Save some for me! 
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Stay in Copenhagen!
Iâm a fan of the Genevieres. Still exploring but I like the producer.
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Holy moly that deserves a separate write- up on its own! What a night!
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How was that 2020, Brodie! I have not picked up any yet, I just had through 2019.
It was the Grenache Blanc and it was fully mature and lovely. My experience with the Les Tours Blancs is that they are not long agers and this was my last bottle of the 2020 blanc and it needed to be drunk imo. Very enjoyable but not everyoneâs cup of tea also ( a bit of heat on the back end, slight bitterness to the finish, low acidity etc). I am keeping my 2019 and 2020 Les Tour Rouge longer before drinking. I think the Les Tours rouge is very good at around 10 years
Do you mean Domaine des Tours rouge or is it actually labeled Les Tours there?
Opened these last night to celebrate a big victory achieved by one of my colleagues. Champagne is always so much more fun in magnum. 01 JJP never fails. And every 19 red burg I have reinforces my view that it may well be the best vintage of my lifetime.
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The Perrieres is also great!
Birthday wine for my better half. This just smells like the ocean. No one nails that sensation better than Dauvissat. Salty savory tidal pools with hints of kelp and iodine. Palate is crushed oyster shell, seawater and limestone with a hint of ginger - perfect oyster pairing.
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I think there was a shift around 2016-17, either of the winemaking, or of my palate. The older ones, still labeled as Chateau des Tours CdR blanc, were lighter, vibrant, less alcoholic. The last one I had (2018?) was a hot mess. Thatâs when I gave up my allocation.
Thanks for the post, @J_Patrick_Lynch! I was curious about how Bedrock fermented their wine in that comparison. One of the sellerâs notes mentioned they blended in several varieties, including Alicante Bouschetâa tint grape thatâs rarely bottled on its own since itâs so intensely inky 
. I also imagine they inculded a lot of grapes sourced from Contra Costa, where grapes are typically picked super early. I once looked into getting some Zin or Carignan from that sandy-soil region, but the clusters were just too big and ripe for my style, so I passed.
Castanon Vineyardâs Zinfandel, on the other hand, is anything but typicalâloose clusters, more like an old-school claret-style Zin. I fell in love with its freshness and acidity, especially since the vineyard is dry-farmed. That helps preserve natural acidity, though managing malic acid can be tricky. Still, the site has a kind of magic, and I feel lucky to have been able to capture its character in this wine.
This isnât your average jammy Zin, and thatâs exactly why I love it. Bedrock likely destemmed 100%, while I always include some whole cluster to add structure and dimensionâit just takes a bit more time for the wine to come together. Two years ago I had no idea how this would evolve, but Iâm thrilled to see people enjoying it now.
Cheers!
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Like, Alfert, Iâd love some free association about those âmidâ 08s, Lasse 
. The Recent Burgundy Vintages/Experiences, perhaps?
Bottle prep, texture thoughts, aromatics, et al.
Thanks for the notes!
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Oh my god! Your colleague plays for PSG?? Thatâs freakingâamazing!
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I rarely drink Burgundy. So I am not the right person for comparisons.
We did not decant them initially. Opened 30 mins before serving them, and then just followed them for a few hours. We were eating at my friends place, so had a lot of time to follow them. We did however decant Mugneret-Gibourg after opening it as it felt very closed on the nose.
Meo, Anne Gros and Roch all came out the glass well in their own styles, but all lacked a bit of concentration from a taste perspective. A bit lean and acidic without the balance to really back it up. Roch probably the most complete wine right now. Mugneret-Gibourg showed more width and depth from a taste perspective than the other wines, but simply never delivered on the nose.
I enjoyed all four, but compared to the white wines they were somewhat a let down I guess.
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Thank you for humoring us 
Good observations. I totally get that the opening Champagnes & Raveneau were so glorious that it made the Burgundy flight more academic/quirky & less luxurious.