'17 Pinson Mont de Milieu, '12 Bouchard NSG Les Cailles, '08 Drouhin Grands-Echezeaux

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CCT BURGUNDY DINNER - Coray Kitchen, Delmar, NY (4/7/2024)

The Albany-Capital Region chapter of La Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin held a dinner at Coray Kitchen in Delmar, NY.
https://www.coraykitchen.com/

Executive chef and co-owner Javier Villatoro is a rising star in this area. His food is innovative and delicious. Previously, he was the executive chef of Hooked Market & Kitchen in Latham, NY, where this same group had one of our best dinners (see notes from 2/6/2022).

All the wines were from the chapter's cellar. None of the wines were decanted, but they were opened for some time before serving. See each wine note for details.

Photos and more details can be found on my website.

Hors d'oeuvres

Fresh Shucked Oysters
Wild Mushroom Arancini
Watermelon Skewers
Smoked Salmon & Cucumber Bites

First Course

Roasted Beet Salad with Chèvre, Frisée, Pistachios, Honey Mustard Vinaigrette

  • 2017 Domaine Pinson Frères Chablis 1er Cru Mont de Milieu - France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru
    [Opened at 5:15pm. Tasted about 6pm.] Lovely citrus and flint nose. Young and tart in the mouth with lots of minerals and citrus on a long finish. Goes better with the octopus than the beet salad. Should be even better in a few years. 92-93. (92 points)

Second Course

Spanish Octopus with Creamy Polenta, Baby Yukon Potato, Olive Tapenade

Third Course

Duck Confit with Carrot Purée, fig Conserva

Fourth Course

Porcini Rubbed Filet Mignon with Potato Gratin Beef Jus Reduction

  • 2008 Joseph Drouhin Grands-Echezeaux - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Grands-Echezeaux Grand Cru
    [Opened around 5pm. Tasted about 7:40pm.] Needs time to open up. As it opens, it shows lovely red fruit and spice. A long, juicy finish. This should drink well for 15-20 more years, but delicious now with fabulous filet mignon. (94 points)

Another lovely meal with great food, wine, and friends.

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Nice to see the strong note on an 08. I haven’t had any for a while and can’t remember all that I tried but I always thought some people knocked the vintage a little too hard. I suppose it being from Grands-Eche helps too.

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I’ve had a lot of success with 2008s.

2008 Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier Bonnes Mares Bonnes Mares Grand Cru Pinot Noir
10/14/2023 - I LIKE THIS WINE: 95 points
Chapitre and Induction Dinner of the Chevaliers du Tastevin (Fort Orange Club, Albany, NY): [Opened at 6:30 pm. Served at 8:00pm.] Nose has a bit of a green streak on first taste, but this blows off revealing an earthy, rich nose of black fruit. Big and rich in the mouth with deep fruit and firm tannins. If I owned this wine, I’d wait at least 5 years to open a bottle. I thought this was better with the beef course and this delicious duck course. 95-98 potential.

2008 Faiveley Echezeaux Echezeaux Grand Cru Pinot Noir
9/11/2022 - I LIKE THIS WINE: 93 points
Burgundy Dinner with the Chevaliers du Tastevin (The Old Inn On The Green, New Marlborough, MA.): [Opened at 4pm. Served about 6pm.] Mature garnet color with onion skin edge. From the color, I would think this was much older than 2008. Many thought it was OTH, but I thought it was at its peak. Sweet nose of forest floor with hints of nutmeg and brown sugar. Mature, elegant, complex. Perfect match to the chicken and hen of the woods dish. If these bottles are representative, drink up!

2008 Domaine Bertagna Clos St. Denis Clos St. Denis Grand Cru Pinot Noir
2/6/2022 - I LIKE THIS WINE: 93 points
A Burgundy Paulée with the Chevaliers du Tastevin (Hooked Market & Kitchen, Latham, NY): Muted nose of mulch and smoke. Bright red fruits. Juicy and complex. Holding up quite well and should continue for another decade.

2008 Domaine Humbert Frères Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Poissenot Pinot Noir
6/9/2018 - I LIKE THIS WINE: 93 points
Chapitre and Induction Dinner of the Chevaliers du Tastevin (Schuyler Meadows Club, Loudonville, NY): [Opened about 6pm. Not decanted. Served around 9:15pm.] Another big, rich wines, but all black fruits here. Lots of ripe fruit, but a hint of greenness that concerns me a bit. Still eminently drinkable today. 93?

2008 La Pousse d’Or Volnay 1er Cru Les Caillerets Pinot Noir
6/9/2018 - I LIKE THIS WINE: 93 points
Chapitre and Induction Dinner of the Chevaliers du Tastevin (Schuyler Meadows Club, Loudonville, NY): [Opened about 5:30pm. Not decanted. Served around 8:15pm.] Rich, tart black cherries in the nose and mouth. So delicious. Classic Volnay. Fully ready. Goes really well with the duck. Amy likes it a lot.

2008 Domaine François Legros Vougeot 1er Cru Les Cras Pinot Noir
4/7/2018 - I LIKE THIS WINE: 90 points
09 Dauvissat Forest, 08 Faiveley Rugiens, 06 Pousse d’Or Corton (R&R Kitchen and Bar, Saratoga Springs, NY): [Opened at 5:30pm. Served at 8pm.] Black cherry nose. Really extracted and sweet and very ripe. Thick. Good with the duck, but fairly simple after the last 3 wines.

2008 Faiveley Pommard 1er Cru Les Rugiens Pinot Noir
4/7/2018 - I LIKE THIS WINE: 94 points
09 Dauvissat Forest, 08 Faiveley Rugiens, 06 Pousse d’Or Corton (R&R Kitchen and Bar, Saratoga Springs, NY): [Opened at 5pm. Served at 6:30pm.] Bright cherry-cranberry nose. Spicy red fruit. Goes reasonably well with the fish (but not like the Dauvissat). Terrific spiced red fruit. Long and tasty. Many years ahead.

2008 Joseph Drouhin Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Pinot Noir
11/19/2017 - I LIKE THIS WINE: 92 points
La Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin Dinner (Table Six Restaurant in The Kemble Inn, 2 Kemble Street, Lenox, MA): Strong barnyard nose slowly blows off leaving an appealingly earthy nose. Ripe red fruit and some complexity. Goes quite with with the fish dish, maybe because of the tomato and spice. Should drink well for 5-10 years more.

2008 Hospices de Beaune Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru Cuvée Arthur Girard Alain Corcia Pinot Noir
11/19/2017 - I LIKE THIS WINE: 93 points
La Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin Dinner (Table Six Restaurant in The Kemble Inn, 2 Kemble Street, Lenox, MA): Fully ready. Some woodsy mulch mixed with dried cherries in the nose. Nice to have one fully mature wine. Still has good acidity but lots of tertiary aromas.

But these were all selected by the guys who manage the group’s cellars.

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Interesting, I have found it to be a more refined 1996, still crunchy and red fruited, but not the iron note I find in 1996.

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I’ve also had excellent results with 2008 amongst good producers. Now and then you find one that has an extra jolt of acid, but what’s the problem with that? From what I can see, Drouhin is one of the producers that did quite well.

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I’ve had several great 08s of late as well.

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