I wish I didn't buy so much 06 Cru B

originally posted by Kay Bixler:
There is no doubt gamay ages funny and can taste clumsy, blocky and even foxy after a few years but I have had good luck aging Coudert, Desvignes and Savoye. They drink great young, close down hard and then open up again after eight to 12 years. Regretfully I drank a lot of them in middle age thinking they were dying fast only to find they actually just wanted more time. A bottle of '98 Javernieres last month was out of this world, at once powerful and delicate with a silky texture and endless finish.
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Hm, this gives me a reason to hang on to my 07 Desvignes Javernieres for a while. The two I drank last year were so good, it's been hard to keep my hands off.
 
originally posted by Kay Bixler:
There is no doubt gamay ages funny and can taste clumsy, blocky and even foxy after a few years but I have had good luck aging Coudert, Desvignes and Savoye. They drink great young, close down hard and then open up again after eight to 12 years. Regretfully I drank a lot of them in middle age thinking they were dying fast only to find they actually just wanted more time. A bottle of '98 Javernieres last month was out of this world, at once powerful and delicate with a silky texture and endless finish.
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Well-put. I've not tasted older Desvignes (say, older than 7 years past vintage), but given the house style I'd believe they can go reasonably far in the right vintage.

Coudert certainly rewards short to medium term aging, but mine always get drunk up by about year five regardless. I guess I don't buy enough. I tried to rectify this with the 2010s.

No experience with Savoye.
 
originally posted by .sasha:
found another note on 06 which seems at its best now, domaine des moriers moulin-a-vent
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Moulin-a-Vent is kind of its own beast, and I'll admit I don't drink much of it.
 
originally posted by slaton:
originally posted by .sasha:
found another note on 06 which seems at its best now, domaine des moriers moulin-a-vent
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Moulin-a-Vent is kind of its own beast, and I'll admit I don't drink much of it.
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at least not without a horse on the label
 
originally posted by Bill Lundstrom:
originally posted by Tom Glasgow:
originally posted by slaton:
originally posted by .sasha:
found another note on 06 which seems at its best now, domaine des moriers moulin-a-vent
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Moulin-a-Vent is kind of its own beast, and I'll admit I don't drink much of it.
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at least not without a horse on the label
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Coudert makes mav?
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I think that what he's referring to is that Clos de Roilette abuts Moulin-a-Vent and at one point was considered part of it (same soils).

Mark Lipton
 
I have had a couple of bottles of the 2005 Domaine Savoye Morgon Cote du Puy V.V. in the last few weeks. It is drinking beautifully. I think that it is finally time to try the 2005 Desvignes Morgon Cote du Puy again.
 
One counter-example:

Opened this wine tonight with fellow Disorderly Lee Short.

Deeply structured with resolved tannins - this wine is more about power than elegance. This wine is drinking really well right now, but certainly NOT on the decline. In fact, I'd guess that the wine will be better in a few years. Good wine though - very balanced and just enough earthiness and complexity to keep me interested...I liked it a lot.

-mark
 
originally posted by Bill Bounds:
I have had a couple of bottles of the 2005 Domaine Savoye Morgon Cote du Puy V.V. in the last few weeks. It is drinking beautifully. I think that it is finally time to try the 2005 Desvignes Morgon Cote du Puy again.
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Please let us know how it turns out.
 
Have to admit - this one wasn't too impressive...the fruit is dominated by the acid and heat and the wine seems somewhat out of balance...no back-palate and a short finish. Not very interesting - DRINK UP.
 
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