Knights of Burgundy, 42nd dinner. September 17th 2009
Posted on 17/09/09 11:28
Author: vicpug
Category: Knights of Burgundy
Meeting No: 42
Date: September 17th, 2009.
Theme: Aloxe Corton, Ladoix and Pernand Vergellesses, Premier or Grand Cru, Red and White.
Present: Sir Ian of Palatte, Sir Samuel of Pontifico, Sir Leon of Romanee, Sir Steven of Grammar, Sir Russell of Epicure, Sir Peter of Heathcote, Sir Ralph of Plenty, Sir Thomas of Stocks, Sir Colin of Chambers, Sir Paul of Rousseau.
Food:
First Course – Brendon McQueen’s sweet corn soup with Asian mushrooms, winter melon and snow-pea shoots.
Second Course – ‘Karage’, crisp fried lemon and garlic marinated Jurassic quail, yellow beans in shitake mushroom sauce.
Third Course – Barbecued wagyu beef, pan-fried rice noodles with celeriac and leek fondue, asparagus spears in oyster sauce.
Fourth Course – Vanilla crème caramel, honey-roasted quince, almond shortbread biscuit.
Wines:
(In addition to the group ranking, I give the highest and lowest ranking the wine achieved, together with those who ranked it as such; you get some idea of how much we can differ in our appreciation. I also give the total ranking points after the overall ranking)
NV Gosset Grande Reserve Brut Champagne (CL): Medium-yellow. Fine, rich yeasty nose, some said spicy, touch of marmalade. Palate a good mouthful, good acidity, perhaps a little short. Not ranked;
IC. 2000 Lirac Chateau saint Roch (SC): Bright, light yellow. Nose subdued but a little flowery, perfumed. Palate very rich with lots of extract, long, good aftertaste. Splendid white from the Southern Rhone. Not ranked;
1. 2001 Corton Charlemagne (Rapet) (CL): Medium yellow. Nose rich, spicy, attractive. Palate quite fine with good length but not great structure, soft. Ranked 6th (63). High 3rd (IB); Low – 9th (RC);
2. 1996 Corton Charlemagne (Chapuis) (RC): Deep yellow. Nose showing maderisation. Palate soft, aged acidity creeping in. Pity. Ranked 11th by all except LC who ranked it 9th (108);
3. 2000 Pernand Vergellesses En Caradeaux (Rapet) (RC): Pale gold. Nose restrained, touch minerally. Palate splendid, rich structure, long, long aftertaste. Very good wine. Ranked 5th (47). High – 1st (SC); Low – 10th (RC);
4. 1996 Corton Renardes (Prince de Merode) (SC): Quite coloured, touch brown. Nose not bad, rustic Pinot, bit metallic. Palate rather flat, tannic, some bitterness, acidic, some saw VA. Unattractive but possibly breathed up a little. Ranked 8th (70). High – 3rd (CL, LC); Low – 10th (PD);
5. 1995 Pernand Vergellesses Ile de Vergellesses (Chandon de Brialles) (RG): Some colour. Nose better, spicy, finer. Palate better, tannic, should improve with time. Ranked 9th (71). High – 2nd (RC); Low – 10th (SD);
6. 1994 Corton Clos du Roi (Dubreuil Fontaine) (PD): Quite coloured. Very good nose, some spice. Palate with good richness, albeit a little plain, some tannin. Ranked 3rd (41). High – 1st (SD, CL); Low – 8th (LC);.
7. 1998 Corton Renardes (Guyon) (LC): A little colour. Nose a touch metallic, not bad (stage of development). Palate with good weight, fairly plain now, very tannic. This was quite supple up to about a year or so ago, but now needs time. Ranked 2nd (39). High – 1st (RC); Low – 10th (LC);
8. 1996 Corton Rognet (Chevalier) (IB): Fairly coloured. Nose good but rustic and restrained, rich. Palate rich and tannic, needs time. Some saw Brettanomyces in this wine and, sometime later, the nose showed reduction. Very curious. Ranked 10th (74). High – 1st (CL); Low – 11th (LC);
9. 1996 Corton Les Marechaudes (Prince de Merode) (PS): A little colour. Nose a bit fresh but closed. Palate fairly lush, attractive, most open of the reds but needs time. Ranked 1st (27). High – 1st (TJ, IB, RG, PD); Low – 8th (CL);
10. 1998 Corton Les Bressandes (Chandon de Brialles) (TJ): Some colour. Nose not bad but a little blunt. Palate with good weight, some suppleness but very tannic, needs time. Ranked 4th (45). High – 1st (PS); Low – 9th (CL);
11. 1983 Corton “Languettes” (Chapuis) (PD) Coloured, lightened up. Nose was a bit corked, although some did not see it, perfumed underneath. Palate showed the suppleness of age, some thought botrytis, quite good but a bit bitter on the finish, tannic. And what the double quotation marks were doing is a mystery to me. Ranked 7th (64). High – 1st (LC); Low – 10th (IB, RG, CL, SC);
1983 Ch Suduiraut (SD): Very coloured, some orange. Nose very matured, rich, botrytis. Palate rich with good acidity and aftertaste but with some bitterness, perhaps a little too old. According to Sir Russell, “like marmalade left open for a month”. Not ranked.
2003 Taylor Vintage Port (PS): Very deep, purple on edge. Nose very rich and young, fine, high-toned. Palate rich with beautiful balance, very young. Will be splendid in 40 years. Not ranked.
Date: September 17th, 2009.
Theme: Aloxe Corton, Ladoix and Pernand Vergellesses, Premier or Grand Cru, Red and White.
Present: Sir Ian of Palatte, Sir Samuel of Pontifico, Sir Leon of Romanee, Sir Steven of Grammar, Sir Russell of Epicure, Sir Peter of Heathcote, Sir Ralph of Plenty, Sir Thomas of Stocks, Sir Colin of Chambers, Sir Paul of Rousseau.
Food:
First Course – Brendon McQueen’s sweet corn soup with Asian mushrooms, winter melon and snow-pea shoots.
Second Course – ‘Karage’, crisp fried lemon and garlic marinated Jurassic quail, yellow beans in shitake mushroom sauce.
Third Course – Barbecued wagyu beef, pan-fried rice noodles with celeriac and leek fondue, asparagus spears in oyster sauce.
Fourth Course – Vanilla crème caramel, honey-roasted quince, almond shortbread biscuit.
Wines:
(In addition to the group ranking, I give the highest and lowest ranking the wine achieved, together with those who ranked it as such; you get some idea of how much we can differ in our appreciation. I also give the total ranking points after the overall ranking)
NV Gosset Grande Reserve Brut Champagne (CL): Medium-yellow. Fine, rich yeasty nose, some said spicy, touch of marmalade. Palate a good mouthful, good acidity, perhaps a little short. Not ranked;
IC. 2000 Lirac Chateau saint Roch (SC): Bright, light yellow. Nose subdued but a little flowery, perfumed. Palate very rich with lots of extract, long, good aftertaste. Splendid white from the Southern Rhone. Not ranked;
1. 2001 Corton Charlemagne (Rapet) (CL): Medium yellow. Nose rich, spicy, attractive. Palate quite fine with good length but not great structure, soft. Ranked 6th (63). High 3rd (IB); Low – 9th (RC);
2. 1996 Corton Charlemagne (Chapuis) (RC): Deep yellow. Nose showing maderisation. Palate soft, aged acidity creeping in. Pity. Ranked 11th by all except LC who ranked it 9th (108);
3. 2000 Pernand Vergellesses En Caradeaux (Rapet) (RC): Pale gold. Nose restrained, touch minerally. Palate splendid, rich structure, long, long aftertaste. Very good wine. Ranked 5th (47). High – 1st (SC); Low – 10th (RC);
4. 1996 Corton Renardes (Prince de Merode) (SC): Quite coloured, touch brown. Nose not bad, rustic Pinot, bit metallic. Palate rather flat, tannic, some bitterness, acidic, some saw VA. Unattractive but possibly breathed up a little. Ranked 8th (70). High – 3rd (CL, LC); Low – 10th (PD);
5. 1995 Pernand Vergellesses Ile de Vergellesses (Chandon de Brialles) (RG): Some colour. Nose better, spicy, finer. Palate better, tannic, should improve with time. Ranked 9th (71). High – 2nd (RC); Low – 10th (SD);
6. 1994 Corton Clos du Roi (Dubreuil Fontaine) (PD): Quite coloured. Very good nose, some spice. Palate with good richness, albeit a little plain, some tannin. Ranked 3rd (41). High – 1st (SD, CL); Low – 8th (LC);.
7. 1998 Corton Renardes (Guyon) (LC): A little colour. Nose a touch metallic, not bad (stage of development). Palate with good weight, fairly plain now, very tannic. This was quite supple up to about a year or so ago, but now needs time. Ranked 2nd (39). High – 1st (RC); Low – 10th (LC);
8. 1996 Corton Rognet (Chevalier) (IB): Fairly coloured. Nose good but rustic and restrained, rich. Palate rich and tannic, needs time. Some saw Brettanomyces in this wine and, sometime later, the nose showed reduction. Very curious. Ranked 10th (74). High – 1st (CL); Low – 11th (LC);
9. 1996 Corton Les Marechaudes (Prince de Merode) (PS): A little colour. Nose a bit fresh but closed. Palate fairly lush, attractive, most open of the reds but needs time. Ranked 1st (27). High – 1st (TJ, IB, RG, PD); Low – 8th (CL);
10. 1998 Corton Les Bressandes (Chandon de Brialles) (TJ): Some colour. Nose not bad but a little blunt. Palate with good weight, some suppleness but very tannic, needs time. Ranked 4th (45). High – 1st (PS); Low – 9th (CL);
11. 1983 Corton “Languettes” (Chapuis) (PD) Coloured, lightened up. Nose was a bit corked, although some did not see it, perfumed underneath. Palate showed the suppleness of age, some thought botrytis, quite good but a bit bitter on the finish, tannic. And what the double quotation marks were doing is a mystery to me. Ranked 7th (64). High – 1st (LC); Low – 10th (IB, RG, CL, SC);
1983 Ch Suduiraut (SD): Very coloured, some orange. Nose very matured, rich, botrytis. Palate rich with good acidity and aftertaste but with some bitterness, perhaps a little too old. According to Sir Russell, “like marmalade left open for a month”. Not ranked.
2003 Taylor Vintage Port (PS): Very deep, purple on edge. Nose very rich and young, fine, high-toned. Palate rich with beautiful balance, very young. Will be splendid in 40 years. Not ranked.
