Some friends called out for a Pinot evening, everyone brought one or more bottles and we tasted double blind. Did I place all of them geographically right? No...
1988 Castello di Ama Vigna Il Chiuso, Fattoria di Ama
We started with an oldie from Tuscany. The nose is soft and mature with notes of dried plums, dog fur, root vegetables and moist tobacco.
The taste is dry and mature with cooked red fruit and earthy notes. Drinkable but past its prime. I have had better bottles a couple of years ago.
87p (tasted 2025/02)
2002 Corton Clos du Roi, Comte Senard
A high, smoky nose with notes of dried raspberries, maychbox, Asian spices and licorice. Very fine.
The taste is tight and dry with a high acidity and notes of cranberries, raspberries and forest floor. Long and seedy. A very fine structure. Still young.
92p (tasted 2025/02)
2002 Corton Clos du Roi, Domaine P. Dubreil-Fontaine
A restrained, focused nose with notes of wild raspberries, chocolate biscuits and moist earth.
The taste is firm and fine with notes of red currants, raspberry coulis and fried herbs. Still young.
91p (tasted 2025/02)
2009 Volnay 1er Cru Clos des 60 Ouvrées, La Pousse d´Or
A deep, layered nose with notes of dried up raspberry jam, warm tiles, smoke and warm spices. Very fine.
The taste is rich and focused with gorgeous fruit, a cleansing acidity and a long, fresh finish. Could still develop some.
94p (tasted 2025/02)
2020 Nuit-St-Georges 1er Cru Les Ronclères, Domaine Chevillon
A low keyed, elegant nose with notes of sweet/sour raspberries, dry licorice and ink. Very restrained.
The taste is taut and structured and at this moment not so much more. A high acidity. Locked in fruit. Needs plenty of time. Hard to judge.
86p (tasted 2025/02)
2021 Crystallum Pinot Noir Cuvée Cinéma, Finlayson
A large scaled, steady nose with notes of scorched earth, dried up strawberry jam, ripe flowers and smoke. Very, very good.
The taste is high and energetic with ripe red fruit, some oak and a long, sweet finish.
91p (tasted 2025/02)
2015 Pinot Noir, Hamilton Russell
A round, open for business and yummy nose with notes of raspberry licorice, spices, red beets and ripe flowers.
The taste is forward and fine with great fruit, a fine acidity and a long, warm finish. Very fine.
92p (tasted 2025/02)
2012 Pinot Noir, Beaux Frères
A deep, taut nose with notes of fir wood, red plums, sweet earth and fine tobacco. Lovely.
The taste is racy and refined with gorgeous red fruit, perfect acidity and a long, lingering finish. Great wine.
94p (tasted 2025/02)
2013 Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Beaux Monts, Domaine Jean Grivot
A tight, still young beauty with lovely notes of ripening strawberries, sun warm rocks, furniture polish and fine tobacco.
The taste is high and refined with focus and intensity. A cleansing acidity, rich fruit (even though it is a tad locked up) and a long, long finish. 6+ years.
95p (tasted 2025/02)
2010 Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Suchots, Lucien Le Moine
A deep, meaty nose with notes of plums, red tea, ripe flowers and parsnip. Very concentrated and fine.
The taste is rich and broad shouldered with sweet red fruit, silky tannins and a long, warm finish.
92p (tasted 2025/02)
2018 Bürgel Spätburgunder, Keller
A fresh, elegant nose with notes of red beet juice, dry licorice and forest floor. Open and fine.
The taste is more tight than the nose leads me to believe with warm red berries, fir smoke and a high acidity. Very, very good but a bit ungainly.
89p (tasted 2025/02)
2017 Pinot Noir V.V., Simon Maye
A rich, warm nose with notes of fir wood, smoke, cooked raspberries and undergrowth. Big and bold.
The taste is a tad foursquare with hot red fruit and a long finish with a fiery touch. Not in the league of his Syrah´s.
86p (tasted 2025/02)
2021 Yarra Valley 864 Block Aqueduct, Oakridge
A very deep pure nose with notes of red plums, wild raspberries, fried herbs and forets floor. Very fine.
The taste is rich and concentrated with lovely red fruit, a fresh acidity and a long, long intense finish. Really fine.
94p (tasted 2025/02)
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