TN: Desvignes 2011 Morgon, Cote du Py

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Jeff Grossman

Jeff Grossman
Day 1: Impenetrable. Dark. Closed. Plasticky or bretty smell. Lots of stuffing but no motion.

Day 2: A tad looser. Some fruit wriggles past the funky nose, which seems a little less artificial today. More like wine then yesterday's fruit-based fluids.

Day 5: Did I overshoot the window? Clean, not particularly crisp, blue fruity, kinda simple though.

It seems to be a good, Disorderly vintage but, gosh, is this wine cranky.
 
Hmm, I still have a few bottles but have already consumed 3 because I found it to show quite well for a young Desvignes.
 
originally posted by VLM:
Hmm, I still have a few bottles but have already consumed 3 because I found it to show quite well for a young Desvignes.
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Will think thrice before badmouthing or generalizing when it comes to any vintage in a substantial region, but still can't come to terms with 2011 Beaujolais (while continuing to delight in 2011 Cote d'Or reds as a counter-example). Even the likes of Chamonard and Chanrion - the best I've tasted from the year - have bugged me on occasion.
 
originally posted by Pavel Tchichikov:
originally posted by VLM:
Hmm, I still have a few bottles but have already consumed 3 because I found it to show quite well for a young Desvignes.
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Will think thrice before badmouthing or generalizing when it comes to any vintage in a substantial region, but still can't come to terms with 2011 Beaujolais (while continuing to delight in 2011 Cote d'Or reds as a counter-example). Even the likes of Chamonard and Chanrion - the best I've tasted from the year - have bugged me on occasion.
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Most worrisome. I have a few representative bottles from that year, none of which I have broached to date. The Roilette Fleurie (non-Tardive) is the most likely candidate for exploration, methinks.

Mark Lipton
 
My Bouland 11s have been drinking quite nicely for a couple of years now.I have not broken into my Couderts because, for some reason, I only have the Tardive. 11 was a pretty ripe year and maybe Pavel doesn't favor that. He wouldn't be alone.
 
Alas, I have drunk all my 07s and 08s. I have 05-14 otherwise, mostly Brun, Coudert and Desvignes. I have one bottle of 99 Desvignes.
 
I thought the '11s were supposed to be heavy on tannins, so I've been chary of sampling much early - especially Desvignes, which characteristically (IME) is a slow evolver. But perhaps I rely too much on others' views.

I think there's a Thivin Cote de Brouilly somewhere within reach of my crawl space door, and may give it a shot, once this flu has finished having its way with me.
 
It is maybe not the longest haul vintage, but it sure is good.

It is good to hear the Tardive is going strong.

Nothing like a well balanced wine to keep steamin'.
 
07 was the vintage I think that mostly slipped by and then when it was all gone everyone realized it was great. Unlike the ballyhooed vintages.

I have no clue really about recent vintages I'm embarrassed to say - since '11, what are the vintages like? Evil generalizations aside, of course.
 
originally posted by BJ:
I have no clue really about recent vintages I'm embarrassed to say - since '11, what are the vintages like? Evil generalizations aside, of course.
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people I like kicked ass in 14.

In fact, I can think of a couple of people I don't like who excelled in 14.
 
The ‘14 Descombes Chiroubles VV is great and drinking beautifully now. I have not tried the Morgan VV yet. I am also a big fan of ‘14 Beaujolais vintage and also the ‘14 white wines in Chablis and Vouvray. Pinon Vouvray are fabulous, had the ‘14 Silex Noir recently and loved it.
 
originally posted by Marc D:
The ‘14 Descombes Chiroubles VV is great and drinking beautifully now. I have not tried the Morgan VV yet. I am also a big fan of ‘14 Beaujolais vintage and also the ‘14 white wines in Chablis and Vouvray. Pinon Vouvray are fabulous, had the ‘14 Silex Noir recently and loved it.
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Good to hear about the Pinon. I recently took receipt of some myself.

Mark Lipton
 
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