Tonight's dinner, a light affair of Caprese salad, bread and some sauteed veggies, was accompanied with a wine from the cellar to help salve Jean's state of mind after a trying day at work. So I opened:
1990 Faiveley Clos de Vougeot nose: pencil lead, dark raspberry fruit, baking spices palate: medium body, good acidity, simple fruit
I chose this wine in part to treat Jean to a good Pinot Noir (her favorite grape) but also because I had doubts that this would be a transcendent Grand Cru. In the event, I felt vindicated in my choice. The fruit might seem a bit "roasted" to some but it still had freshness to it, but tasting this wine blind I would probably have guessed a 1er Cru from the Cote de Nuits. Very enjoyable, but far from profound.
Mark Lipton