With grilled octopus, we started with
- 2000 Louis Latour Bâtard-Montrachet - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru (10/30/2013)
Pale golden color, rich texture, powerful structure but the fruit is fading. I was never a fan of Louis Latour and the Pernot Puligny Folatieres from two nights ago is light years better. On the plus side no premox! (88 pts.)
- 1969 Remoissenet Père et Fils Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos St. Jacques - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru (10/30/2013)
Pale, very pale, almost transparent color, on the nose, it is mushrooms and dust, on the palate the fruit is still showing and the structure is sound. It is a delicious old Burgundy with a long finish. The wine falls apart after about an hour but that's enough time for us to enjoy it (92 pts.)
- 1999 Domaine Marquis d'Angerville Volnay 1er Cru Champans - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru (10/31/2013)
A completely different animal to the Remoissenet, dark color, fresh nose of currants, cherries, and earth, grainy texture with vibrant fruit but this is still very young and has decades to improve. The structure is good but the tannins are hiding the complexity which should develop over time. Still, that was delicious to me. (92 pts.)
- 2009 Peter Michael Pinot Noir Le Moulin Rouge - USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Lucia Highlands (10/30/2013)
Now comes the fruit. Dark rich vibrant color, nose of extracted fruit, impeccable balance, tastes of rich black forest fruit, complex and layered, with a great backbone and a long finish. Not delicate in the slightest and I'm not sure I like my Pinot Noir in that style but this is just delicious to drink with a cheese course. (93 pts.)
- 2010 Ceritas Pinot Noir Escarpa Vineyard - USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast (10/30/2013)
This wine is still very young, the color is dark and vibrant, the nose is of fruit and earth but the tannins are still very dominant and while I could tell the structure is very sound and I can sense the complexity, the fruit is hiding in the background. Give this at least five years before opening. (90 pts.)
