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I suspect this will turn out to be a tale of two tables, but for what it’s worth some impressions from ‘table 1’. Lots of good banter and commeraderie in adversity but the suggestions that we include the water in the voting were only partly in jest.
2002 BURGUNDY @ NOIZÉ - (05/05/2022)
2002 BURGUNDY @ NOIZÉ - (05/05/2022)
- 2002 Piper-Heidsieck Champagne Cuvée Rare - France, Champagne
Full straw. Nicely rich on the nose. Toasty and buttery. Similar on the palate. Rich upfront and a fresh finish. Just a slight mid palate dip that seems to pick up with air. **** (93 pts.) - 2002 Domaine Darviot-Perrin Meursault 1er Cru Les Genevrières - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru
Mid to full straw. Gently nutty. Nicely herby with good energy. Lovely and very proper. Line, poise and length. Just lacks a little persistence for top flight. **** (93 pts.) - 2002 Domaine Darviot-Perrin Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Blanchots Dessus - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru
Brighter full straw. Nicely mature but vital. Initially seems a little reduced, but there’s something disjointed here. With air it takes on a sickly sweet poxy aroma without really showing it on the palate. Becomes spiky though. No, this bottle is on its way out. A little cooler and it would have been fine for the first twenty minutes. **1/2 (85 pts.) - 2002 Jean-Jacques Vincent Pouilly-Fuissé Château de Fuissé Collection Privée - France, Burgundy, Mâconnais, Pouilly-Fuissé
Full straw. Fresh, quite full and oaky with a fresher, leaner line. Touch hot on the attack. Warm butter nose. Not quite the harmony but it does have some oomph. *** (88 pts.) - 2002 Domaine de Montille Volnay 1er Cru Les Brouillards - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru
Light bright garnet. Nicely mellow sous bois. Some talk of cornkiness but I don’t think so — maybe a bit mute cf previous bottles but served a little warm and the glasses don’t help. A point and nicely relaxed. Sweetens with air and the fruit strengthens. One better contemplated than speed-dated. Not the best bottle of this but enough interest if you look. ***1/2 (90 pts.) - 2002 Domaine de Montille Volnay 1er Cru Taillepieds - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru
A little more stuffing here. A density of fruit. Redder fruited and with a mineral line, spine without austerity. More poise and breeding here. Polished. **** (93 pts.) - 2002 Simon Bize Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru Aux Vergelesses - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru
Full garnet. Again, that characteristic hint of coal tar that I seem to get with Bize, regardless of vintage. Good density of fruit, dark and savoury, but a little herby. Not my style.***1/2 (90 pts.) - 2002 Domaine Aleth Girardin Pommard Les Vignots - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Pommard
Full mid ruby. Nicely savoury around some ripe mid red fruit. Dark fruit upfront. Mellow and pleasant. ***1/2 (90 pts.) - 2002 Domaine de Courcel Pommard 1er Cru Grand Clos des Épenots - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Pommard 1er Cru
Dense mid ruby. A little cloudy. Dark and brooding. Just too muddy. All stewed tannin. Three day old black tea. No. This can’t be representative or what the wine maker intended after twenty years in bottle. No. NR (flawed) - 2002 Domaine Henri Gouges Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Clos des Porrets St. Georges - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru
Dark, dense but balanced. Dark red fruit. Dense and savoury. Padded structure. Just starting to get there. Robust but balanced. Very drinkable. **** (93 pts.) - 2002 Nicolas Potel Clos de la Roche - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos de la Roche Grand Cru
Pale ruby to mid garnet. A slightly herbal edge. Mid weight. Some minerality. A pleasant drink but lacks GC depth and gravitas. **** (91 pts.) - 2002 Domaine des Lambrays Clos des Lambrays - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos des Lambrays Grand Cru
Quite savoury. A touch of swimming pool, probably with some cork floating in it. A pale imitation of a bottle a couple of months ago. No. NR (flawed)
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