Burg group
The 97s uniformly did great - ripe, great acid, good balance. They made me think of slightly older, well balanced 00s, with a touch of 04.
07 Lafon Macon Milly Lamartine aperitif This was ok; modern style, slightly oaked and open; Cordierish style, ultimately didn't do much for me. Not for aging. I'm just done with this sort of wine for the most part.
97 Bouchard Volnay Caillerets, Ancienne Cuvee Carnots - classic cola and saspirilla, a little oak, tighter, long in mouth, long nice acids and sneaky length. But also slightly off kilter, esp. with air.
97 Roty GC Fontenys - Essence of Gevrey, insanely meaty, mentholated, complex leather, a bit of bonfire, beautiful and expansive in mouth, summer sausage, really wonderful. Almost over the top. Coming back to later I decided I'd almost rather drink one of the other wines through an evening, but this wine made me sit up.
97 Dujac MSD - Autumnal was the first word I wrote. A touch of oak, more open knit, cola, a little doughy. Some Clos Rougeard elements - made me think in some ways of a recent 00 CR std. Meat. Dense. Gevreyish.
97 Roty GC Clos Prieur - decidedly not Gevreyish, blind I might have guessed Morey. Cola, dough, cardomom, wet cement, leather, totally different profile than the other wines, no meatiness until it fully opened, a little tight. Not my favorite but I appreciated.
97 Dujac Combottes - Nice obvious Gevrey meat, autumn, cola, open, balance, power.
97 Bouchard Corton le Corton - I was more ok with this than others. Plummy, dense, watery texture, tight and somewhat tannic, a part. But got fairly messed up with air.
Mystery wine - 96 Jadot Beaujolais Villages - cheesy, some ash, very open, little structure, but decent balance, and not laughable, at least for the first half hour. Came apart after that.
The Bouchards did not stand up to the Roty's and Dujac's. The Roty and Dujac 1ers shone.
The 97s uniformly did great - ripe, great acid, good balance. They made me think of slightly older, well balanced 00s, with a touch of 04.
07 Lafon Macon Milly Lamartine aperitif This was ok; modern style, slightly oaked and open; Cordierish style, ultimately didn't do much for me. Not for aging. I'm just done with this sort of wine for the most part.
97 Bouchard Volnay Caillerets, Ancienne Cuvee Carnots - classic cola and saspirilla, a little oak, tighter, long in mouth, long nice acids and sneaky length. But also slightly off kilter, esp. with air.
97 Roty GC Fontenys - Essence of Gevrey, insanely meaty, mentholated, complex leather, a bit of bonfire, beautiful and expansive in mouth, summer sausage, really wonderful. Almost over the top. Coming back to later I decided I'd almost rather drink one of the other wines through an evening, but this wine made me sit up.
97 Dujac MSD - Autumnal was the first word I wrote. A touch of oak, more open knit, cola, a little doughy. Some Clos Rougeard elements - made me think in some ways of a recent 00 CR std. Meat. Dense. Gevreyish.
97 Roty GC Clos Prieur - decidedly not Gevreyish, blind I might have guessed Morey. Cola, dough, cardomom, wet cement, leather, totally different profile than the other wines, no meatiness until it fully opened, a little tight. Not my favorite but I appreciated.
97 Dujac Combottes - Nice obvious Gevrey meat, autumn, cola, open, balance, power.
97 Bouchard Corton le Corton - I was more ok with this than others. Plummy, dense, watery texture, tight and somewhat tannic, a part. But got fairly messed up with air.
Mystery wine - 96 Jadot Beaujolais Villages - cheesy, some ash, very open, little structure, but decent balance, and not laughable, at least for the first half hour. Came apart after that.
The Bouchards did not stand up to the Roty's and Dujac's. The Roty and Dujac 1ers shone.