2 white + 3 red Bourgogne

Oct 23, 2015 8:38 AM

Dom. Latour-Giraud Mersault Genevrières, 2013

N: oak & butter comes first, disappears into the background with a swirl. Yellow apples, white flowery notes and chalky minerality.
P: Striking acidity, lime and pinepple/passionfruit. As it mellows out, nutty notes come out, almond and hazelnut. Medium length with great balance.

Dom. Rémi Jobard Mersault Genevrières, 2010

N: big whiff of tropical fruit, nectarines, peach and pinepple together with more toasty oak. Reminds of Champagne bread crust
P: Rich tropical fruit notes, yellow pears and stonefruit. Sweet shortbread. Wet stone-like minerality comes out in the very end. Wonderful lenght where acidity comes into play later on.

Dom. Jean-Louis Trapet Gevrey-Chambertin, 2013

N: Flower store up front, not the actual flowers but the green and somewhat pungent thing that goes on there. Give it a swirl and cherry and raspberry come out. Clean fruit.
P: Fruit is very clean by now, almost no typical PN markers. Cranberry, cherry, raspberry and some herbal notes. Apparently about 30% new oak but almost undetectable. Ripe and juicy with vivid acidity.

Dom. Jean Grivot 'Aux Boudots' Nuits-Saint-Georges, 2009

N: root beer note up front, darker fruit. Overripe strawberry and blackberries, autumn leaves. Nice and complex, sit back and let it build up.
P: Strawberry and plum fruit, liquorice and mossy forest floor. Didn't know the price by this point but it seems my Bourgogne taste is expensive. Apparently this is a wall-to-wall neighbor to La Tache.
Good for them!

Dom. la Pousse d'Or, Corton Clos du Roi, 2012

N: Dark cherries, viola flowery with slight roasted coffee and smokiness. Also picking up this geranium note, green and stalky.
P: Powerful dark fruit, black peppery and with green notes. Fruit goes towards dried cherries. Very interesting Bourgogne, out of style of anything I've had before.

and no cheese.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I take it these are really nice wines?

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Yes. These are pretty good wines, especially with food.

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