No notes, just some short simple impressions, as I was too busy trying to get as much Burgundy into my veins as I could! Great event…held at The Pearl in S.F. nothing better than starting your morning off with white burgundy reduction! Seemed more like a horse race than the last LP I attended, as there was a quick pace to taste through the tables, and you needed to jockey and kind of thrust your way through to get your pour…and some producers were VERY stingy on the pours! All the wines were excellent, really not any clunkers…some of the standouts for me were…Louis Jadot Puligny Les Folatieres 2018,14,09...the 2009 especially…super fresh and rich…loaded with energy and depth, well integrated reduction…went back mult times. Louis Michel Grenouilles 2017,14,09 Mags…especially the 2017…classic Chablis with crushed oyster and chalky limestone…all were more med bodied and creamy with wonderful orchard fruits…pretty lime blossom and sea air florals…always amazes me thes see no wood, as I get a dusty wood spice in these, and the creaminess is perfect. 2009 fresh as a daisy! Hubert Lamy Saint Aubin En Remilly 2017,16,14…LOVED these! Tons of minerals and creamy yellow pitted fruits…wet rocks and flint strike…very pure wines with nice depth and a classic dry extract, citrus oil…the 17 especially. Went back mult times. Delamotte BdB 2018,14,12 Mags…a nice palate refresher…HUGE beam of citrus squeeze, crisp orchard fruits with some tropical exotics…all had creamy gingery mousse, crushed rock edge to it…the 14/12 showing more salted caramel apples…really refreshing with the 12 winning the trio for me with some nice Krugish ox.
Reds…there were three standouts…Clos de Tart 2017,15,12…WOW wines! Dripping with gorgeous liqueured red berried fruits…smooth as silk, showing a nice mix of oak spice and exotics florals…not too heavy handed imo, there was an elegance to them, along with the power and structure…the 15 shined for me. Thibault Liger-Belair Richebourg 2015,10,05 from the holdings of the oldest Richebourg vines…what wonderful Vosne spice in these! Elegant and seamless wines, packed with such pretty exotic florals and spices…the 15 had a great line of acidity, the 10 more spicebox, the 05 little dryer, more forest mushroom…all long lifes ahead. Amiot-Servelle Chambolle Musigny Les Amoureuses 2018,17,15.…PRETTY wines! Very expressive and silky smooth…showing lacy strawberry and cherry fruits…some cluster spice…underbrush herbs, fresh lifted acidity…intoxicating wines that I wanted more of…like the lightness of the 17.
Dinner later…
