By: AJ McClellan
Last night was a great night with a plethora of wines popped around the table. Below are a few highlights of the night….
1978 Remoissenet Mazis Chambertin – We have had this bottle several time recently and it has been showing very well each time we have popped it. The nose showed dry dusty cherry with cooked clove and a great forest floor finish. The palate was light but still holding onto a great acidity with sweet fruit and a great earthy minerality.
1996 Domaine Leflaive Batard Montrachet – An absolutely beautiful bottle of wine. The nose showed honeycomb with toast and beautiful limestone. The palate has a slight lemon zest note with bright acidity and a very complex finish.
1999 Domaine Leflaive Batard Montrachet – The 99 was showing a little more sulfur than the 96 but very similar in style other than that. Great minerality with lemon zest and a lovely toast finish.
2001 Groffier Bonnes Mares – This wine was showing well but I think it needed some more time to open up in order to become a great bottle of wine. The wine was moderately expressive showing bright red cherries with some cooking spice and a nice milk chocolate note on the end.
1999 Faiveley Mazis Chambertin – When we first opened this bottle it was not showing very well with stewed notes of cooked red fruit. After several hours in the decanter the wine finally opened up a little and began to come out of its shell. Not the best bottle but still not bad.
1996 Pichon Lalande – The 96 Pichon Lalande is on fire right now. Each time I open this bottle of wine it shows incredibly well. Great earthy notes with still ripe black fruits and a great complex finish.
2008 Corra – This wine was showing very well with black and red fruits followed by anise, dark chocolate, and a great tobacco finish.
2007 Crocker & Starrr Stone Place Cabernet Sauvignon – A little plumper in the mouth than the Corra and with more black fruit. This is a great bottle of wine that is in a very nice drinking window right now.