This tasting, which included seven DRCs and 22 Burgundies in all, was the main impetus for my trip down to L.A. last month, that and seeing old friends there. As usual at Martin’s tastings, we started with the younger wines and lesser vineyards and worked our way up to the older and more profound wines. Despite the presence of the DRCs, my WOTN was the stunning '93 Leroy Clos de la Roche. The best of the DRCs was the '89 La Tache. (Our '90 Richebourg was surprisngly oxidized, so showed much less well than I would have expected, and certainly much less well than the '90 Grands-Echezeaux.) I was also very pleased with our '95 Anne Gros Richebourg amd a youthful but impressive '02 Mugneret Echezeaux. For fun, Martin threw in a blind wine, as he often does, thinking that it might fit in better with the lineup than this one actually did. Those of us who were guessing said it had to be California, and probably Russian River area. It turned out to be an '04 Marcassin Blue Slide Ridge.
Another lovely evening of excellent Burgundies assembled by Martin.
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2004 Vincent Girardin Echezeaux - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Echezeaux Grand Cru
Medium cherry red color with pale meniscus; creamy red fruit, rhubarb, baked red fruit nose; tasty, ripe and tart cherry, red fruit, mineral palate with some underlying savory quality; medium-plus finish (92 pts.) -
2004 Mongeard-Mugneret Grands-Echezeaux - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Grands-Echezeaux Grand Cru
Light medium cherry red color, slightly cloudy, with pale meniscus; some reduction, green notes on nose; tight, sous bois, mineral, tart red fruit palate showing some stem inclusion, should be lovely in 3-5 years; medium finish (92 pts.) -
2004 Domaine Ponsot Clos de la Roche Vieilles Vignes - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos de la Roche Grand Cru
Medium cherry red color with pale meniscus; VA, reticent red fruit nose; tight, solid, tart cherry, mineral, tangy, tart red fruit, with nervosity; medium-plus finish 91+ pts. (91 pts.)
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1997 Louis Jadot Clos de la Roche - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos de la Roche Grand Cru
From magnum - medium bricking red color; fresh cherry, baked cherry, mineral, baked plum nose; baked cherry, baking spice palate, quite youthful yet in this format; medium finish (89 pts.) -
2003 Domaine Philippe et Vincent Lécheneaut Clos de la Roche - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos de la Roche Grand Cru
Medium cherry red color; black cherry, oak, vanilla nose; oaky, berry, cherry palate, disjointed; short finish (per Poppy, “a disaster”) (81 pts.) -
2003 Dominique Laurent Clos de la Roche Vieilles Vignes - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos de la Roche Grand Cru
Medium cherry red color with pale meniscus; earthy, truffle, baked cherry nose; ripe cherry, baked cherry, slightly stewed fruit quality, tart cherry, cinnamon palate; medium finish (91 pts.)
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2003 Lucien Le Moine Echezeaux - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Echezeaux Grand Cru
Medium dark cherry red color; baking spice, black cherry, ginger nose; tight, baked cherry, black cherry, vanilla palate; medium-plus finish (89 pts.) -
2002 Domaine Jean Grivot Echezeaux - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Echezeaux Grand Cru
Medium red color with clear meniscus; floral, blue fruit, plum nose; tight, tart black cherry, mineral, baking spice palate; medium-plus finish (91 pts.) -
2002 Domaine Georges Mugneret/Mugneret-Gibourg Echezeaux - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Echezeaux Grand Cru
Medium cherry red color with pale meniscus; evocative tart cherry, cherry pie nose; young but tasty, balanced, tart cherry, red fruit, mineral palate with a touch of cinnamon and depth, impressive; medium-plus finish 93+ pts. (93 pts.)
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2006 Domaine d’Eugénie Grands-Echezeaux - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Grands-Echezeaux Grand Cru
Light medium red color with pale meniscus; intriguing, cherry, baked cherry, mineral nose; silky textured, tart red fruit, cherry, vanilla, baking spice, cinnamon palate; medium-plus finish (91 pts.) -
1993 Domaine Francois Lamarche Grands-Echezeaux - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Grands-Echezeaux Grand Cru
Bricked medium red color with pale meniscus; brett, earthy, chlorine nose; mature, tart cherry, soy sauce, hoisin palate; medium-plus finish (92 pts.) -
2004 Marcassin Pinot Noir Blue Slide Ridge - USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast
Very dark red violet color, slightly cloudy; cinnamon, baked cherry, rhubarb nose; cinnamon, baked cherry, rhubarb palate; medium-plus finish (poured blind and we easily guessed Sonoma Coast Pinot) (91 pts.)
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2003 Domaine A.-F. Gros Richebourg - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Richebourg Grand Cru
Medium red color; tart cherry, truffle, mineral nose; mineral, tart red fruit palate with structure and depth; medium-plus finish 91+ pts. (91 pts.) -
2002 Domaine A.-F. Gros Richebourg - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Richebourg Grand Cru
Medium red color with pale meniscus; mineral, ethereal red fruit, roses nose; tart red fruit, mineral, roses palate with good depth and acidity; medium-plus finish 92+ pts. (92 pts.) -
1995 Domaine Anne Gros Richebourg - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Richebourg Grand Cru
Bricking, slightly cloudy, medium red color; mature, earthy, mineral, cherry pie nose; silky textured, poised, tart cherry, mineral, roses, youthful palate; medium-plus finish 93+ pts. (93 pts.)
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2003 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Romanée St. Vivant - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Romanée St. Vivant Grand Cru
Medium red color; reduction on nose, which opens to roses, ethereal tart red fruit and sous bois nose; silky textured, tart cherry, mineral, red fruit, baked cherry palate with depth, surprisingly accessible nose; medium-plus finish 93+ pts. (93 pts.) -
1996 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Grands-Echezeaux - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Grands-Echezeaux Grand Cru
Bricked medium red color with pale meniscus; tart red fruit, stemmy, green peppercorn nose; stemmy, mature, tart red fruit, mineral palate; medium-plus finish 92+ pts. (92 pts.) -
1988 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Grands-Echezeaux - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Grands-Echezeaux Grand Cru
Very bricked, cloudy, medium red color with pale meniscus; mature, strawberry, raspberry, truffle nose; mature, dried cherry, raspberry, baking spice, mineral palate; medium finish (91 pts.)
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1976 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Richebourg - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Richebourg Grand Cru
Very light red orange color with pale meniscus; musty nose, touch of TCA; mature, tart red fruit, roses palate with good structure; medium finish (91 pts.) -
1993 Domaine Leroy Clos de la Roche - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos de la Roche Grand Cru
Medium red color with pale meniscus; mature, red fruit, mushroom, dried mushroom, truffle nose; delicious, elegant, dried cherry, powdered dried mushroom, mineral palate; long finish (97 pts.)
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1989 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti La Tâche - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, La Tâche Grand Cru
Bricked medium red color with pale meniscus; Asian spice, cigar box nose; tasty, cigar box, Asian spice, tobacco, tart plum palate; medium-plus finish (94 pts.) -
1990 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Grands-Echezeaux - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Grands-Echezeaux Grand Cru
Bricking medium red color with pale meniscus; cigar box, smoke nose; tasty, cigar box, lavender, dried cherry palate; medium-plus finish (93 pts.) -
1990 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Richebourg - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Richebourg Grand Cru
Brown color with pale meniscus; maderized, baked cherry and fig nose; oxidized, tart cherry, spice box, hoisin palate; medium finish (86 pts.)
David and Carol
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