Budding wine enthusiast that was able to try a great selection of Burgundies from across the 2000s during a wine event a few weeks ago. I am still early on in my personal wine journey and these were some of my first “heavy hitter” wines from the region – may have set a worryingly high bar for myself. I have historically gravitated more to the dark fruit, bigger & bolder wines from Napa and Bordeaux
Clear standout to me was the Domaine Roulot 2016 Meursault. High acidity with initial notes of ripe pear, stone fruit, and crisp minerality, that opened up into this very pleasant toasted almond / mild buttery roll
Not sure if my palate has yet to be refined but I enjoyed the younger reds more. Was getting the expected notes of earthiness and forest floor from the 2007/08 bottles, but personally I was drawn to the more plush and forward red fruits (cherry, raspberry) in the 2020 Domaine Denis Mortet Gevrey-Chambertin
Overall awesome lineup that has gotten me much more interested in Burgundy!
by delusionalnerd