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Magnificent passing year: Chambertin Rossignol Trapet 02, Clos St. Hune

Hello,
No specific program was scheduled for this Christmas Eve but a few days before, a phone with NicolasS just installed in Colmar, and presto, this old Alsatian weekends desire becomes a reality.
The program was very simple: no-brainer and visit the classics. Overall a great weekend, and very large wines.

For Eve, an aperitif and then click the entry (delicious foie gras), whose series of white Gewurztraminber, Mambourg Jean Marc Bernhard, 2008 bean which has a flowery nose in a basket exotic fruit, the attack is round, until all fat is not stretched into a long finish with a hint of bitterness and salinity that some would call a mineral.

I have not identified the Pinot Blanc Auxerrois 2008 Mann. The nose of pear, white fruit I mentioned the original chardonnay, but the sharp line grapefruit, citrus that animated mouth tight and right with respect wrap-ruined me. The final tip chalk marked on one line citrus finally sent me home to Chidaine Montlouis, 1000 km from its origin about. The

VV Meursault 2007 BC came home with a nose very discrete, see mute. The mouth of very fine constitution, moreover, has also been very closed and the final round but tight, well I switched to the Côte de Beaune Puligny side but. A little wine is recognizable and dripping at the antipodes of Cras Charms or 07 drunk recently.

Finally, rack of lamb, and to celebrate the arrival of little Peter, I had planned a surprise of course, wine of kings, the king of wines

A ruby color still shiny nose of a class or mad mixes ripe fruit red and black, licorice, underbrush notes slight background of delicate smoked, roasted meat, peak peony flower, it's magic. the mouth is just brilliant. The silky tannins coat beautifully the power, the strength of a structure long, deep, a straight line of racy throughout. The finish is fresh, powerful, wide but mostly enjoyable, because you Emene persistence in the world of immense wine or flavors of ripe fruit, roast, flowers, licorice endless back to hit you. A great moment of pleasure that Chambertin, Domaine Rossignol Trapet 2002 ( Exceptional 98-100). Finish the year with such a wine makes you want to start the next on the same register.

And so what we did with Nicole's friend, the next day at the tavern Alsatian. Superb meals including pumpkin soup with ravioli of foie gras anthology. For fish, it was simple:

Riesling Clos Saint Hune Trimbach 2001 : The nose is complex and captivating blends ripe citrus, lemon, a naphthenic melts, see hint of honey mead, hints of flint. The palate is oily fat free, lively without being aggressive, powerful in its final, explosive wide, high purity, on citrus, galanga, and a long persistence crystal. Superb. Exceptional 96 .
And for meat, we stayed simple

Chateaunuef Pope's Rayas 2002: A nose of strawberry, cherry on a background of cocoa, notes of underbrush, plant noble, and a nice tip roast fruit. The mouth is indeed superlative delicacy with tight tannins, touched the loose silk. Outstanding balance that I had not found on the 2000 final into a gourmet style with a hint of sweet without feeling confit. Excellent 94

The same evening, a Riesling 2008 Schoenenbourg Mayer-Fonne has been slow to open, and has even 24H00 to give its full measure. While Riesling Drei Exa 2008 of Ginglinger was immediately shown the race with a vintage Fescue mouth coated with a material just says, with a final round of persistence for this beautiful village appellation. But the bottle of the evening,

This Muller trading Gewurztraminer 1959 : a nose surprising and confusing for those who do not know like me. A nose of coffee, nuts tip, hint of licorice, liquorice, menthol and a peaty bottom of whysky Isley. The mouth is straight, obviously melted, oily but held on pecan, licorice, coffee, mocha, peat, a final admittedly somewhat elusive but with a long persistence on the aromas of the nose with a strong roasted coffee, peat. Surprising but very nice. Excellent 91

Finally, a lunch at Michel Ginglinger we will drink some wine to accompany the field of super meals made by Loretto. A very good Pinot Gris Pfersigberg 98, who are missing just a little gnaque final to be very large. TB 90 . While Riesling Pfersigberg 95 appears complex, long and balanced finish. I place it on the Eichberg. Very nice wine 93.
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nuts veal, Pinot Roccaille 2008 I will lug between northern Rhone and Languedoc Roussillon. Beautiful wooded nose with hints of ripe fruit on the class, the core, cherry, bodied palate with tannins of great sweetness, silky, it's full, ripe, delicious into a long finish of ripe fruit and persistent, woody Smoked class. Excellent 92 94 . The level of a fine terroir 1erC Bourguignon.

This will be confirmed by comparison with the Champans Voillot 2007 Volnay below. A nose with a little more freshness of bramble and undergrowth, a mouth superlaive delicacy but with a dense material that provides ample soyeusxe a magnificent frame to the whole. The finish is superb between the freshness that brings elegance and delicacy and ripe fruit, which gives gluttony. Excellent Very nice bottle 94. A superb weekend

passing year. Happy New Year to all Dciens and that 2011 allows you to drink as much bottled in such good company! And thank you to Patrick for this interface, without him, ever such a time would come!

Sincerely, Matthew