Morey St. Denis, Côte De Nuits

Domaine Dujac

Morey Saint-Denis 1er Cru Pinot Noir 2014

This needed an hour to open showing black cherry, red berry fruit, lots of spice, mineral, underbrush, & violet. — 20 days ago

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Domaine Armand Rousseau

Clos St. Jacques Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Pinot Noir

Mystery achievement, don’t breathe down my neck, no. Excellent fill. 95% saturated cork. Labels a bit yellowed. Decanted and tasted after 15 mins, 45 mins and 1.5 hours. Big, chunky sed. Funk in the immediately decanted nose that blew off after a couple of decanter swirls. A bit of aged color with noticeable meniscus in the glass. Spearmint and orange peel in the nose. Cinnamon and spicy clove kicked in the back door to crash the party. Remarkable concentration in the nose and taste throughout the 1.5 hours. This had a fantastic, 40+ second finish with plenty of viable tannins still maintaining decorum. So yeah, the mystery…the shoulder vintage label was missing and vintage nowhere to be found on the cork, foil or front/back labels. Came from a top-notch cellar. Based on the yellowing of the label, cork saturation, fill, color/meniscus, flavors concentration/structure, initially thinking it to be either a 1978 or 1985 offering. Going with 1978 based on the obvious/large meniscus, amount of sediment, marvelous concentration for the performance and yellowing of the labels. Regardless, arguably the best Burg I’ve had in the last dozen months and def the best 1er Cru. Whatever vintage it was, has another decade-easy-rocking this hard. 3.20.24. — 8 days ago

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Domaine Dujac

Clos Saint-Denis Grand Cru Pinot Noir 2002

Gorgeous plush plum, violet, a hint of lavender, some roses and red cherry. Pure, lifted and sexy. Wow — a month ago

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Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (DRC)

Romanée-St. Vivant Pinot Noir 2011

As Rhône or Nôwhere 2.0 concluded, our heads were spinning. Spinning not only due to the consumption but from the out-of-this-world lineup. As we tried to gather ourselves, a bottle of 2011 DRC Romanée St. Vivant was generously opened to toast the evening’s frivolities. I mean, wow. The 2011 R-S-V pours a bright but deep ruby with no signs of age. It’s dark fruited and slightly green, probably still needing another decade+ to flesh out. There is some beautiful use of oak with gorgeous baking spices. Way more closed than the 2011 DRC Echezeaux we enjoyed a couple years back. Clearly amazing. Clearly a baby still. Afterwards, a friend with more experience than (in respects to DRC) mentioned that Echezeaux usually shows well when young while R-S-V typically needs the most time. Something that I’ll keep in mind. To my palate, this will be best after 2030 and should be excellent through 2050+. It’s got that kind of guts and balance.
— 11 days ago

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@Severn Goodwin I’m not optimistic about the green going away.
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@Ira Schwartz I guess it depends on what you mean by “going away”. On the one hand, it’s characteristic of the vintage so we’re stuck with it. On the other hand, as the wine evolves with age, there is chance it could integrate a little more and be less obvious. Only time will really tell.

Thibault Liger-Belair

Les Saint Georges Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Pinot Noir 2019

2019 vintage. Not decanted. Tasted after being open one hour. Light body. Decent frontal concentration that glided and dimmed appropriately to the finish. Nice sustenance throughout without being overbearing in any particular facet. Last tasted 9.24.23 and it was a trip and a bit unbalanced (8.9). This was worlds better. 3.15.24. — 13 days ago

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Domaine Denis Mortet

Lavaux St. Jacques Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Pinot Noir 2019

Dark berry fruit, lots of spice, earth & floral that is still mostly primary but approachable now with a little air — 12 days ago

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Domaine Dujac

Morey Saint Denis Pinot Noir 2011

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Domaine Dujac

Bonnes Mares Grand Cru Pinot Noir 2011

Aledelavega y sergio mares — 9 days ago

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Domaine du Clos de Tart

Monopole Grand Cru Pinot Noir 2016

Meaty-cherry nose has dark chocolate undertones and trumpet mushrooms, pretzel bread, bresaola, vaporous sarsaparilla-into cola, and pâté. Dried black cherry shows tart red into mid-palate, white pepper, cranberry and Crimini. Dark toast, raspberry and savory.

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— a month ago

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