Burgundy

• Beaujolais
  • Brouilly
  • Chiroubles
  • Morgon
• Bourgogne
• Chablis
• Côte de Nuits
  • Vosne-Romanée
• Mercurey

Dampt provides some real values in Chablis.  Green/gold in color, clear and bright.  The nose has gun powder and green apples.  Maybe a touch of chalk.  Medium bodied.  On the palate, nice lemon citrus with a bit of an herbal streak (lemon verbena?).  Good finish.  This has some depth and complexity but will need some cellaring to really bring that out.  Drink over the next eight to  twelve years.  Drinks nicely on its own and will work with lighter foods or seafood.  A nice wine with Lobster.  

Fevre is possibly the best Chablis producer that is still (almost) affordable, so it was great to try this 1er Cru.  Yellow/gold in color, clear and bright.  The nose is tight but opened with a bit of air to show hay, green apples, slight wax and slight chalk.  Medium to full bodied.  Crisp acidity.  On the palate, green apples, limes and slight peach with a bit of gun powder.  Long finish.  Still on the young side, this should drink well for the next eight to twelve years.  It is nice on its own and would be perfect with oysters.

Green/gold in color, clear and bright.  The nose has green apples, slight peach with a bit of gun powder.  Medium bodied. Good balance.  On the palate, green apples with some minerality.  Good finish.  This is drinking well now and should continue for the next five to eight years.  It is nice on its own and also very food friendly.  It would go nicely with smoked Salmon.  

This is a sparkling Rosé from Burgundy made from Pinot Noir grapes.  JCB stands for Jean-Charles Boisset who was born in 1969.  The label states this wine is "Flamboyant-Vibrant-Sensual."  Salmon colored with lots of tiny bubbles, clear and bright.  The nose has cranberries, pomegranate, and a bit of a schmaltz (chicken fat) note.  Medium bodied.  On the palate, cherries, some cranberries and a slight bitter cherry note.  Good finish.  This is drinking well on its own but would be better with food.  It would be a nice match with grilled Salmon.  Drink over the next couple of years.  

Bichot is a producer who makes great wines in all price ranges.  This is a lovely sparkling wine from Burgundy. It is a 60/40 blend of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.  Light golden in color with a nice mousse of tiny bubbles.  Clear and Bright.  The nose is toasty with red apples and slight grapefruit.  Medium bodied.  Good balance.  On the palate, this is refreshing with flavors of red apples and slight lemon.  Good finish.  This is nice on its own and also very food friendly.  This would be a nice wine with fried Calamari.  Drink over the next couple of years.  

First time trying this producer.  Pale green/silver/gold in color, slightly cloudy but bright.  The nose has some "sock drawer" notes on the nose but also apples, slight petrichor and a bit of oak/spice.  Light tannins.  On the palate, lemons, slight char and slight apple.  Good acidity.  Nice finish.  This is a nice Chablis that would be better with food.  Of course, Oysters or other shellfish but also soft cheeses.  Drink over the next five to eight years.  

Very nice value in Chablis.  Light gold in color with some hay hues, clear and bright.  The nose is great with lemons, slight Granny Smith apples, and a bit of crushed shells.  Medium bodied.  Nice texture.  Good balance.  On the palate, this is nice.  Nothing profound but good wine that is drinking well.  Flavors of green apples with slight lemons and minerality.  Long finish.  This is nice on its own but better with food.  A nice choice for grilled Halibut.  Drink over the next five years.

Great showing for this.  At age 15, it is still youthful but showing some tertiary development.  For Burgundy, this is on the bigger, more powerful side.  deep ruby in color with some purple swirls, mostly clear and bright.  The nose is great with black cherries, cherries, spices, and slight earthiness.  Full bodied.  Light but present tannins.  Great balance.  On the palate, this is delicious with cherries, black cherries and spice.  Long finish.  Showing depth and complexity that will no doubt emerge over the next decade or more.  Great on its own, this would be very nice with a plate of

Burgundy is not the "mine field" it used to be but back when this wine was released, every bottle and most producers seemed like a crap shoot.  Opening this bottle certainly had me concerned, but I need not have been.  It showed very well and at least equaled my highest hopes.  Better than a very good bottle opened about six months ago.

This was interesting.  In a room with 7 blind tasters with plenty of experience, no one even guessed Chardonnay much less Burgundy.  Personally, I was stumped.  It was good, but I had no idea what it might be.  Green/gold in color, clear and bright.  The nose has a nice minerality with a touch of quince.  A very nice mouthfeel, slightly oily.  On the palate, mostly minerals.  Good finish.  It drinks well on its own and would be better with some seafood or hearty vegetarian dishes.  Drink over the next five years or so.