Last night some members of our city Bordeaux group gathered at La Mangeoire to take a detour to Burgundy. Smaller group (6), which was nice as easy to revisit any wines. I was in the mood for rabbit but they were out, so we h ad 2 chickens (with a couple of charcuterie platters to start).
2002 Remi Jobard “Charmes” Meursault 1er OK, whew, mature but not tired, pox-free. Pear with hazelnut, plenty of ? ??02 fruit, good acids, good finish. B+/A-.2011 Louis Latour Corton-Charlemagne Softer side of CC, lush apple and tropical fruit, not as long as the Bonnea u du Martray. B
2011 Bonneau du Martray Corton-Charlemagne Bright acids, full bodied with rich apple and pear fruit, a chalky note on long finish. There’s some wood/vanilla that ideally would be left to integrate, but hard to risk it. A-/B+Two blind wines. Table divided as to favorite (and couple people thought th e MSD might not be Burgunday)
1996 Champy Grands-Echezeaux Tart red fruit, earth, good but the acid could be a bit more integrated. B/ B+2001 Roumier “Clos de la Bussiere” Morey-St-Denis 1er Red fruits, herby, spicy. Ripe feel to it/ B+
Everything open label after that
2002 D’Angerville “Clos des Ducs” Volnay 1er Red and black cherries, quite spicy, full, young. A-/B+1999 Bouchard Chambolle-Musigny This was much better than I expected for village Bouchard. Some tannin, ear th, dark berry and plum fruit, a little wood. Quite tasty PN though I? ?d have probably thought Gevrey or Pommard blind, it’s rather mas culine. B+/B
1999 Roumier Chambolle-Musigny More Chambolle-y, pretty black cherry laced with spice and earth, well-bala nced, a pointe. A-/B+1996 Jadot “Clos St Jacques” Gevrey Chambertin 1er Sturdy full and structured, bright ‘96 acids with fine tannins, bla ck cherry with smoke and a little bacon. Full and long, with long future ah ead. A-
1996 Jadot Chambertin Clos de Beze You could tell a great wine underneath, but pretty tight and brooding at mo ment. Big acids, firm tannins. B- for drinking now, but possibly will be be st wine on table.1999 Drouhin Charmes-Chambertin Structured but with an elegant side, black cherry and sandalwood, a tiny bi t of funk, good length, Opens nicely. A-
We did our usual voting (reds only(. 13 votes each for the ‘96 CSJ and the ‘96 Charmes, 3 for the ‘99 Roumier village, 1 for the Beze
There was a neighboring table having a wine dinner and we traded some taste s, I liked a couple of ‘13 Terre Nere Etna (I think the base and th e Feudo di Mezzo) but took no notes
Good night. Really the Beze was only one that wasn’t quite fun to d rink, but it has most potential.
Grade disclaimer: I'm a very easy grader, basically A is an excellent wine, B a good wine, C drinkable. Anything below C means I wouldn't drink at a p arty where it was only choice.Furthermore, I offer no promises of objectivi ty, accuracy, and certainly not of consistency.