Domaine Leflaive Chevalier-Montrachet: 1981-2012
France: Burgundy, Verticals & Retrospectives, featured
, Sep 2019
An extensive vertical tasting of Domaine Leflaive’s Chevalier-Montrachet encompassing wines from four decades demonstrated the remarkable longevity of an exalted white Burgundy terroir in the right hands.
Cellar Favorite: 2009 Domaine Vincent Dauvissat Chablis
cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites, France: Burgundy
, Aug 2019
We often focus on the rarest of the rare in our Cellar Favorites column. While it is undoubtedly fun to taste and drink highly coveted bottles, there is also a lot to be said for cellar worthy wines that consumers can find without spending a fortune.
Cellar Favorite: Four From Domaine Raveneau
cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites, France: Burgundy
, Aug 2019
I was inspired to write this article by my colleague Steve Tanzer’s superb retrospective on Raveneau’s Chablis Montée de Tonnerre and my own recent visit trip to Chablis earlier this summer. I have adored the Raveneau wines for a very long time. I buy them whenever I can for my own cellar.
Raveneau Chablis Montée de Tonnerre: 1985-2015
France: Burgundy, Verticals & Retrospectives, featured
, Aug 2019
Raveneau’s Chablis Montée de Tonnerre is one of the most coveted wines in the world. And with good reason. The Raveneaus have established an enviable track record for consistent quality and longevity through three generations of winemaking. A recent vertical tasting back to 1985 showed why this premier cru Chablis is so highly regarded.
Drink Your Idols: Roumier’s Musigny 1976-2008
France: Burgundy, Verticals & Retrospectives, featured
, Aug 2019
They say you should never meet your “heroes”. So when I was invited to a once-in-a-lifetime vertical of Christophe Roumier’s Musigny, did these fabled bottles live up to expectations?
Cellar Favorite: 1979 Domaine Jean-François Coche-Dury Meursault Les Perrières 1er Cru
cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites, France: Burgundy
, Jul 2019
Here is a bottle rarely seen, if not quite as “unicorn” as the 2010 Bourgogne Blanc from Armand Rousseau that I reported on earlier this year. It was actually served as a freshener before a Christophe Roumier dinner – only in Hong Kong!
Cellar Favorite: 1997 Domaine Servin Chablis Vaillons 1er Cru
cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites, France: Burgundy
, Jul 2019
The 1997 Chablis Vaillons 1er Cru was a very pleasant and unexpected surprise at the end of my tasting of 2018s and 2017s at Domaine Servin. I can’t say I have a ton of experience with 1997, which is not exactly remembered as a great year for Chablis.
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Cellar Favorite: 1959 Domaine Duroché Gevrey-Chambertin Lavaut Saint-Jacques 1er Cru
cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites, France: Burgundy
, Jul 2019
During last November’s visit, following a tasting of his 2017s, Duroché said that he had something else he wished me taste, and did I have time? Well, the answer to that question is always affirmative.
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Cellar Favorite: 1979 Domaine Georges Roumier Clos Vougeot Grand Cru
cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites, France: Burgundy
, Jul 2019
You could make a strong argument that this Burgundy is the most significant of all my contributions to Vinous’ Cellar Favorites column. Maybe without it, things would have been different.
Burgundy Odds & Ends
France: Burgundy, featured
, Jul 2019
While it is undoubtedly thrilling to taste Burgundy’s most important and coveted wines, these days I get just as much pleasure from discovering wines from lesser appellations and producers that remain a bit under the radar. In other words, wines that the average consumer can still find and acquire without taking out a second mortgage.