between that freshness and acidity and the ripe, rich fruit here. Good architecture and fruit weight. There is the material here for many years’ cellaring. (92 pts.) -
2011 Domaine Fourrier Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Cherbaudes Vieille Vigne - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru (12/24/2014)
Clean, bright cranberry juice colour. A gorgeous Fourrier Gevrey nose. High toned and pure aromas of red cherries, redcurrants, with a suggestion of cranberries, mixed spices, and underlying chalk, limestone and crushed granite. With time open, I also picked up a little Gevrey animale. The palate is also signature Fourrier: bright, pure, clean, energetic red berries, particularly raspberries, red cherries and a little cranberry. There is also some spice and a suggestion of that animale, perhaps bloody game meat. The first impression is of leaness but there is good fruit weight here. Beautifully integrated tannins. This bottle was drinking well but it’s infanticide of course. I’d say, hold for 7+ years. (92 pts.)
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