Old Burgundy Dinner
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Brian_Pinci
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Our wine group friends Marc and Sandra hosted a dinner with some very old wines from his collection.
1988 Salon - Nose of brown sugar. Obviously some oxidation because of the rose color to it. Lots of acidity left on this and plenty of fruit. Nice finish. Shows very well. #5 wine for me.
1983 Roulot Meursault Les Mieux Chavaux - Lots of sewer funk on the nose. But it had a beautiful palate showing sweet wood Got much better with air and the sewer funk disappeared leaving a highly perfumed wine. Even the empty glass had a powerful nose after the wine was gone. A very memorable and controversial wine. #4 wine for me.
1980 Clair Dau Bonnes Mares - Had an appealing camphor nose with soy flavors to it as well as some spicy cloves. Went well with truffled cheese. But it fell apart after a while.
1980 Lucien Jayer Echezeau - A very clean nose and palate. Cherries still showing nicely with wonderful balance. Drank very young. So smooth and elegant. My #2.
1982 Dujac Charmes Chambertin - Nose of musty plums. But palate was too hot and sour for me. Not my favorite but others said it improved over the evening.
1982 Maume Charmes Chambertin - A bit bitter and acidic on the palate but some nice red fruit to it.
1969 Misserey Romanee St Vivant - Bottle said they are a negociant but also labeled that is was bottled by the domaine. Beautiful nose so smooth. Fresh and surprisingly young. A bit of cinnamon on nose and palate. My #1 as well as the groups.
1986 Dujac Clos St Denis - A got a lot of raspberries on this one - nose and palate. Very Nice wine. Definitely bramble berry showing up everywhere. Beautiful. My #3.
We also had a Port for dessert which was good but I forgot what it was, something old, but my palate was dead by then and I don’t really care for Port.
Our hosts were so gracious to open up such wonderful bottles for us. We truly enjoy tasting wines with this group.
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Nice PC. I have a 2002 Domaine Dujac Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Aux Combottes in my cellar, I wonder when I should uncork it.
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Jim, based on the 2002's I've opened recently, I think it would be very good now, perhaps with a decant. Of course, it could possibly be good for some years to come. I have only a few 2002's left, and plan to drink them the next couple of years (unless one of them surprises me with its youth).
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That is a great line up. 1980 was a very under-rated vintage in burgundy especially for reds.
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1969 is really a fabled vintage for red Burgundy-don't know about whites. Thanks for the vicarious experience, Brian.
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Nice report on some terrific wines.
The one ive actually had is the 1988 Salon. We drank a lot of that for anniversary celebrations over the years. Probably 5+ years since we finished our stash. Salon is one of my favorite Champagnes, but I haven’t bought any since the 2006. Just too expensive.
The one ive actually had is the 1988 Salon. We drank a lot of that for anniversary celebrations over the years. Probably 5+ years since we finished our stash. Salon is one of my favorite Champagnes, but I haven’t bought any since the 2006. Just too expensive.
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Sounds like a wonderful evening despite some of the wines being disappointing. Wonderful that you got a great bottle of 1969 RSV.
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