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Ridge Monte Bello: a study in singularity

June 13, 2017

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A very nice bottle shared by @judewee_vino last week: the Cuvée William was produced in ‘59, ‘88 and ‘89 from Ponsot’s Clos de la Roche holdings in the Monts Luisants lieu-dit, which were the first vines William Ponsot purchased when he moved from Saint-Romain to Morey-Saint-Denis and founded his domaine. Deep, concentrated and youthful, it’s still a decade away from maturity. #closdelaroche #domaineponsot

Two of this month’s most exciting bottles have been from 1985. Leflaive’s Pucelles deep, enveloping and collected, tighter-knit and less fleshily expansive than the ‘82 that shaped my palate as a student. DRC’s Grands Echézeaux giving the same year’s Tâche a run for its money, concentrated, caressing and pungently aromatic. Not pictured, a magnum of 1985 Lanson and the (seriously underrated) 1985 Clos du Marquis confirming that this is a fine year across France.

Chambolle-Musigny millésime 2019!!

This magnum of 1966 Figeac was one of the best Bordeaux I had this year. Still deep and saturated in hue, bursting with aromas of dark fruits, cigar smoke and black truffle, it was simultaneously enveloping and incisive. Perhaps the 2008 will deliver a comparable experience. Will be hard to replicate, however.

A night of excess with @kuang_he and @a_____xu featuring my last bottle of old NV Delamotte, and several other contemplative bottles. 1945 de Vogüé Musigny a great and still youthful wine fighting a touch of aromatic mustiness; ‘69 Cathiard RSV powerful and incisive, showing the vintage’s acid-driven face rather than its roasted, malty side; Kalin 1996 Beaune Choucheaux questioning appellation hierarchies; and an unreconstructed Ropiteau cruising along, immensely pleasurable if not the most elegant or integrated of styles. A 1976 Aligoté served blind to conclude had people fumbling!

Some atmospheric photos as Burgundy segues into Fall by @gretchenmgreer

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