Dinner at a friend's home.
2004 Bollinger Vieilles Vignes Françaises - nice and yeasty nose, a little caramelized and sweet. Perhaps it's still a little young, since it seemed slightly disjointed on the nose.
2009 Bernard Van Berg La Rose Reserve - opened 1 hour before serving from bottle. Some toasty, fruity, and floral (rose) notes. Intensely sweet on the nose, with a little leather and a lovely, fragrant nose. Finish seemed a little on the short side, and still kinda tannic with a slightly bitter finish. Towards the end the nose showed a little sharp alcohol, but the beautiful, fragrant nose just kept on giving... even 3 hours after opening. While I thought that this reminded me of a Prieuré Roch, my friend with a much better palate actually thought it was more similar to a DRC Corton. Made with pinot noir grapes from En Belles-Roses in Meursault, from vines planted in 1957.
1982 Calon-Ségur - popped and poured. Very savory and mineral on the nose, almost like oyster sauce, with smoke and a little bit of grassy notes.
2004 Bollinger Vieilles Vignes Françaises - nice and yeasty nose, a little caramelized and sweet. Perhaps it's still a little young, since it seemed slightly disjointed on the nose.
2009 Bernard Van Berg La Rose Reserve - opened 1 hour before serving from bottle. Some toasty, fruity, and floral (rose) notes. Intensely sweet on the nose, with a little leather and a lovely, fragrant nose. Finish seemed a little on the short side, and still kinda tannic with a slightly bitter finish. Towards the end the nose showed a little sharp alcohol, but the beautiful, fragrant nose just kept on giving... even 3 hours after opening. While I thought that this reminded me of a Prieuré Roch, my friend with a much better palate actually thought it was more similar to a DRC Corton. Made with pinot noir grapes from En Belles-Roses in Meursault, from vines planted in 1957.
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