TN: 2004 Louis Carillon Puligny-Montrachet...plus 2009

  • 2004 Louis Carillon Puligny-Montrachet - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet (4/11/2012)
    Pale golden color…honey spiced, flint, orchard fruit/blossom nose. Pure and clean in the mouth…creamy peach/pear/quince fruit…loaded with really tangy, crisp citrus acidity…almost spicy! Really tasty flavors of white butter honey, crushed salty stones, tart lemon, white flowers. LOVE how crisp and bright the acid is in this…definitely shows of '04! Super village stuff…can’t imagine how good a 1er of GC would be?!! (93 pts.)

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Brain, nice post! Love Carillon’s wine’s and tasted through Jacques Carillon’s 10’s from barrel this past November. They will be excellent.

I actually have a '2000 Louis Carillon Combettes on deck for this weekend.

Thanks again.

Jason

Yummy Jason! Great note Buzz.

Will be very nice with lobster!

Oh God…what a combo! flirtysmile

Hey Jason…I have another 2000 Combettes to go with the Carillon…I’m sure you can guess. See you soon…

Thanks for the note Brian. Easily, my fav Puligny producer. Been buying these religiously since 1999. Great value too.

buzz - wait till you try the bbm [wow.gif] neener

Ed, Buzz only drinks 1er cru [snort.gif] [snort.gif] . Too bad I settled my case when I came up, would have given me an excuse to go up and crack a bbm!

No doubt! I was lucky enough to have tasted at 17 Burgundy domaines last year and of all the 10’s I tasted through the Carillon BBM was my 2nd favorite overall for '10 wines for me. Nice guy and wonderful wines.

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re: 2010, i can only imagine. i hope i can get my hands on some.

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Me too!

'10 whites, for me, were ridiculously good. Favorite was the Jadot Chevy (favorite overall, red or white) with Carillon’s BBM a close 2nd. Jobard made some fine '10’s too.

Drinking the 2009 of this right now…WOW! As it opens and warms…rich and creamy, PURE…with great nervy energy! Nuclear energy! What great flavors…cold steel, sea air, smoky flint, lemon/lime ceviche…and in perfect balance! Village??? OMFG! [worship.gif]

Maybe the truffle pig will share a bottle of 09 BBM with you…

I already asked! flirtysmile

Hmmmm.

Got offered some and passed.

Maybe not such a good move…

ouch.

That was pretty much exactly my reaction the first time I ever tasted a Carillon PM village wine.

In many vintages, I get the same the same feeling with the Donnhoff Estate - why even bother with the heavier wines [Kabinett, Spatlese, Auslese - respectively 1er Cru, Grand Cru] when the simple “table” wine is so perfect?

I don’t ball like SarahE…but I do like the wines of Carillon. Having another 04 tonight, on anticipation of a 2001 BBM we will be opening tues! Just love the pureness and cream, yet alive with minerals and freshness…nice subtle aged complexities…great flavor and feel!
Hope the 01 BBM is alive as this village!