Lucien Le Moine duo

Dinner at Neighborhood.

2012 Lucien Le Moine Corton Blanc - the palate seemed a little too ripe at first, which was not a surprise given the history of the wine. Definitely got that buttery profile on the nose. The acidity gradually came out as the wine got chilled further, and this ended up drinking just fine.

2010 Hospices de Beaune Beaune 1er Cru Cuvée Rousseau-Deslandes, mis en bouteille par Lucien Le Moine pour MNSC - meaty and a bit toasty on the nose, but nowhere near how powerful it was a couple of years ago. The wine has definitely softened a lot more, and is currently much more rounded and elegant.

Full post on dinner is here.

95 Dominique Laurent

Drinking at home.

1995 Hospices de Beaune Corton Cuvée Charlotte Dumay, élevé par Dominique Laurent - started drinking a few minutes after decanting. Big nose of juicy black fruits like black plums and cassis, with more developed and secondary notes. Some 45 minutes later we have some leather on the nose, with acidity getting a little higher on the palate. An hour in the wine showed a little grilled meats, and another 15 minutes later there were plenty of woodsy notes and some spices. Acidity was getting pretty high on the palate now, and not so enjoyable together with some grippy tannins. The wine definitely peaked around 1 hour in and fell off a cliff at the 2-hour mark.

2008 Sonoma Coma

Drinking at home.

2008 George Sonoma Coma - served after decanting. Nose of ripe black blums with some nice spices along with leather for a really fragrant nose. Good level of acidity on the palate. Almost 2 hours in there was some cotton candy and almost a little vanilla on the nose.