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of our Montrachet lunch, some great bottles elevated by the exceptional cuisine of at Le Pergolèse.

DRC 1996 outclassing the lineup. An odd one in the Domaine’s botrytis-driven montys. Pure and precise and less opulent than any montrachet from the domaine.
2013 Ramonet true to the legacy of the older iconic Montrachets from Pierre’s era
1993 Lafon showing the power and the characters of the 1993 vintage.
Out of the : An excellent Laguiche 1994. An Claudine Petitjean very young and very promissing (made by Seb Caillat at Lamy Pillot). Couple of old DRC & Leroy already iver the hill. and an Eugenie 2018 showing a heavy « new world » chardonnay character (the vintage?)

When a Coche crashed Roumier’s Amoureuses party... and the party was even better!

What was supposed to be a Roumier Amoureuses mini-vertical party took an unexpected turn when we found a Coche Caillerets 2002 hidden between the lines of the wine list.

Burgundy OGs like us still remember the old barrel tasting tradition, where the order of serving was supposed to be: reds before whites! « Le pinot est élégant, le chardonnay est puissant. On commence par l’élégance et on finit en puissance. » More generally, that was a showcase on the importance of serving order.

It was like starting the party by playing the grand finale.

The peaking Caillerets highlighted the austerity of the younger Roumier. Its extracted style and tight, closed character were on full display.

The subtle nuances of the Coche were perfectly showcased, and its plenitude made the reds that followed seem even more robust and monolithic.

Some of us love the austerity of a young Roumier as it ages gracefully, but some of them, like the 2012, would die even before waking up!