N.V. Jacques Selosse Champagne Initial Disgorged 10-21-2013
For my palate, this disgorgement won't get any better. The Burgundy with bubbles trope is evident here.
2008 Vilmart & Cie Champagne Premier Cru Coeur de Cuvée
With sushi for our anniversary. What I love most about this cuvée is the mousse with the fine, creamy bead. Still young, I probably should have brought a 2006. This is fantastic now but will be great.
2014 Jean-Philippe Fichet Meursault
A couple of bottles of this and good Mersault in the mineral Fichet style. A definitive step down in complexity from the Lieu Dits versions.
2015 Gilbert Picq & ses Fils Chablis 1er Cru Vosgros
There is some sort of really cool almost sweetish seashell cream thing. I don't have better words than that. Again, marked by the vintage, but delicious in its idiom.
2013 Ceritas Chardonnay Heintz Vineyard
A good but not great bottle. Heintz has an interesting herbal quality to it that other Ceritas chardonnays don't.
2015 Domaine de Roally Viré-Clessé Tradition
Must. Stop. Drinking. These.
2015 Ferme de la Sansonnière (Mark Angeli) Les Fouchardes
2015 Ferme de la Sansonnière (Mark Angeli) Les Vieilles Vignes des Blanderies
These are the result of our trip to Montreal in the fall when we basically drank natural wine the whole time. I hadn't had an Angeli wine in years because of some unstable bottles. We loved what we had in Montreal and these were equally excellent. They both may be sec tendre but they are radiant and multifaceted. The Blanderies is more mineral and deep, but both were delicious. The only issue is price, but isn't that the thing with everything.
1999 Domaine Georges Mugneret-Gibourg Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Chaignots
Was much tighter than I expected. Of course, it was the last glass that had really stretched out. Fucking Burgundy. Evil temptress.
1996 Domaine Ghislaine Barthod / Barthod-Noëllat Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Cras
2001 Domaine Ghislaine Barthod / Barthod-Noëllat Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Véroilles
Speaking of cruel mistresses these wines left me confused. Barthod was the first Burgundy producer whose wines I fell in love with and have been buying since the 90s. Neither of these bottles was particularly generous which could be youth for the 2001 and maybe even for the 1996. Maybe I understand less than I thought.
1998 Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage
A replacement for a corked Conterno Francia. Just fucking awesome. I've often said that this was the last great Chave of the middle period. 1999 and after left me a bit cold. I'm considering dipping my toes back in the Chave market, but the wines are a lot more expensive now. This is so good though and doesn't really have a replacement or peer.
2001 Domaine Robert Chevillon Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Cailles
2001 Domaine Robert Chevillon Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Saint Georges
Both of these had soaked corks the Cailles has been mine since release but from a grey market source the Les St. Georges I bought from Flatiron from a cellar that they vouch for, but it was also grey market. The wines themselves were both delicious, lovely, resolved Burgundies with soft fruit and earth notes, just not maybe not the wines they could have been. I generally avoid secondary and grey market Burgundy these days.
2012 Eric Texier Côte-Rôtie Vieilles Vignes
Ah, nope. Wants to be left alone. Did open up for a 20 minute stretch mid meal but immediately shifted.
2009 Eric Texier Côtes du Rhône-Brézème Vieille Serine Domaine de Pergaud
Wow, fucking great. A singular expression of syrah. I don't think Eric will ever get enough credit for what he's done here.
2013 Georges Descombes Brouilly Vieilles Vignes
An excellent vintage for this wine. Ripe fruit inside a cool package.
2015 Hobo Wine Company Zinfandel Branham Vineyard Rockpile
Forget about it for a while. Under 13% abv and structured. Given how other vintages have developed, this will be awesome in a few years.
2012 Ceritas Pinot Noir Hellenthal Vineyard Old Shop Block
1999 Joseph Drouhin Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru
Good and mostly resolved.
2007 Le Piane Boca
2010 Le Piane Boca
The cork on the 2007 was soaked about halfway up, though I bought both from the same source at the same time, I can only surmise that it got hit at some other point along the way. The 2010 has much more fruit and a bit more complex than the 2007, though both are on the young side. A new producer to me, but I'll be following the wines.
2005 Domaine Fourrier Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Gruenchers Vieille Vigne
1998 Giacomo Conterno Barolo Cascina Francia
Normally I wouldn't include corked bottles but these were superbummerific. I double decanted the Conterno at noon for my friend's birthday and it seemed fine. We didn't notice until dinner and were totally bummed. With the Fourrier I'm honestly trying to figure out where I am with these wines. They trade at such high $ that I'm tempted to offload but I wanted to make sure that it wouldn't be stupid. Argh.
For my palate, this disgorgement won't get any better. The Burgundy with bubbles trope is evident here.
2008 Vilmart & Cie Champagne Premier Cru Coeur de Cuvée
With sushi for our anniversary. What I love most about this cuvée is the mousse with the fine, creamy bead. Still young, I probably should have brought a 2006. This is fantastic now but will be great.
2014 Jean-Philippe Fichet Meursault
A couple of bottles of this and good Mersault in the mineral Fichet style. A definitive step down in complexity from the Lieu Dits versions.
2015 Gilbert Picq & ses Fils Chablis 1er Cru Vosgros
There is some sort of really cool almost sweetish seashell cream thing. I don't have better words than that. Again, marked by the vintage, but delicious in its idiom.
2013 Ceritas Chardonnay Heintz Vineyard
A good but not great bottle. Heintz has an interesting herbal quality to it that other Ceritas chardonnays don't.
2015 Domaine de Roally Viré-Clessé Tradition
Must. Stop. Drinking. These.
2015 Ferme de la Sansonnière (Mark Angeli) Les Fouchardes
2015 Ferme de la Sansonnière (Mark Angeli) Les Vieilles Vignes des Blanderies
These are the result of our trip to Montreal in the fall when we basically drank natural wine the whole time. I hadn't had an Angeli wine in years because of some unstable bottles. We loved what we had in Montreal and these were equally excellent. They both may be sec tendre but they are radiant and multifaceted. The Blanderies is more mineral and deep, but both were delicious. The only issue is price, but isn't that the thing with everything.
1999 Domaine Georges Mugneret-Gibourg Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Chaignots
Was much tighter than I expected. Of course, it was the last glass that had really stretched out. Fucking Burgundy. Evil temptress.
1996 Domaine Ghislaine Barthod / Barthod-Noëllat Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Cras
2001 Domaine Ghislaine Barthod / Barthod-Noëllat Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Véroilles
Speaking of cruel mistresses these wines left me confused. Barthod was the first Burgundy producer whose wines I fell in love with and have been buying since the 90s. Neither of these bottles was particularly generous which could be youth for the 2001 and maybe even for the 1996. Maybe I understand less than I thought.
1998 Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage
A replacement for a corked Conterno Francia. Just fucking awesome. I've often said that this was the last great Chave of the middle period. 1999 and after left me a bit cold. I'm considering dipping my toes back in the Chave market, but the wines are a lot more expensive now. This is so good though and doesn't really have a replacement or peer.
2001 Domaine Robert Chevillon Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Cailles
2001 Domaine Robert Chevillon Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Saint Georges
Both of these had soaked corks the Cailles has been mine since release but from a grey market source the Les St. Georges I bought from Flatiron from a cellar that they vouch for, but it was also grey market. The wines themselves were both delicious, lovely, resolved Burgundies with soft fruit and earth notes, just not maybe not the wines they could have been. I generally avoid secondary and grey market Burgundy these days.
2012 Eric Texier Côte-Rôtie Vieilles Vignes
Ah, nope. Wants to be left alone. Did open up for a 20 minute stretch mid meal but immediately shifted.
2009 Eric Texier Côtes du Rhône-Brézème Vieille Serine Domaine de Pergaud
Wow, fucking great. A singular expression of syrah. I don't think Eric will ever get enough credit for what he's done here.
2013 Georges Descombes Brouilly Vieilles Vignes
An excellent vintage for this wine. Ripe fruit inside a cool package.
2015 Hobo Wine Company Zinfandel Branham Vineyard Rockpile
Forget about it for a while. Under 13% abv and structured. Given how other vintages have developed, this will be awesome in a few years.
2012 Ceritas Pinot Noir Hellenthal Vineyard Old Shop Block
1999 Joseph Drouhin Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru
Good and mostly resolved.
2007 Le Piane Boca
2010 Le Piane Boca
The cork on the 2007 was soaked about halfway up, though I bought both from the same source at the same time, I can only surmise that it got hit at some other point along the way. The 2010 has much more fruit and a bit more complex than the 2007, though both are on the young side. A new producer to me, but I'll be following the wines.
2005 Domaine Fourrier Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Gruenchers Vieille Vigne
1998 Giacomo Conterno Barolo Cascina Francia
Normally I wouldn't include corked bottles but these were superbummerific. I double decanted the Conterno at noon for my friend's birthday and it seemed fine. We didn't notice until dinner and were totally bummed. With the Fourrier I'm honestly trying to figure out where I am with these wines. They trade at such high $ that I'm tempted to offload but I wanted to make sure that it wouldn't be stupid. Argh.
