At E.McM's 19/09/2009 (TNB)
- Urziger Wurzgarten Kabinett 1989 (JJ Christofel)
Very pleasant, dry, light, fresh, not hugely long but good drinking.
- Champagne Special Club 2000 (Launois P&F)
Great chalky minerality, rich, just emerging rather nicely. A strong
- Puligny Montrachet 1er cru Folatieres 1994 (J-M Boillot)
Quite lightweight but very Puligny. Elegant, quite mineral, great for the vintage. J-M B was making lovely wines up until about this vintage, I think. Bare
- Richebourg 1976 (Drouhin)
Corked.
- Pichon Baron 1964
Great colour, gorgeous smoky nose. On the palate a touch watery but the smokyness remains. Evanescent. In its way, for its charm, a bare
- Soutard 1964
Curiously chunky, a little more substantial, sharper and chunkier than the Baron - but less engaging. In very good condition though. A strong
- Clos Rene 1961
Medium weight, tobacco, sweet-fruited mature Claret. Very nice without being as one might hope for from the vintage. Very top
- Palmer 1978
Such a beautiful, florally-scented, lifted-blackcurrant, ravishing nose. The palate fades a touch. Lovely with food. Good (Needs drinking.)
- Montrose 1978
Quite gutsy, structured, but quite light on the palate. Good but will not improve. Bare
- Ducru Beaucaillou 1978
Very fine, complex almost-floral nose, lead-pencil, lovely balance on the fruit. Bare
- La Gaffeliere 1970
Quite burnt. Nice fruit in a way but a bit curious. A much less good bottle of this wine than I have had before, but not flawed in any obvious way.
- Tokay SDGN 1989 (Rolly-Gassmann)
Apricots, nice balance, fairly sweet but sits light on the palate. Top
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Wine Group at M.M's 07/09/2009 (TNB)
Rather delayed notes!- Tokay Harslevelu Kesoi Szurat 1999 Oremus
Amber. Quite sweet, apricot, brown sugar, nice acidity. A touch light on the palate perhaps. Bare
- Tokai Furmint late harvest Kesoi Szuretelesu99 (Disznoko)
Toffee, slightly drier perhaps, and a bit more substantial on the palate. Still not hugely engaging.
- Mercurey Clos Rachette 2004 (Faiveley)
Intense, dry, opens out nicely.
- Chardonnay Private Reserve 2004 (Beringer)
Showier and flashy. Not bad if one likes that kind of thing.
- Chassagne Montrachet 1er cru Vergeres 2004 (B. Moreau)
More my sort of thing - very stylish, herby, taught. Lovely intensity. Bare and rising.
- Puligny Montrachet 1er cru Combettes 2003 (Carillon)
Very open and drinkable, sexy fruit. A little insubstantial. Top
- Chassagne Montrachet 1er cru Morgeot Clos Pitois 2002 (Belland)
Showing its age rather (am I really saying that of a 7-year old Burgundy) - a bit cabbagey.
- Chambolle Musigny 2003 (Roumier)
Nice density. In balance. Top village wine. Bare
- Chambolle Musigny 2004 (Fourrier)
Quite hard. Taught, very concentrated. Needs time. This is always a good wine from this grower.
- Gevrey Chambertin Mes Favourites 2004 (A. Burgeut)
Baked fruit. Slighty dry and light. But a good
- Gevrey Chambertin Ravieres 2004 (Drouhin-Laroze)
Scented, elegant. High-toned, quite acidic. I like this but it's slightly worryingly sharp. with reservations.
- Gevrey Chambertin 2004 (Rossignol-Trapet)
Middle of the road earthy Gevrey. Top
- Sandeman 1950
Lovely, gentle balanced. Nice fruit, absolutely delicious. Top
- Niepoort 1997
High toned berryish, singed fruit, slighty rustic, interesting. Curious. Lacks a fresh fruit core perhaps. There have been questions about some bottles of this wine, I believe. This one:
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Recent bottles from the cellar 03/09/2009 (TNB)
- Chateau Simone blanc 2005
This seems a touch flat on the palate to me. Wines from this part of the world often are like that but in this one it seems a less attractive feature. I'd like to think it is just a touch closed although that's not quite the impression I get. It is very early for drinking wines from this property. Let's say for now. A modest 3 stars if this is all there is but a good one if it improves as I suspect (and hope) it might.
- Corton Grand cru ,Pougets 2004 (de Montille)
Bright, high-toned, concentrated, still a bit hard. Very good.
- Morey St Denis 1er cru Les Faconnieres 2005 (Lignier-Michelot)
Quite open, lacks the tone of the Montille wine above and not just because of the vintage, I think. Burghound loves this but I have mixed feelings. It's a bit too easy to drink and lacks the last word in refinement. Still, it's pretty good. Top
- Meursault 1er cru Poruzots 2000 (F. Jobard)
Splendid wine, taughtly mineral, concentrated, challenging and long. Beautiful. Might drink even better in a year or two, but who knows these days? Top
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