Nose has dried grape vines, (old) neutral oak barrel, dried black cherry, dried garden soil, (cooled) grilled tomato, graphite mechanical pencil refills, old coffee grounds and very dry compost/soil.
Palate has dried cherries resurrected in bacon fat, several day old sliced fresh cherries, blend of moist/dry soil with medium tannins. Cork pulled for a slow ox. for ~6h, then decanted ~1h. Picking up some since decanting, but still not moving the needle much. Likely great 5+ years ago, acceptable this evening.
Paired to a local pig, grilled pork chops from our favorite just over the border farmer (Highland Farm, Old Chatham, NY). Courtney only raises about six pigs every year, I'm overjoyed when we land some for our freezer, delicious factor 2x over just about anything else in the region.
(Pork was 93 points, if I had been more observant on internal temps would have been 95 points, still grilled to a wonderful medium.)
Nose has dried grape vines, (old) neutral oak barrel, dried black cherry, dried garden soil, (cooled) grilled tomato, graphite mechanical pencil refills, old coffee grounds and very dry compost/soil.
Palate has dried cherries resurrected in bacon fat, several day old sliced fresh cherries, blend of moist/dry soil with medium tannins. Cork pulled for a slow ox. for ~6h, then decanted ~1h. Picking up some since decanting, but still not moving the needle much. Likely great 5+ years ago, acceptable this evening.
Paired to a local pig, grilled pork chops from our favorite just over the border farmer (Highland Farm, Old Chatham, NY). Courtney only raises about six pigs every year, I'm overjoyed when we land some for our freezer, delicious factor 2x over just about anything else in the region.
(Pork was 93 points, if I had been more observant on internal temps would have been 95 points, still grilled to a wonderful medium.)
Jul 5th, 2020
2009 Camus Latricieres-Chambertin. Garnet color. Rustic nose of dried cherries, soil and stems (whole cluster?). Quite gamy on the palate, with a bit of tannins, that last through the finish.
2009 Camus Latricieres-Chambertin. Garnet color. Rustic nose of dried cherries, soil and stems (whole cluster?). Quite gamy on the palate, with a bit of tannins, that last through the finish.
Jun 6th, 2020
2006 Vintage. Camus's Latricieres Chambertin. Manure and graphite. Savoury spices. Coffee and black fruits. Tannins are chunky but work with the wine. Medium plus length. Sweet fruit finish with some sour notes nicely balancing the sweetness. A good but not a great Latricieres.
2006 Vintage. Camus's Latricieres Chambertin. Manure and graphite. Savoury spices. Coffee and black fruits. Tannins are chunky but work with the wine. Medium plus length. Sweet fruit finish with some sour notes nicely balancing the sweetness. A good but not a great Latricieres.
Feb 19th, 2015
Gevrey-Chambertin, Côte de Nuits, Burgundy, France
