Cuvée Mes Favorites Vieilles Vignes Gevrey-Chambertin Pinot Noir

Nice nose of spice, mid season cherry, dark rustling leaves, wet moss, dark flowers, and lots of mineral. Terrific depth and ebullience on the nose. Palate is ripe and juicy but a bit one note, lacking in energy and the tannins seem a bit much for the vintage. Let’s see where this goes. The tannins melted away but it was boring and correct.

Five single-vineyard CA Pinots vs 5 Burgs: Gevrey-Chambertin, Vosne-Romanee + three 1er Crus Beaunes. All 2005s. Rob Jensen, owner, and Sue Ryan, lead wine educator at Testarossa joined our group for the tasting. Our #3

A bit old but not too long. There was just an odd flavor in the mid-palate. Some funk blew off after about 30-45 minutes, but the odd almost metallic taste never disappeared.

Great expression for a village
Old vines
We found a brilliant color
The spectrum of the aromas goes from little red berries to cardamom, coriander a plenty more
A very complex nose leads to a pleasant and enjoyable palate which finishes long in the aftertaste, a bit exotic and very elegant
Very happy with this bottle
First bottle of the Burgundy Course

More mature than expected, but more pleasure, depth, than lighter extraction chez Fourrier, for example.

Blind Dinner, 10+ Year, Open Theme; 15 May 2017 at Prairie Whale, Great Barrington, MA

Didn't hold up next to the Roty. Very open knit and mature.

Spice up front and on the nose. Dark sour cherry on the palate with Assam tea and acid. However, lacking complexity and depth.

Took 30 minutes for funk to blow off but what emerged was a lovely, elegantly aged burg. #burgundy #gevreychambertin #pinotnoir

Tan ins still persists but after 30 minutes, soften to integrate with fruit and acid nicely.