Burgophiles: seeking advice for Fathers' Day dinner

WINE TALK
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Having a family dinner at Bishop’s in Vancouver. I’d like to open something special. My burg collection is both in its infancy and shallow. Here are a few I’m considering:

I have two apiece of these wines:
2002 Maison Albert Bichot Echezeaux
2002 Maison Albert Bichot Grands-Echezeaux Domaine du Clos Frantin
2006 Bouchard Père et Fils Corton-Le Corton
2006 Thibault Liger-Belair Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Saint Georges

I have singletons of the following:
1999 Domaine des Lambrays Clos des Lambrays
1999 Domaine Rene Leclerc Griotte-Chambertin
2002 Mongeard-Mugneret Grands-Echezeaux

I didn’t start buying significantly until the '09 and '10 vintages, when I went long and deep on reasonably priced La Pousse d’Or, Simon Bize, Pavelot, Dubreuil-Fontaine, Nicolas Rossignol, Chandon de Briailles.

Thanks in advance for advice, and Happy Fathers’ Day!

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1999 Domaine Rene Leclerc Griotte-Chambertin is ready to fly.

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i agree, wait a few years with 2002/06 and open the 1999, Clos des Lambrays is just at the beginning, but a very good wine with aeration.

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Both 1999s with tons of air.

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Agree…

TTT

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I’d go LeClerc.

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Bichot Echezeaux.

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Ditto - the '99s have too much pedigree to drink now with too much potential going forward - this should be showing some of it’s brawny fruit now and if I remember right, these were pretty showy wines young - so they should be ready to roll -

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Just found a 1996 Jean Raphet et Fils Clos Vougeot I thought I had drunk. What about this one?

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Now there’s a thought. I presume it’s the VV? this was drinking well with some air as of 2 years ago.

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Was my thoughts

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I would open any 2002 in advance of 1999.

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This is singing now (provided fine storage).
Otherwise the 99s.

I recommend to slow-ox it; open 5 hours in advance -. and decant only immediately before serving (just for sediment).

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For future reference, buy some 2007s so you have wine to drink while waiting for your 2009s and 2010s. On your list, esp. get some 2007 Pousse d’Or. I have bought a bunch of 2007 Chandon de Briailles (and have heard really good things from friends) but have not tried any yet.

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Yeah, if I was in that boat, I’d be backfilling on older vintages generally. Wines from the mid-95s aren’t any more expensive that current releases, for the most part. Envoyer gets some in. See also Hart Davis Hart and Benchmark.

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Howard,
Thanks for the advice. I just picked up some 2007 Chandon de Briailles Pernand Vergelesses Ile de Vergelesses from Envoyer for a song.
Cheers,
Warren

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Completely agree- particularly with the wines in question.