Wonderful evening as always at one of our favorite spots. So much generosity among friends can’t be beat. Every wine showed beautifully even though it turns out it’s a root day.
- 2002 Krug Champagne Vintage Brut - France, Champagne (2/26/2025)
PnP. Needed a bit of air to shine. Continued to get better and better throughout the evening. Bright and young but with the signature oxydative notes. A depth and a finish that drives on and on. - 2002 Salon Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut - France, Champagne (2/26/2025)
PnP. Tight and coiled on first pour. Started to open up but still young and acid forward. Needs more air for my preference but others loved it. - 2006 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Pucelles - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru (2/26/2025)
PnP. Darker honey color. Nose was developed. Palate was fresher and layered. Others enjoyed this more. - 2007 Coche-Dury Meursault - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault (2/26/2025)
Blind. Signature Coche nose with a simplicity, which I called as Meursault. Tasted as a softer vintage, but much younger and I guessed 2015. Stunning and beautiful in every way. A wine you want to go back to over and over. - 1999 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Echezeaux - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Echezeaux Grand Cru (2/26/2025)
Blind. Signature DRC nose but definitely showing some age. Palate was inviting and complete. Drinking beautifully, I guessed 06/07. Shocked to find 99 which I would have assumed to be much more linear and tannic. One of the palates of the night. - 2009 Emmanuel Rouget Echezeaux - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Echezeaux Grand Cru (2/26/2025)
PnP. Showed the warmer vintage, drinking well now. Loved and depth and texture. 09s are in the zone but for how much longer? - 2010 Domaine Robert Arnoux / Arnoux-Lachaux Echezeaux - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Echezeaux Grand Cru (2/26/2025)
PnP blind. Red fruit and full, definitely from a warmer vintage. Tannins are mostly resolved so has some age. Quality producer with some depth of flavor and a finish that lingers. Drinking really well right now. - 2011 Domaine Georges Mugneret-Gibourg Echezeaux - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Echezeaux Grand Cru (2/26/2025)
PnP. Surprising nose with dark fruits and no green. Palate was a bit lean, but enjoyable and layered. More air didn't improve the wine. - 2005 Domaine Dujac Echezeaux - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Echezeaux Grand Cru (2/26/2025)
PnP. Layered and deep with a core of acidity and dark fruits. Incredibly open and inviting with additional air and a finish that lingers. - 2012 Domaine Dujac Echezeaux - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Echezeaux Grand Cru (2/26/2025)
Double decanted 3 hours early. Wide open and beautiful with a softness on the front and and structure on the back end. In an outstanding spot right now. - 2014 Domaine Bizot Echezeaux - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Echezeaux Grand Cru (2/26/2025)
PnP. Intoxicating nose, strawberry and menthol, sexy and sultry, but with a racy quality. Brings you back over and over you only need to sniff this wine to recognize the pedigree. Palate is layered and complex with a finish that drives on and on. Truly stupendous and one of the WOTN.