Sept 24th 2010: Red Burgundy from Small Domaines

Wow, what a two week tasting schedule around here. Those of you who were here last Friday for our “part one” of this two part Burgundy series were a party to one fantastic tasting! All six whites were, in most opinions, spectacular. And the quality for the price was amazing. For this weeks RED version it was a little tougher to find great wines at low prices but that said we’ve been able to find six beautiful French Pinot Noirs that will ,make for a great tasting and compared to a few years ago prices have certainly come down. I feel that all six are great buys for the quality and if you’ve had the pleasure to lay down some of these gems for 10-20 years in a cool cellar you know the rewards that are there. If you’ve never experienced great, old Red Burg you simply can’t imagine the smells and flavors that emerge after a long period in the bottle. But they’re darned delish right now!

THE LINEUP

06 Domaine Gachot Monot, Cotes De Nuits Villages         $20

08 Domaine Ninot, Mercurey VV   $29

06 Domaine Sylvie Esmonin, Gevrey Chambertin    $40

07 Nicolas Potel, Vosne Romanee   $49

05 Domaine Louis Boillot, Beaune “Les Epenots”   $59

PREMIUM POUR ($9)

07 J F Mugnier, Nuits Saint Georges, “Clos De Marechale”   $92

If you’re a Red Burgundy fan, after reading the above list, I’m sure you WILL be here. And if you aren’t sure, you SHOULD!

Sandy

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