Slight TNs: 2009 Jamet CdR & 2002 Bouchard Meursault Perrieres

WINE TALK
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The 2009 Jamet CdR must be the greatest Syrah QPR in the world. If I could, I’d buy 10 cases and it would serve as my house wine for…well, not that long actually. This is better than most proper Cote-Rotie. Intense dark berry fruit, big structure, fairly ripe and rich (2009!) but as it opens up with air, there’s this superb inner-mouth perfume of white pepper, blood and violets that is full-on unmistakable Cote-Rotie. Terrific juice. Stupendous really. If you want to cry, this goes for 14 euros. In the expensive stores!

The 2002 Bouchard Meursault Perrieres is meant to be a great wine…and it is. You never know with these wines these days, but this is the kind of bottle that proves – beyond the shadow of a doubt – that Chardonnay is exemplified and defined in Burgundy. Full stop. Unqualified. Wet rox, bright green fruit, a hint of mint, succulence, and a terrific finish. This particular bottle would go another 10 years with improvement, easy. But the next one? Maybe not.

White Burgundy = when it’s on, it’s ON. And vice versa.

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Thanks for the heads-up on the Jamet; I’ll keep my eyes peeled for it. [cheers.gif]

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As difficult as it is sometimes to find the Jamet Cote Rotie in the US, I usually manage.
However, I never find the CdR - anyone have a source?
I don’t know about 10 cases, i’d just settle for a few bottles.

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Thanks for the tip, I’ll look for this.

NY retailers pricing in Euros these days? Or is this the price in France?

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it’s the price all EU countries i’d imagine.

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My sentiments, exactly. I tasted this (2009 Jamet CdR) from an un-labeled botlle at Jamet’s tasting room at Ampuis last March and was wishing after that I would be able to buy in the US. One very good CdR.