- Location
- Berkshire
That worked well. Very well. Thanks everyone. Even Mark C would have enjoyed himself.
1998 BURGUNDY - Noizé, London (31/01/2023)
Gougères
1998 BURGUNDY - Noizé, London (31/01/2023)
Gougères
- 2006 Taittinger Champagne Comtes de Champagne Rosé Brut - France, Champagne
Mag. Partridge eye. Strawberry fruit and a touch of rose florality. Nicely vibrant mid-palate with lovely fruit. More strawberry fruited with air but broader too and I preferred the definition of earlier. **** (93 pts.)
- 1998 Domaine Fourrier Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Les Goulots Vieille Vigne - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru
Beautiful bright, vibrant garnet. Gently autumnal with some fraises de bois and a touch of cured meat. Fresh, porcelaneous , lovely line. Crystalline minerality. Precise and lovely. Lighter and leaner cf the CSJ. **** (93 pts.) - 1998 Domaine de L'Arlot Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Clos de l'Arlot - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru
Fuller, with darker, richer fruit on the nose. Fuller on the palate too. A touch of grip. Finely velvet cf the Fourrier’s silk, retains a good line though, and finishes well. Just a touch of structure. **** (92 pts.)
- 1998 Louis Jadot Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos St. Jacques - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru
Full garnet. Caramel and a touch of swimming pool above the cherry fruit. Earthy and a touch of meat. Still quite chewy on the palate. A slightly dry edge. Fleshy but a little flat/compressed. Somehow leaner with food. Sturdy though. **** (91 pts.) - 1998 Domaine Fourrier Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos St. Jacques Vieille Vigne - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru
Gorgeous bright, vibrant garnet like the Goulots, just a little more density. Similar nose, but more weight on the palate. Intensity too. Densely silky, dense but also effortlessly light and elegant. Some bottle variability with this wine in the past, but this bottle is a class act. ***** (95 pts.)
- 1998 Faiveley Mazis-Chambertin - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Mazis-Chambertin Grand Cru
Denser, more ruby than garnet. A big step up in texture and density, and that’s just the nose. A tad leaner on the palate but a good thwack of dry tannin. Really lush, five star nos but pulls up shorter on the palate. A touch of mint on the finish. **** (92 pts.) - 1998 Domaine Louis Remy Latricières-Chambertin - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Latricières-Chambertin Grand Cru
A step up from a bottle just over a decade ago. Gorgeous bright ruby. A little lighter and yet meatier. A slightly harder, more structured line. Firmer, slightly powdery tannins. Some weight but an elegance too. Definition. The dark horse of the flight. **** (93 pts.) - 1998 Domaine A.-F. Gros Richebourg - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Richebourg Grand Cru
Even more lustrous, bright ruby. More evolved on the nose, quite meaty with a touch of decay. Nicely evolved, autumnal and a touch of meat. Chalky tannins. A weight that keeps it grounded, and a savoury edge. Nicely evolved but a touch loose and tending to the flabby with air. **** (91 pts.)
- 1998 Domaine Henri Gouges Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Clos des Porrets St. Georges - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru
Blind. Meaty, Nuits character. 1er Cru level. Turns out to be southern Nuits, and Gouges. A sense of Maume about it though, slightly wild / animale. Expressive. Lots to like here in a sturdier frame. **** (92 pts.)
- 2017 Peter Lauer Ayler Kupp Riesling Auslese Lange Goldkapsel Auction - Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
Blind. Sweet. Riesling nose. Mid straw. Lovely acidity. Zinging. Auslese weight but real precision. Line, length, elegance. Persistence too. Super. ***** (95 pts.)