Jay Miller
Jay Miller
I don't think anyone was taking notes on Sunday so I'll jot down what I remember and hope others can fill in the blanks at which point I'll update my notes with producers and vineyards.
2002 Foreau Brut - Showing a bit younger and rougher than the 2002 Huet Petillant. Good but needs time to come together.
2001 Jadot Savigny Les Beaune Clos des Guettes (white) - on first pour all I can taste is the oak, but it started coming into balance with air and finished the night very well indeed.
1999 Atillio Ghisolfi Barolo Bricco Visette - good, enjoyable, and I understand inexpensive Barolo.
2004 Atillio Ghisolfi Barolo Bricco Visette - a clear stop up in quality, structure and red fruit. Went back to this a few times.
1988 Rene LeClerc Gevrey Chambertin 'Clos Prieur' - Nice, mature, a bit barnyardy. I'd have had more of this if I didn't keep returning to the next two wines.
1985 Montevertine Riserva - lovely wine and a much better showing than my last bottle. Certainly faded but complex and precise flavors.
2000 Jadot Chambolle Musigny 'Amoureuses' - my WOTN with rich layered flavors and a beautiful nose. As a very general rule I think 2000 red Burgundies are drinking the best of any vintage from 1992 on. Won't be true in 10 years but for right now...
1998 Jadot Volnay Clos de la Barre - good wine, I didn't pay too much attention as I'd just had it recently.
And from Saturday the 2006 Konstantin Frank Rkatsitelli was showing too much sulphur for me but some enjoyable wine underneath it (are they really aiming for this to be aged that long?) and the 1998 Allemand Reynard was beautiful and recognizably Allemand but a bit disjointed. Probably just needs time, not drinking nearly as well as the 1998 Verset right now.
2002 Foreau Brut - Showing a bit younger and rougher than the 2002 Huet Petillant. Good but needs time to come together.
2001 Jadot Savigny Les Beaune Clos des Guettes (white) - on first pour all I can taste is the oak, but it started coming into balance with air and finished the night very well indeed.
1999 Atillio Ghisolfi Barolo Bricco Visette - good, enjoyable, and I understand inexpensive Barolo.
2004 Atillio Ghisolfi Barolo Bricco Visette - a clear stop up in quality, structure and red fruit. Went back to this a few times.
1988 Rene LeClerc Gevrey Chambertin 'Clos Prieur' - Nice, mature, a bit barnyardy. I'd have had more of this if I didn't keep returning to the next two wines.
1985 Montevertine Riserva - lovely wine and a much better showing than my last bottle. Certainly faded but complex and precise flavors.
2000 Jadot Chambolle Musigny 'Amoureuses' - my WOTN with rich layered flavors and a beautiful nose. As a very general rule I think 2000 red Burgundies are drinking the best of any vintage from 1992 on. Won't be true in 10 years but for right now...
1998 Jadot Volnay Clos de la Barre - good wine, I didn't pay too much attention as I'd just had it recently.
And from Saturday the 2006 Konstantin Frank Rkatsitelli was showing too much sulphur for me but some enjoyable wine underneath it (are they really aiming for this to be aged that long?) and the 1998 Allemand Reynard was beautiful and recognizably Allemand but a bit disjointed. Probably just needs time, not drinking nearly as well as the 1998 Verset right now.