Contents [Hide] 1 Red     1.1 Gevrey Chambertin     1.2 Morey St. Denis     1.3 Nuits St. Georges     1.4 Vosne Romanee     1.5 Vougeot     1.6 Cote de Beaune     1.7 Other 2 White     2.1 External Links

Red

Chambolle Musigny 

1997 Roumier Bonnes Mares 
Showing very well. Gorgeous nose, very expressive. Plenty of contrentration. A bit of 1997 chunkiness on the palette, but not so much as to cause much trouble. Overall, excellent. Open now, even better in 5 to 10. 94 Thu Feb 17 11:20:01 EST 2005

1979 Roumier Musigny 
An amazing bottle of wine. Very Bonnes-Mares like on the nose, with brown sugar and earth. Huge fruit, with a super concentrated spine of fruit and acidity reminiscent of Cros Parantoux or Romanee Conti. A shockingly good 79. Rating: 97 2006

1978 Bouchard  Musigny 
A huge nose of mineral and earth, with adequate stuffing on the palette too. Lacks that extra degree of complexity found in say, an old de Vogue Musigny, but only suffers by that comparison, and certainly better than the 1978 Vogue Musigny. Faded quickly, which was disappointing; rating would be significantly higher if not for that. Rating: 93 Sun Feb 13 17:50:42 EST 2005

1978 Roumier  Les Amoureuses 
A stunning showing. Faded quickly -- be careful not to let site open too long. A second bottle from same late was off. Drink now. Fall 2005.

Echezeaux 

1966 Drouhin  Grands Echezeaux 
Apparently this bottle originates from Belgium as labelled "Graft Lecocq & Fils, Namur". A bit tired and over the hill at this point; brown at the rim, and smelling a little tawny, but definately still alive. Good acidity and balance. Could be more complex for a grands cru. Decent finish and concentration. Drink up. 89

Gevrey Chambertin

1985 Rebourseau Mazy Chambertin
Not good / not drinkable. Might be a bad bottle.  Oct 2004

2000 Jacky Truchot Charmes Chambertin VV
91 Sat Feb 26 11:11:13 EST 2005

Morey St. Denis

1993, 1997, 2000 Hubert Lignier Clos de la Roche
Very disappointing. These wines taste like California Pinot -- lots of dark fruit, but the complexity is not there or masked. Even if you like California pinots you shouldn't like them at this price point. The 1985 was a stunning wine; I guess the vinification has changed. Sad.

1969 Drouhin Clos de la Roche (a negotiant bottling)
bad btl

1978 Clos des Lambrays
Very nice. Elegant, not a blockbuster. Good fruit. Ready. 90. A second bottle more advanced and not quite as good. Feb 2004

1972 Clos des Lambrays
Oddly heavyhanded for Clos des Lambrays (which is normally a more elegant wine). Structured. Very dark color. Almost a little Rhone-like. 91. 2006

Nuits St. Georges

1969 Henri Gouges Nuits St. Georges Les Pruliers
Needing much air, this wine eventually showed a very nice mature Nuits-style nose. A bit lighter on the palette, could use a bit more fruit and intensity, but good. Fine. 90

Vosne Romanee

1952 Charles Noellat Vosne Romanee Les Beaux Monts
Fantastic vigour, perfect condition, soaring nose. Beaux Monts is not the most complex wine, but in all other respects really impressive. Showed consistently from multiple bottles. 95

1976 Charles Noellat Vosne Romanee Les Suchots
Bad, and probably not just the bottle. Too many old Noellat bottles are bad. 50 Feb 2004

Vougeot

1988 Rebourseau Clos Vougeot
Good/fine as expected. A nice Clos Vougeot. Nice to see an 88 that is not dried out. 91  Oct 2004

Cote de Beaune

1998 Bertrand Ambroise Corton Le Rognet
Seems "overextracted" in that way that tends to make burgundies lose their complexitiy -- I'm nervous about it.

1999 Girardin Corton Renardes
Good

Other

2002 Roumier Bourgogne Rouge
Nice nose, nice color. Thin on the palette, lean like a Beaujolais or something, maybe even more so. At this price point you would be better of with a Chinon or Cru Beaujolais I think. Nothing truly wrong with it though. The 2003 is a bigger wine, which even needs some aging. 84 Mon Feb 14 10:21:02 EST 2005

White

1989 Coche Dury Meursault
Clearly this wine was excellent but it is beyond its prime by a few years. Still good drinking, but a little tired and lacking the classic raciness of a young or at peak Coche wine. Rating: 88 Sun Feb 13 21:31:59 EST 2005

1992 Coche Dury Meursault
Showing well, better than the 89, drink up! I still like the Coche village wine best when young. 90 Thu Feb 17 11:21:16 EST 2005

1998 Coche Dury Meursault Caillerets
Very nice. Rougeot has a bit more dimensionality. Good stuff. 2006

1990 Bouchard Montrachet
Surprisingly good and fully mature. 93. Jul 2006

External Links

• Wikipedia Burgundy Article