Village red burgs give much drinking pleasure at a young age before shutting down. Chambolle especially. I have been guilty of not partaking of enough young red burgs. 20-22 should be in a sweet spot, with 2020 falling off the list next year. This is all vintage specific as 2017 still has not hit a hard shut down and perhaps never will.
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To the pedestrian side of things, recently had:
2014 Roty Marsannay Cuvee de Clos de Jeu that was drinking very well.
Don’t know if this was an off bottle but it tasted quite tired - 2014 Domaine Louis Boillot Les Croix Noires Pommard 1er cru
Unfortunately that sounds about right. I’ve been a fan of Boillot but 2014 and older have not been impressing me with aging. 2005s have been good, and my favorite vintage for recent drinking has been 2012. But a lot of other ones taste tired. The wines were such gorgeous delicate jewels on release, but have rarely blossomed further. I’m not expert enough to know if that’s just a stage, but I’m slowing down my bets! (Even though current winemaking with Clément effectively has nothing to do with what happened in 2014)
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Thanks Rahsaan, interesting to hear and now when I think of it a 2013 (cannot recall the cube) was perhaps less tired but went to the dusty category. I had high(er) hopes and have a couple of 2013/4s. But maybe a bit more hope for a lone 2017 Les Evocelles at least.
Typo? What is that?
Yes, sorry - should be dusty, slightly less tired than the 2014.
Aha, I recognize that too! Lots of dusty tannins in the Louis Boillot wines from that era. New ones seem suaver (of course), but not sure they are completely my style. Will see.
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2019 Anne and Sebastian Gevrey Chambertin Vieilles Vignes
Really fine example of Pinot. More than enough stuffing, floral and red fruited. Pretty and delicious through and through. Beautiful bright and balanced
I picked up a few 2012s a few years back and found the gevrey compelling then. These don’t seem to really hit the US but I grabbed a few 2019s from ??? A couple years ago and they have been wonderful
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Very annoying day at work. Felt like trying something and this was a very nice surprise. Really charming wine with lovely nose of red fruits and earth with cherry flavors and a small touch of oak. For my tastes, I think it would benefit from another year or maybe two to flesh out but certainly enjoyable now if you don’t mind that sort of thing. Will certainly seek out more of this producer. Nice option to keep you hands off other things if patience is an issue.
Granted they have all been lower level, but I have really liked all the 22’s I’ve tried.
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Try to grab the en guesnes, it’s a big step up.
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Why a surprise? That’s a wine pretty much universally appreciated and respected on the board and beyond.
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A surprise to me. I had never had it. Sadly, I can give more than a couple examples of wines that I don’t share the consensus view.
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Thanks William for the note. I really like what these guys are doing but sadly it’s becoming harder to source decent quantities. I started buying in 2010 vintage but although those wines were very good, the wines have gone from strength to strength.
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I’m thinking that for the all DRC, Rousseau ‘top wines’ -only folks who post on here regularly, describing what they have on a Tuesday night, and doing so in a way whereby money/cost would just NEVER be a consideration that:
“You don’t have to live like a refugee…”
Wouid be a good Tom Petty reference.
How do you rate the Maizieres (red and white) in the line up?
Here some quick impressions from a 2021 tasting:
- low alcohol (12.5% - 13%)
- fresh wines - the duroché might have had most acid, at least it stood out a bit versus the very “sweet ripe strawberries/raspberries” nose
- I like the vintage in the hands good producers, but overall I slightly prefer 2022
On the wines (blind 2 by 2):
- the mugnier & duroché: nose completely different, duroché very red & sweet fruited (very typical in my experience), mugnier more darker fruit profile; mugnier a bit more balanced overall
. Immediately identified the duroché as the wine I brought - the dugat & chandon de brialles: dugat this typical deep, dense, darker fruited nose, excellent length - much appreciated by an experienced taster. the chandon de brialles: very different nose, more on the light cassis / violet side of things (reminded me a bit of a tremblay wine I had a few months ago). For ageing, my bet would be on these last two wines.
PS next week a tasting of 2015 burgundy (about 12 wines). Will try not to forget to post some impressions.
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Both excellent wines!
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Saw your post again this AM and I don’t think I articulated my response very well. It’s always nice when something lives up to the recommendations and praise of others. I feel that’s surprising at times because you sort of have an expectation about things before you even open the bottle. That can often times lead to some disappointment. Last night it was like “oh this is really nice and I see what everyone is saying.” And that’s a fun and nice thing.
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I think that’s pretty uncommon in burgundy because there is rarely consensus on producers outside the very top ones, of which VDJ is undoubtedly one.
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So recently, I’ve spent quite a bit of time exploring a few vintages at 1er and grand cru level.
2006: The MG Clos Vougeot and Arnoux-Lachaux Suchots were both showing quite well, needing just a bit of time open, maybe an hour or two of slow ox to drink beautifully. They were both aromatically stunning and showed none of the hardness I initially saw in 2006s. I think the cote de beaune was much worse than the cote de nuits in this vintage, but I wouldn’t hesitate to backfill from the CdN, especially if prices stay low.
2009: I had a couple 1er from Rousseau and Fourrier, both of which showed fantastically with a couple hours of slow ox. I do think the 09s are just starting to come around, but will be good for a very long time. I’m not sure I’d go out of my way to open grand crus at this stage.
2013: This is like 2006, a sort of mixed vintage, in which some producers did really well (Rousseau) and others, not so much. I thought the 2013 Rousseau I’ve had have continued to really outperform. Last year, the 2013 Clos de la Roche was a bit tight but eventually opened up, but the 2013 CSJ I’ve opened have been gorgeous. The fourrier CSJ took longer to open but was also great.
2017: I’ve consistently been impressed here, and the 2017 Esmonin Ruchottes was a fantastic wine at a relative bargain basement price.
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