Dinner February 2016

1999 Dom Perignon
Pale lemon yellow, tiny bubbles. Apples, some lime, pears, brioche, quite tight bottle. Frsh acidity, elegant mousse, rounded, fruity, elegant and smooth, needs air to open, tight and needs lots of air to open, long. 94

1999 Salon
Pale lemon yellow, tiny bubbles. Floral, fruity, apples, touch of pears, minerals, delicate nose. Fresh acidity, lovely mousse, superb balance, delicate, nuanced, refined, very long finish. 96

2014 Dönnhoff Weissburgunder S
Pale lemon yellow. Fruity, apples, minerals, some yellow plums nose. Fresh acidity, fruity, lively, some minerals, some lemons, long. 90

2011 Domaine Leroy Bourgogne Aligoté
Pale lemon yellow. Smoky, minerals, lemons, plaster, flinty, some vanilla and spices. Fresh acidity, flinty, minerals, some vanilla, spices, apples, almost a bit hard, long. 92

2011 Blain-Gagnard Bâtard-Montrachet
Pale lemon yellow. Apples, lemons, minerals, lime, scented, fruity, layered nose, detailed. Fresh acidity, elegant, fruity, detailed, nuanced, fresh, nuanced, creamy, rounded, long. 95

2009 Domaine Leroy Clos de Vougeot
Bright ruby. Light and delicate nose, scented, red berries, slight cherries note. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, fresh, leaner palate, elegant fruit, quite nuanced, long. 95

2007 Bouchard Chambertin Clos-de-Beze
Corked.

2009 Armand Rousseau Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Lavaux St- Jacques
Bright ruby. Scented, bright ruby, elegant nose, fruity, red berries, nuanced, bright and pure. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, pure, fresh, elegant and nuanced, lively, layered and bright, lovely and long. 95

2007 Domaine d'Eugiene Clos de Vougeot
Ruby. Red berries, fresh, nuanced, some floral notes, touch herbal, layered and nuanced nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, ripe yet a bit tight and herbal far back. Smooth texture, velvety and seductive but the barrel notes are up front, long. 94

2005 Trapet Chambertin
Bright ruby. Red berries, fruity, some spices, some floral notes, touch of liquorice, some vanilla, quite tight yet quite a bit going on behind. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, tight, structured, quite firm, juicy yet textured, wood texture, long. 94

2002 Lucien le Moine Echezeaux
Ruby. Rich and fruity at first but smartens up getting deep fruits and floral notes, vanilla is present. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, rich first, later more detailed and juicy, the barrel notes are a bit up front. 93

2007 Grivot Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Suchots
Ruby. Red berries, almost firm nose, tight, somewhat scented nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, firm, fruity, dark berries, tight, some vanilla, some unripe fruit notes together with riper and fuller notes. Brutal. 92

2004 Domaine Leroy Gevrey-Chambertin
Garnet with orange rim, somewhat cloudy. Red berries, cherries, somewhat oxidised, volatile, medicinal, not the freshest bottle. Hugh bottle variations on these. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, lively, red berries, but it has problematic features. 88

1983 Château Léoville Las Cases
(Magnum) Ruby, garnet rim. Scented, red berries, cassis, leather, nuanced nose, tobacco, touch of mint. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins starting to mellow, somewhat lean texture, red berries and cherries, liquorice and leather, long. 93

1996 Krug Vintage
Towards golden, tiny bubbles. Minerals, brioche, nuanced, apples, lemons, lime, some yeast and brioche, intense, nuanced and layered nose. Fresh acidity, elegant mousse, fresh, nuanced, lively, playful, detailed, fresh, intense and long. Superb balance, long. 97

2001 Château Clinet
Ruby. Blueberries, scented, tobacco, exotic, nuanced, layered nose, flirting and seductive. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, juicy, layered, nuanced, playful, quite intense yet layered and detailed, very seductive, long. 94

2004 Domaine de Chevalier blanc
Towards lemon yellow. Apricots, peach, vanilla, some grapefruits, rich honeyed nose. Fresh acidity, rich, honeyed, some nuts, not fully together, nutty finish. Slight oxidative note. 92