In this case, 05 Bouchard, drunk out of fear of premox, bought at close out pricing, represents a straight up fucking stellar bottle of wine for the price...
On the flip side the de Villaine looks like a Kermit Lynch and Villaine effort that trades on name and isn't worth anywhere near what it cost. But that doesn't mean it wasn't still enjoyable despite the poor QPR...
2005 Bouchard Pre et Fils Meursault 1er Cru Les Genevrires
Essentially just delicious. A touch ripe in keeping with 05. But still quite pure and focused. Oak perfectly integrated, not sticking out at all. Oily and nutty and hints of tropical fruit but still bright and fresh. Effortless, perfectly balanced and quite long. Still youthful and undoubtedly better in 5 years but perfectly enjoyable now. Even drunken now under the specter of premox, this is a great wine at a fair price and this was a very easy bottle to drain.
2008 A. et P. de Villaine Bourgogne La Digoine
This is a great wine if you don't mind thin. Looked at another way, this has a knockout nose that combines crunchy, super bright red fruit with a mineral note that essentially calls to mind Beaujolais. The (lack of) color calls Beaujo to mind as well, for better or worse ;) After an hour or two of air the palate knits together but it still lacks weight. A good wine, and an enjoyable wine to be honest. But far from a wine that is worth $30+, there is a long list of better Beaujolais, Arbois and Jura for 1/2 to 2/3 the price. However I'd still rather drink a perfectly enjoyable if light wine that is a questionable value than an ultimately flawed or unenjoyable wine and thus can't be disappointed in this purchase. I guess if I'd bought a case rather than a bottle I'd be very disappointed.
On the flip side the de Villaine looks like a Kermit Lynch and Villaine effort that trades on name and isn't worth anywhere near what it cost. But that doesn't mean it wasn't still enjoyable despite the poor QPR...
2005 Bouchard Pre et Fils Meursault 1er Cru Les Genevrires
Essentially just delicious. A touch ripe in keeping with 05. But still quite pure and focused. Oak perfectly integrated, not sticking out at all. Oily and nutty and hints of tropical fruit but still bright and fresh. Effortless, perfectly balanced and quite long. Still youthful and undoubtedly better in 5 years but perfectly enjoyable now. Even drunken now under the specter of premox, this is a great wine at a fair price and this was a very easy bottle to drain.
2008 A. et P. de Villaine Bourgogne La Digoine
This is a great wine if you don't mind thin. Looked at another way, this has a knockout nose that combines crunchy, super bright red fruit with a mineral note that essentially calls to mind Beaujolais. The (lack of) color calls Beaujo to mind as well, for better or worse ;) After an hour or two of air the palate knits together but it still lacks weight. A good wine, and an enjoyable wine to be honest. But far from a wine that is worth $30+, there is a long list of better Beaujolais, Arbois and Jura for 1/2 to 2/3 the price. However I'd still rather drink a perfectly enjoyable if light wine that is a questionable value than an ultimately flawed or unenjoyable wine and thus can't be disappointed in this purchase. I guess if I'd bought a case rather than a bottle I'd be very disappointed.
