Tasting group held a Chambolle Musigny 1er cru bind tasting last night.
All reds were served blind. A couple of folks did not read the email very carefully so we ended up with a couple of Gevrey Chambertin wines in the mix. Very enjoyable tasting with a lot of very nice wines. All wines showed well and some big surprises when the wines were unmasked. most of the wines were opened about 30mins before tasting.
2010 Leflaive Macon-Verze:
A wonderful mouthful of rocks and stones with nice citrus fruits. Great finish and a real QPR. Showed best at room temperature. A very satisfying starter and easy to appreciate now. Loved it.
Wine 1:
Dark red color, earthy secondary nose, savoury mature flavours with a touch of forest floor. Slightyl lean palate with nice acidity. Good.
1996 Serafin CM Les Baudes. Not a great surpise
Wine 2:
Mid red, floral delicate nose, refined red fruits with fine grained tannins. A very pretty and attractive wine that I thought showcased the elegance and refinement of CM.
2007 Jadot Charmes Chambertin. Well shit, I got this totally wrong! A lovely wine none the less and drinking very well.
Wine 3:
Very dark red, dark plummy fruits on nose and palate, big mouthful of fruit, oak spice and tannins. Youthful intense, tannic and definitely a big style of burg. Needs time
2005 Serafin CM Les Baudes. Not my style reallly but impressive none the less
Wine 4:
Dark red, started off with an overripe nose of stwed fruits and a flat palate. After 1 hour in the glass it completely reshaped itself and became much tighter and more structured. The red fruits started to shine and it developed a really long finish. Very good.
1993 Groffier CM Les Amoureuses.
Wine 5:
Dark red, savoury nose with umami character. Smooth polished palate, round and supple, light on it feet, nice cherry fruits.
2003 LeMoine CM Les Amoureuses. Very different animal from the Groffier. Did not show any 03 over ripeness
Wine 6:
Mid red, strong nose of sweet red fruits and a bit of spice, refined delicate palate, fine tannins with good acidity a little bit short on the finish
2005 de Vogue CM 1er cru. A little surprised at this one, not shut down and quite forward
Wine 7:
Mid dark red, spicy anise nose, smooth and powerful palate with good depth of red fruits. Well made wine with good structure and balance.
2002 Patrick Lesec Bonnes Mare. Show well but perhaps not quite showing full grand cru intensity
Wine 8:
Mid red, hint of surmaturite on nose, mature palate of dried red cherries, with a long balanced finish. Very good
2004 Roumier CM Les Cras. Well well a 2004 and no one saw any hint of greenness.
Wine 9:
Dark dark red, with black fruits and spice on nose, big plummy fruits on palate . Powerful deep and dark with moderate to strong tannins.
2004 Dugat-Py GC Coeur du Roy. Another 2004 and again no green at all. In hind sight the Dugat-Py style can be seen in this wine
Wine 10:
Mid red, floral pretty nose with a delicate red fruited palate, lovely soft tannins hold it together. A delicious and balanced wine
1999 Hudelot-Noellat CM Les Charmes. At last a “typical” CM and drinking really well right now.
Wine 11:
Mid red, deep powerful nose lf dark red fruits and earth, full bodied with more cherry like fruits, balanced pure and very long. Everyone loved this wine and it was the run away winner for WOTN and it was…
2004 Groffier M Les Hauts Doix. Well no one saw this coming! WOTN a 2004.
Very interesting tasting, three 2004’s that all showed really well and absolutely no green meanies to be seen. The 2004’s are mature and ready to drink. The 2007 Jadot Charmes was gorgeous and a delight to drink but not a CM. so much for my being able to detect the differences!
Brodie