Hello everyone,
After multiple years of lurking, initially at the bulletin board, then at Wine Berserkers, i thought it was time to contribute as well…
During the weekend, we had a nice family dinner before going to Burgundy this week (the first time in two years because of the pandemic).
Before dinner we started with a wonderful and crisp Meursault:
2017 Pierre Boisson Meursault 'Les Grands Charrons’
Nose of citrus fruit, a faint hint of vanilla, pineapple, and a hint of butter.
The palate is very crisp, with wonderful acidity and lots of citrus fruit. The pineapple also appears on the palate. Young but drinking great!
Then for the first dish, Kamchatka Crab salad we had:
2016 Julien Gros Corton-Charlemagne
Initially a very persistent nose of toasted sesame seeds. Then with some time, gooseberries and a hint of green apples.
The palate is mineral driven and quite persistent. There is a saline quality to the palate which is very nice. The fruit has a sweetness to it and the fruit seems more green than yellow. The wine opened up more and more during the night. This is very young and in need of some time.
The main course was ‘pintade au vinaigre facon bourguignonne’. Two wines were served:
2015 Georges Noëllat Vosne-Romanée Premier Cru 'Les Petits Monts’
A volatile streak on the nose, then strawberries and red cherries, violets after some time in the glass. The wine definitely needs some air, and the volatile elements diminishes with time in the glass.
The palate is very fruit driven, on the warmer side, though not sur-maturité. Both red fruit but also quite a bit of blue fruit. Some vosne spices, soft and pleasing palate. A very enjoyable wine, though the volatile nose is a minus…
2015 Gérard Mugneret Chambolle-Musigny Premier Cru 'Les Charmes’
Initially a little shy on the nose. Then fine red cherries, spices, black tea.
The palate is dominated by finely chiseled elegant red fruit, quite a lot of tannins on the more astringent side, some dry extract. Black tea as well on the palate. Blossomed when paired to the dish (guineafowl). This is still very young.
After dinner, I opened one more bottle:
2016 Coquard Loison-Fleurot Charmes-Chambertin
Initially a whiff of reduction. Then quite sauvage - blood and meat. The aromas are balanced by a wonderful core of red cherries.
The palate is very balanced between red fruit, good but very fine grained tannins, and acidity. This is very young but actually very enjoyable now. Somehow i found it more refined than the 14, which i recall was somewhat more ‘sinewy’ and with a less elegant tannic structure…
Santé!