odds and ends

[Cliff]

2009 Jean Foillard Morgon Côte du Py - France, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Morgon (2/26/2011)

I liked this bottle better than the last. Substantial time 2-3hrs in the decanter helped tone it down a little. It's more deeply pitched than I would like in ideal terms, but it does work with what the vintage gives. If there's real structure under there, which I suspect there is, this could transform itself down the road.

2004 Domaine de la Pépière (Marc Ollivier) Muscadet de Sèvre-et-Maine Sur Lie Vieilles Vignes Clos des Briords - France, Loire Valley, Pays Nantais, Muscadet de Sèvre-et-Maine (2/26/2011)

Was this the Muscadet that broke the $10 barrier? In any event, it remains beautiful: broad on the palate, this is a superlative example. Tons of life.

1996 Gaston Chiquet Champagne Spécial Club 1er Cru - France, Champagne (2/25/2011)

Showing better than the last bottle, though I don't know if it has quite managed to recapture the brilliance it showed on release. Still very, very nice. Drink or hold.

2009 Marcel Lapierre Morgon - France, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Morgon (2/25/2011)

This is the September bottling, and it is good. Darkish, red and black fruits, velvet, seamless, harmonious.

2004 Dr. F. Weins-Prüm Graacher Domprobst Riesling Spätlese - Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer (2/23/2011)

Lovely, textbook Mosel Riesling. My only quibble is that it finished a little short. Still, a lovely wine and absurdly good value.

2002 Coudert Fleurie Clos de la Roilette - France, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Fleurie (2/23/2011)

This one was a little disappointing. While not a brett bomb, it was pretty stinky, enough to be off-putting, and the underlying material was a little diffuse. Bummer. The bottle looked pristine.

2007 Jacques Puffeney Trousseau Arbois Les Berangères - France, Jura, Arbois (2/13/2011)

False-alarm on this closing down, if this bottle is at all representative. It's got all the usual appeal, high-tone fruit, great purity, a lovely example.

2009 Domaine des Terres Dorées (Jean-Paul Brun) Morgon - France, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Morgon (2/9/2011)

This is righteous, better than 2005. Multiple prongs.

2009 Domaine de L'Idylle Mondeuse Noir Vin de Savoie Arbin - France, Savoie, Vin de Savoie Arbin (2/9/2011)

This stuff is good.

2009 Domaine Dupeuble Pere et Fils Beaujolais - France, Burgundy, Beaujolais (2/7/2011)

Still showing beautifully. Fresh and pure. Simple wine, but plenty of pleasure.

1969 Giacomo Conterno Barolo - Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo (2/6/2011)

Slow ox'ed for several hours, then decanted off minimal sediment. Still quite fresh. No tannin left, but plenty of fruit and framing acidity. On the border between Barolo and generic old wine. My only quibble, and it's a big one, is a persistent lactic note that fades with air but does not go away.

 

[David M. Bueker]

Love the Brun Morgon. Unfortunately I will likely consume all of mine in the near term due to lack of willpower.

 

[Cliff]

I'm not sure about the benefit of holding them. I'll try but won't be terribly disappointed if they evaporate in the next year or so. Did you hold onto any of the 2005? I still have a couple. They were pretty stern, so I haven't tried one for awhile.

 

[David M. Bueker]

I only bought Moulin-a-Vent and Fleurie from Brun in 2005.

 

[Jay Miller]

re 2002 Coudert - uh oh. Maybe I shouldn't be taking up precious storage space...

 

[Cliff]

It was the regular. If you have some, I'd say give it a try. Joe says the Tardive is showing well. While I believe him, I don't have a big enough stash to feel comfortable drinking those yet.

 

[Ian Fitzsimmons]

Thanks for the notes, Cliff.

 

[Eden Mylunsch]

As fate would have it we opened a bottle of the 2002 Clos de la Roilet last night and although a little reticent to show much at first, it blossomed over a couple of hours and was quite enjoyable. Perhaps a whiff of bret but nothing out of line, a Fluerie that leaned more toward the savory than the sweet side of the equation.

In total agreement with you about the 2009 Brun. Really nice wine with everything I could ask for in a Morgon.

-Eden (09 Lapierre mags from KLWM on their way in the next couple of weeks)

 

[Cliff]

originally posted by Eden Mylunsch:
As fate would have it we opened a bottle of the 2002 Clos de la Roilet last night and although a little reticent to show much at first, it blossomed over a couple of hours and was quite enjoyable. Perhaps a whiff of bret but nothing out of line, a Fluerie that leaned more toward the savory than the sweet side of the equation.

I need to invoke the universal cop-out: I think it was a little off. I've had some variation with them over the past few years. There has consistently been at least some brett, but this one had more for whatever reason. Do you think it's still got room to grow?

 

[MarkS]

originally posted by Cliff:
It was the regular. If you have some, I'd say give it a try. Joe says the Tardive is showing well. While I believe him, I don't have a big enough stash to feel comfortable drinking those yet.

Drink the tardive. Of course, I've been one to think it never really closed down. Still sitting on one that I'll try in a year or two.