TN: Two Eleven

[MarkS]

Okay, so is 2011 really bad, or rrreally bad for red Burgundy? Just dying to find out. So let's open those bottles and find out.

Bachelet, Cote de Nuits Villages, 2011
Ooo, pyrazines and bugs on the nose...2011 in spades, revelaing a dark, leafy wine. The green notes do not blow off, and though the wine feels youthful, I doubt it gets any better. Coq au vin, anyone? B

Domaine de Montille, Beaune, 'Les Greves', 2011
There is a subtle note of the 2011 savoriness, with racy red fruits and some hard candy on the finish with cherry-pomegranate flavors. Light and fresh, I think this can go the short distance (8-10 years more). A-

 

[VLM]

originally posted by MarkS:
TN: Two ElevenOkay, so is 2011 really bad, or rrreally bad for red Burgundy? Just dying to find out. So let's open those bottles and find out.

Bachelet, Cote de Nuits Villages, 2011
Ooo, pyrazines and bugs on the nose...2011 in spades, revelaing a dark, leafy wine. The green notes do not blow off, and though the wine feels youthful, I doubt it gets any better. Coq au vin, anyone? B

I find a lot of Bachelet wines to have a green note anyway so it doesn't surprise me that it would be more prominent in a borderline under-ripe vintage. We don't need bugs to explain it.

The Montille is how I've been experiencing 2011 red Burgundies.

 

[Pavel Tchichikov]

originally posted by VLM:

I find a lot of Bachelet wines to have a green note anyway so it doesn't surprise me that it would be more prominent in a borderline under-ripe vintage. We don't need bugs to explain it.

that explains why 04 bachelet is really tough to deal with (while many others from that vintage, for the record, are very nice right now)

 

[Jayson Cohen]

originally posted by Pavel Tchichikov:

originally posted by VLM:

I find a lot of Bachelet wines to have a green note anyway so it doesn't surprise me that it would be more prominent in a borderline under-ripe vintage. We don't need bugs to explain it.

that explains why 04 bachelet is really tough to deal with (while many others from that vintage, for the record, are very nice right now)

Which? One rarely hears a positive comment.

 

[Pavel Tchichikov]

originally posted by Jayson Cohen:
Which? One rarely hears a positive comment.

most recently, I had very good experiences with Drouhin, Chevillon, and Mugneret-Gibourg. They are dinner wines that can be surprisingly useful for difficult pairing, and answer to a different mood relative to their counterparts from point-y vintages.

 

[MLipton]

originally posted by Pavel Tchichikov:

originally posted by VLM:

I find a lot of Bachelet wines to have a green note anyway so it doesn't surprise me that it would be more prominent in a borderline under-ripe vintage. We don't need bugs to explain it.

that explains why 04 bachelet is really tough to deal with (while many others from that vintage, for the record, are very nice right now)

But, but, but... Brad told me that 04 was an off year!

Mark Lipton