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jason
Napa Valley
Wine Addict
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 | | 09/12/2005 4:34 AM |
| Pretty long, with formulaic tasting notes, With so many great wines I didn't want to waste much time waxing poetic. The worst part about so many similar wines is that the TN start to sound the same.
Flight 1
2001 Comtes Lafon Macon Milly Lamartine
Pale straw, green hints, star bright. Medium intensity nose of minerals, pineapple, tropical fruits, lemons, yellow apple, and green pears. Medium body, medium plus concentration, medium plus/great acidity. Lemons, tropical fruits, stones, green pears, apples and light oak. Balanced. 88pts.
2002 Comtes Lafon Macon Milly Lamartine
Pale straw yellow, green hints, star bright. Medium intensity nose of minerals, stone, lemon, lime, green pear, green apple, peach and a little light oak. Medium body, medium plus concentration, milky, great acidity. Lime, lemon, green apple and stones. Balanced. 89pts.
2003 Comtes Lafon Macon Milly Lamartine
Pale to medium straw yellow green hints, star bright. Medium intensity nose of minerals, creamy yellow apples, tropical fruits, lime and lemon. Medium body, medium plus concentration, medium plus acidity. Lemon, lime, minerals, apples, pear and tropical fruits. Balanced. 87pts.
2001 Comtes Lafon Macon Milly Lamartine Clos du Four
Pale to medium straw, green hints, day bright. Tropical fruits, melon, lime, lemon, pear, and yellow apples. Medium bodied, medium plus concentration, great acidity. Tropical fruits, pineapple, lemon, lime, apple and minerals. Balanced. 87pts.
2002 Comtes Lafon Macon Milly Lamartine Clos du Four
Pale/medium straw, green hints, day bright. Medium intense nose of creamy apples, pears, lemon, lime, and minerals. Medium body, medium plus concentration and medium plus acidity. Palate follows the nose with more pear, citrus, apples and minerals. 89pts.
2003 Comtes Lafon Macon Milly Lamartine Clos du Four
Medium pale straw, green hints, day bright. Medium bodied, medium plus concentration, medium plus acidity. Yellow apples, pears, lemon and spice. Balance. 87pts.
Flight 2
2002 Comtes Lafon Macon Milly Bussieres
Pale straw, green hints, star bright. Medium intense nose of minerals, apples, pears, lemon and lime. Medium bodied, medium concentration and medium acidity. Apples, pear, butter, and lemon. Balanced. 88pts.
2002 Comtes Lafon Macon Uchizy les Maranches
Light/pale straw, green hints, star bright. Medium intense nose of minerals, lemon, limes, pear and peach. Medium body, medium concentration, medium acidity. Palate follows with more minerals, citrus, pear and apples. Balanced. 88pts.
1999 Domaine Jean Thevenet Macon Village “Cuvee Tradition”
Medium pale straw with green hints, star bright. Medium intensity nose of minerals, earth, peach skins, melon, spice, lemons, lime and pear. Balanced. 90pts.
Flight 3
2002 Arnaud Ente Meursault A.C.
Pale straw yellow, green hints, daybright. Medium intensity nose of stones, yellow apples, lemon, and tropical fruits. Medium bodied, medium concentration, and medium plus acidity. Stones, spice, pears and apples. Balanced with good complexity. 89pts.
2002 Arnaud Ente Meursault Clos de Ambres
Pale straw, green hints, day bright. Medium intensity nose of stones, yellow apples, pear, lemons, and a hint of tropical fruit. Medium body, medium concentration, medium plus acidity. More apples, minerals, citrus and pear on the palate with some well handled new oak. 91pts.
2002 Arnaud Ente Meursault La Goutte d’Or
Pale straw, green hints, starbright. Medium intense nose of vanilla, yellow apples, minerals, lemon and pears. Medium body, medium concentration, medium plus acidity. More pears, apples, lemons, limes and stones with good integration with the oak. Balanced. 90pts.
2002 Arnaud Ente Puligny Montrachet Les Referts
Pale straw, green hints, star bright. Medium plus nose of stones, minerals, hazelnuts, yellow apples, citrus and vanillin. Medium body, medium plus concentration and medium plus acidity. Apples pears, citrus, minerals, spices and vanillin. Balanced with and intense long finish. 94pts.
2002 Comtes Lafon Puligny Montrachet Champ Gains
Pale straw, green hints, starbright. Medium intense nose of wetstones, minerals, earth, white flowers, yellow apples, spice and pears. Medium body, medium plus concentration, medium plus acidity. Layers of apples, pear, citrus, earth, stones and flowers. Balanced with an incredibly long finish. 93pts
Flight 4
1998 Comtes Lafon Meursault Clos de la Barre
Pale straw, green hints, daybright. Medium plus intensity nose of minerals, stones, lemon, lime, spices, melon rind, apples pears and oak. Medium bodied, medium plus concentration and medium plus acidity. Stones, minerals, spice, green pears, apples and integrated oak make up the rest of this balanced wine with a long finish. 91pts.
2001 Comtes Lafon Meursault Clos de la Barre
Medium pale straw, green hints, day bright. Medium intensity nose of citrus, stones, green pear, nuts, spice, florals and a light tropical fruit. Medium bodied, medium plus concentration, and medium plus acidity. Citrus, pears, apples, minerals and stones. Good balance. 90pts
2002 Comtes Lafon Meursault Clos de la Barre
Pale straw, green hints, star bright. Medium plus intensity nose of spices, citrus, apples, vanillin, pear and flowers. Medium bodied, medium plus concentration, medium plus acidity. Fat, round flavors of spice, apples, pear, citrus, vanillin and light tropical fruits. Balanced with nice layers and finish. 92pt.
2001 Domaine Francois Jobard Meursault Poruzot
Straw yellow, green hints, day bright. Medium intensity nose with some funk, earth, minerals, spices, apples, nuts and pears. Medium bodied, medium plus concentration, medium acidity. More funk, earth, minerals, stones, apples, oakspice, citrus and vanilla. Balanced. 89pts.
2002 Domaine Francois Jobard Meursault Poruzot
Straw yellow, green hints, day bright. Medium intensity nose of peach skins, yellow apples, nuts, pears, spice and vanilla. Medium body, medium plus concentration, medium plus acidity. Yellow apples, spice, vanillin, light tropical fruits, and citrus. Balanced. 91pts.
Flight 5
1999 Comtes Lafon Meursault
Straw yellow, green hints, star bright. Medium intense nose of minerals, stones, earth spice, apples and pears. Medium bodied, great concentration, medium plus acidity. Nuts, stones, minerals, earth, spice, apples, citrus, pear and subtle oak. Balanced with a long finish. 89pts.
2001 Comtes Lafon Meursault
Straw gold, green hints, star bright. Medium intensity nose of stones, minerals, spice, apples, lemon, vanilla and nuts. Medium bodied, medium plus concentration, medium plus acidity. Citrus, spice, apples, stones, minerals and vanillin. Balanced. 90pts.
2002 Comtes Lafon Meursault
Medium straw, green hints, day bright. Medium nose of yellow apples, pear, citrus, vanilla, earth and nuts. Medium body, medium plus concentration, medium plus acidity. Stones, minerals, spice, vanillin, citrus, apples and pear. Balanced. 90pts.
1999 JF Coche-Dury Meursault
Medium straw, green hints, star bright. Medium plus intensity nose of stones, minerals, toasty oak, spice, burnt popcorn and apples. Medium bodied, medium plus concentration, medium plus acidity. Stone, earth, minerals, apples, citrus, pears and toasted/burnt oak. Balanced otherwise. 87pts.
2000 JF Coche-Dury Meursault
Slightly corked…showing much of the characteristics of the 1999 but with a lot less oak.
2001 JF Coche-Dury Meursault
Pale straw, green hints, star bright. Medium intensity nose of stones, minerals, buttered toast, creamy apples, nuts and light oak. Medium bodied, medium plus concentration and medium plus acidity. Stones, minerals, lemon, lime, pear, apples and oak. Balanced. 91pts.
Flight 6
2001 Comtes Lafon Meursault Perrieres
Straw yellow, green hints, day bright. Medium plus intensity nose of stones, citrus, creamy pears, yellow apples, spices and vanillin. Medium body, great concentration, medium plus acidity. Citrus, stones, yellow apples, peach and spices. Balanced. 94pts.
2002 Michel Colin Deleger Meursault Genevrieres Cuvee Baudot “Chadderdon Selection” Hospice du Beaune
Straw yellow, green hints, day bright. Medium intensity nose of stone, citrus, pear, yellow apples, spices. Medium bodied, medium plus concentration and medium plus acidity. Stones, minerals, apples, spices, pears and citrus. Balanced. 90pts.
2002 Michel Colin Deleger Meursault Genevrieres Cuvee Baudot “Kermit Lynch Selection” Hospice du Beaune
Straw yellow, green hints, day bright. Medium intensity nose of stones, minerals, spices, apples and pears. Medium bodied, medium plus concentration, medium plus acidity. Stones, minerals, apples, spices, pear and citrus. Balanced and a lot more refined than the Chadderdon Selection. 92pts.
2002 Michel Colin Deleger Meursault Genevrieres Cuvee Baudot, Hospice du Beaune.
Straw gold, green hints, day bright. Medium intensity nose of mold, apples, pears, earth and spice. Medium body, medium plus concentration and medium acidity. Nose follows through more moldy characteristics, spice and tree fruits. Balanced. (Not corked, and the cork was clean. Not sure where the strong moldy character came from). 85pts
2001 Domaine Francois Jobard Meursault Genevrieres
Straw yellow, green hints, day bright. Stones, minerals, nuts, citrus and apples. Medium body, medium plus concentration and medium plus acidity. Stones, earth, citrus, pear and nuts. Balanced. 90pts.
2002 Domaine Francois Jobard Meursault Genevrieres
Slightly darker straw than the 2001, green hints, day bright. Medium intense nose of bubblegum, nuts, minerals, apples, citrus and earth. Medium body, medium intensity, medium acidity. Nose follows through with the bubblegum element still intact. 89pts. | | | |
| jaimetown
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| | 09/15/2005 3:34 PM |
| | That's quite a tasting Jason - needless to say I'm a pale green glass of envy. Do you find that you prefer any particular vineyard in Meursault (say Genevrieres over Perrieres etc.)? | | | |
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