Tasting Notes for fcxj

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2019 Alain Hudelot-Noëllat Bourgogne Pinot Noir (view label images)

5/17/2024 - fcxj wrote:

88 points

Quaffable.

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Red

1978 Domaine Truchot-Martin Morey St. Denis 1er Cru Clos Sorbes Vieilles Vignes Pinot Noir (view label images)

5/16/2024 - fcxj wrote:

92 points

Forest floor aromatics. Retains some sweetness high acid.

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Red

1985 Domaine Truchot-Martin Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Sentiers Pinot Noir (view label images)

5/16/2024 - fcxj wrote:

94 points

Floral aromatics, clean. Balanced, great length.

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Red

1996 Domaine Truchot-Martin Gevrey-Chambertin Pinot Noir (view label images)

5/16/2024 - fcxj wrote:

88 points

Coffee aromatics and slightly cooked.

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Red

2017 Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Fuées Pinot Noir (view label images)

5/16/2024 - fcxj wrote:

92 points

Floral, quite delicate and juicy.

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Red

2009 Domaine Prieuré Roch Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Le Clos des Corvées Pinot Noir (view label images)

5/16/2024 - fcxj wrote:

92 points

Very smoky aromatics, clears up.

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Red

2020 Domaine du Clos des Fées 100 Phrases pour Eventails Côtes Catalanes Pinot Noir (view label images)

5/16/2024 - fcxj wrote:

94 points

Explosive floral flourish.

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Red

2021 Charles Lachaux Nuits St. Georges La Petite Charmotte Pinot Noir (view label images)

5/16/2024 - fcxj wrote:

92 points

Polished candied aromatics. Light, deft touch.

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White

2015 Coche-Dury Bourgogne-Aligoté (view label images)

5/16/2024 - fcxj wrote:

90 points

Thinner more acidic than peers.

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White

2019 Charles Lachaux Bourgogne-Aligoté Les Champs d'Argent (view label images)

5/16/2024 - fcxj wrote:

92 points

Starts slightly fizzy. Charmingly sweet finish.

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White

2020 Guilbert Gillet Bourgogne-Aligoté Les Grands Champs Vieilles Vignes (view label images)

5/16/2024 - fcxj wrote:

94 points

Serious intent clear. Matchstick aromatics with oak present. Finishes caramel sweet.

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White

2015 Bernard Van Berg Le Fourneau Blanc Vin de France Chardonnay (view label images)

5/16/2024 - fcxj wrote:

94 points

Natural flair and energy present. (063/298)

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White - Sparkling

1979 Krug Champagne Vintage Brut Champagne Blend (view label images)

5/16/2024 - fcxj wrote:

92 points

Toasty, quite fresh despite color.

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Red

2010 Domaine Dujac Clos de la Roche Clos de la Roche Grand Cru Pinot Noir (view label images)

5/10/2024 - fcxj wrote:

96 points

Layered floral aromatics. Balanced, elegant palate.

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Red

2004 Pétrus Pomerol Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

5/10/2024 - fcxj wrote:

94 points

Pretty good for weak vintage. Inky purple fruit.

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White

2020 Domaine Lajibe Jurançon Serres-Sèques Petit Manseng (view label images)

5/10/2024 - fcxj wrote:

92 points

Quite the revelation. Natural wine stink. Incredible energy and tension displayed.

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Red

2015 Château Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

5/9/2024 - fcxj wrote:

92 points

Far behind Lafite for me.

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Red

2015 Château Haut-Brion Pessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

5/9/2024 - fcxj wrote:

92 points

Solid but unspectacular.

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Red

2015 Château Lafite Rothschild Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

5/9/2024 - fcxj wrote:

94 points

Floral and elegant, quite special.

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Red

2009 Château Pavie St. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

5/9/2024 - fcxj wrote:

90 points

Fruit bomb, but hey tasty.

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Red

1995 Château Lafleur Pomerol Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

5/9/2024 - fcxj wrote:

92 points

Velvety.

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Red

1986 Château Léoville Las Cases St. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

5/9/2024 - fcxj wrote:

90 points

Solid.

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Red

2016 Château Ausone St. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

5/9/2024 - fcxj wrote:

92 points

Bit more brooding than Cheval.

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Red

2016 Château Cheval Blanc St. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

5/9/2024 - fcxj wrote:

94 points

Delightfully luscious, perhaps bit Californian?

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White

2017 Château La Mission Haut-Brion Blanc Pessac-Léognan Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend (view label images)

5/9/2024 - fcxj wrote:

92 points

Quaffable.

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Red

2016 Alain Hudelot-Noëllat Vosne-Romanée Pinot Noir (view label images)

5/5/2024 - fcxj wrote:

88 points

Crushable.

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Red

1993 Domaine Ponsot Clos de la Roche Vieilles Vignes Clos de la Roche Grand Cru Pinot Noir (view label images)

5/2/2024 - fcxj wrote:

88 points

Meh. Lacks any precision.

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Red

1993 Domaine Armand Rousseau Père et Fils Chambertin-Clos de Bèze Chambertin-Clos de Bèze Grand Cru Pinot Noir (view label images)

5/2/2024 - fcxj wrote:

80 points

Unfortunate off bottle. Smelled burnt stems.

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Red

2013 Domaine G. Roumier / Christophe Roumier Bonnes Mares Bonnes Mares Grand Cru Pinot Noir (view label images)

5/2/2024 - fcxj wrote:

96 points

Elegant and lifted floral aromatics. Crystalline pure red fruit palate. Slightly pinched finish.

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Red

1990 Domaine de Marcoux Châteauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes Red Rhone Blend (view label images)

5/2/2024 - fcxj wrote:

90 points

Retains impressive ripeness.

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White

2006 Domaine d'Auvenay (Lalou Bize-Leroy) Bourgogne-Aligoté Sous Chatelet (view label images)

5/2/2024 - fcxj wrote:

94 points

Incredible from Aligote. Classic matchstick aromatics. Clearly not Chardonnay. None the worse for it! (386/1180)

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White

1996 François Raveneau Chablis 1er Cru Montée de Tonnerre Chardonnay (view label images)

5/2/2024 - fcxj wrote:

86 points

Bit too funky. Also searing acidity.

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White

1991 Domaine Leflaive Bâtard-Montrachet Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru Chardonnay (view label images)

5/2/2024 - fcxj wrote:

92 points

Good not great wine that lacks purity and clean citrus profile of best from this era.

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Red

2007 Clos Rougeard (Foucault) Saumur-Champigny Les Poyeux Cabernet Franc (view label images)

4/17/2024 - fcxj wrote:

92 points

Sensuous, purple fruited.

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White

1991 Domaine Ramonet Bâtard-Montrachet Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru Chardonnay (view label images)

4/17/2024 - fcxj wrote:

92 points

Pretty zesty, not premox signs.

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Red

1990 Domaine Méo-Camuzet Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Cros Parantoux Pinot Noir (view label images)

4/17/2024 - fcxj wrote:

88 points

Don't get this wine, reticent.

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Red

1995 Emmanuel Rouget Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Cros Parantoux Pinot Noir (view label images)

4/17/2024 - fcxj wrote:

94 points

Bright, attractive wine. Killed 90 Meo.

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White

1996 Domaine Leflaive Bâtard-Montrachet Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru Chardonnay (view label images)

4/17/2024 - fcxj wrote:

flawed

Ugh.

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White

1996 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Pucelles Chardonnay (view label images)

4/17/2024 - fcxj wrote:

96 points

Just textbook example, non-library. Lemon curd aromatics. Structure and length, very serene.

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White

2020 Screaming Eagle Sauvignon Blanc Oakville (view label images)

4/17/2024 - fcxj wrote:

96 points

Citrus notes tilted towards grapefruit. Ambitious and complex.

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Red

2010 Domaine Dujac Bonnes Mares Bonnes Mares Grand Cru Pinot Noir (view label images)

4/28/2024 - fcxj wrote:

98 points

Crazy how good this was. Pure, plasticky, exuberant stem aromatics. Fine, integrated, red fruit palate.

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White - Off-dry

1990 Egon Müller Scharzhofberger Riesling Auslese Mosel Saar Ruwer (view label images)

4/27/2024 - fcxj wrote:

90 points

Lost some vitality, more marmeladeish.

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Red

2009 Domaine Prieuré Roch Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Le Clos Goillotte mise "Pure" Pinot Noir (view label images)

4/27/2024 - fcxj wrote:

94 points

Started more like burned stems. When blew off, delightfully floral.

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Red

1992 Domaine Leroy Romanée St. Vivant Romanée St. Vivant Grand Cru Pinot Noir (view label images)

4/27/2024 - fcxj wrote:

flawed

Very sadly corked.

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Red

1999 Emmanuel Rouget Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Cros Parantoux Pinot Noir (view label images)

4/27/2024 - fcxj wrote:

92 points

Felt like letdown? Much preferred Dujac Gevrey Combottes. Muted destemmed aromatics.

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Red

1999 Domaine Dujac Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Aux Combottes Pinot Noir (view label images)

4/27/2024 - fcxj wrote:

96 points

Simply superb, crushed Rouget CP. Stem floral aromatics, quite lively. Elegant, plasticky palate.

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Red

1976 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Richebourg Richebourg Grand Cru Pinot Noir (view label images)

4/27/2024 - fcxj wrote:

94 points

Perfect aged DRC. Light and willowy but pretty. Very forest floor. (6676/17328)

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White

1982 Nicolas Potel Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Combettes Chardonnay (view label images)

4/27/2024 - fcxj wrote:

80 points

Tired, not interesting.

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White

1996 Domaine Leflaive Chevalier-Montrachet Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru Chardonnay (view label images)

4/27/2024 - fcxj wrote:

flawed

Slight cork taint.

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White

1996 Domaine G. Roumier / Christophe Roumier Corton-Charlemagne Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru Chardonnay (view label images)

4/27/2024 - fcxj wrote:

80 points

Disappointing given its library release. Tired, orange hue.

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