@Steve_McL twisted my arm into speed-drinking through some Burgundy at his place on a busy Monday night. Here are some impressions on a mixed, mostly unsuccessful bag. As always, your money back if you are not completely satisfied with my work here.
2017 Buisson-Charles Meursault Les Tessons - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault (9/16/2024)
This bottle was unfortunately advanced. Could tell as soon as it poured a darker yellow color when it hit the glass. Palate showed a sweet nuttiness, honey, a lacking of energy. Not totally shot, but it's another white Burgundy oxidizing too soon. Sigh.
1991 Charles Noellat Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru Les Hauts Jarrons - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru (9/16/2024)
Weird nose somewhere between nail polish and a mid-east spice note. The palate was an odd mix of christmas tree- pine, mint, baking spice. Interestingly, the structure and body were ok, in that the wine was drinkable, but the fruit just went somewhere weird with age. (NR/flawed)
2018 Lucien Le Moine 1er Les Baudes - first wine, served blind and Steve proposed it as a buy or sell wine. As in, he has too much of it and is debating if it stays or goes off to auction or somewhere other than our palates. My first reaction was, is this even Burgundy (At Steve’s, you rarely get anything else, so you start there) It was big and ripe, almost roasted, I could see it having some appeal. Yet it also had a wiry/natural/earthy feel that made it seem more like a Gamay on steroids. Might work for some, but it was not for me last night.
2019 Charles Audoin Marsannay Favieres this is made for Monday-night Burgundy drinking. Smells like Burgundy. Earthy and floral. Palate shows cherry-lots of elegant cherry- I thought Griotte for a second. I guess Marsannay at random after not getting any other real markers. It was elegant and correctly balanced and made to be savored with a good meal. Nice wine. Some upside.
2009 D’Angerville Volnay Champans blind- definitely a ripe vintage. Lower acidity. Somewhat monolithic and just not getting to the next gear. Not really elegant, or showing Burgundy- could have guessed a pinot from anywhere perhaps. It was good-ish, if not really inspiring, but D’Angerville needs to be better than good-ish. Just '09, I guess.
Indeed, not a great night for you two, sorry to read, though happy to have the data points. I have a little Buisson-Charles from that (usually excellent) vintage, so I will have to cross my fingers. Encouraged to see the note about the Audoin, one of the few producers we can still get here for a semi-reasonable price. That said, a 2013 tried a little over a year ago was not great:
I have to say, the 2013 Charles Audoin Marsannay was very disappointing. IIRC ended up quite herbal and tomato-ey, just didn’t attract me at all
Onward and upward, I hope, for both of you and the rest of the Atlanta crew. Thanks for posting.
Hi Mike,
Thanks- have had a couple 17 BC- I like the wines, too. First oxidized bottle.
Yes on Audoin.
And thanks @Robert_Panzer for weighing in. Cheers.
i had that 2009 champans…similar reaction from me as well and i usually love the marquis.
champans is one of my least favorite plots in volnay and expected much more in what is considered to be a strong year. alternately, i had a 2007 champans a few months ago that was much much more impressive.
I do find it fascinating that 2009s have a higher reputation among Burgundy lovers than does 2007, which generally is considered to be an off vintage. 2007s are drinking so well right now. And, it is particularly a strong vintage in Volnay.
As for the other wines, it is really a shame about the Buisson-Charles. I have liked their wines over the years and this is a shame.
I bought one bottle of a wine from Charles Noellat several years ago from Envoyer. Did not particularly like it and have never had another one.
Put together a combination of LeMoine and 2018 and I would expect big California Pinot frankly.
We must have bought on the same Noellats offer from Greg. I have a couple more. Don’t have high hopes. I was disappointed by the BC- I have had nothing but good bottles and I’m still buying. Good wines.
Age 15 I think is a bit soon to expect the full measure from 2009 Angerville Volnay Champans. I checked in on the 2008 a few years ago and it was similarly locked down.
I share the enthusiasm of others for 2007 in general, but a much faster path to maturity there IMHO.
I really like Guillaume’s wines (and Guillaume), but he was still learning in the late 2000s and changing quite a few things (moving to biodynamic farming, increasing the use of oak, slightly modernizing the style), so they’re inconsistent (2005 is his first full vintage). The 2006s were tainted with geosmin and the 2007s and 2008s had a bit of brett.
I also think, given the style, there’s every reason to expect the 2009 Champans to be drinking relatively well by now - it’s a lighter terroir, the wines are made to be more approachable and it’s a warmer vintage. Certainly the 2012 and the 2013 are very pretty and open.
I think he rounded into form from 2010 on; even his 2011s are solid the last few times I had them at tastings.
Indeed, we had a 2007 GC / 1r cru tasting in June, with the following wines - most were showing really well (with one or two duds). A 2009 tasting is coming up next month with wines of a similar pedigree.
Faiveley Clos des Cortons 2007
Louis Jadot Pommard 1er Cru « Rugiens » 2007
Louis Jadot Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru « Clos St.Jacques » 2007
Dupont-Tisserandot Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru « Lavaux St.Jacques » 2007
Trapet Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru « Clos Prieur » 2007
Bouchard P & F Chapelle-Chambertin 2007
Trapet Chapelle-Chambertin 2007
Maison Champy Mazis-Chambertin 2007
Dugat-Py Mazis-Chambertin 2007
Simon Bize Latricières-Chambertin 2007
Dujac Clos de la Roche 2007
