LeDomduVin: Perrot-Minot and Palmer served over the weekend

Perrot-Minot and Palmer served over the weekend

Perrot-Minot Nuits Saint Georges 1er Cru "La Richemone" Vignes Centenaires Cuvée Ultra 2018

Christophe Perrot-Minot is a talented winemaker, and all his wines are excellent. He really deserves the praise he has received over the past two decades. My favorite is the "La Richemone" Vignes Centenaires Cuvée Ultra.

Just over a year ago, I secured a little more than 12 bottles of the very sought-after vintage 2018, which is quite impressive knowing that only 2531 bottles were produced, and it is highly coveted by connoisseurs.

The reason why is that Christophe owns about 1.9 hectares of “La Richemone,” but only 0.9 hectares of his oldest vines, planted in 1902, go into the “Cuvée Ultra.” Basically, less than 10 barrels were produced in 2018. And the resulting wine is gorgeous.

Intense color for a pinot noir. The attractive nose presents incentive aromas of fresh and ripe dark and red berries and cherries, mingling with mineral, floral, spicy, and earthy notes. The palate combines freshness and brightness with complexity and richness. A little subdued at first, it gained weight and intensity after about 1 hour and a half of opening in the bottle (no decanting). Fermented with 60% whole bunches and aged in 20% new wood, it is balanced and focused, with racy acidity, and structured with fine-grained tannins, framing and elevating the fruit from beginning to end. A delicious wine! Love it.

Chateau Palmer Margaux 2009

I am a big fan of Palmer wines and consistently recommend and serve them whenever possible. The 2009 vintage is an exceptional wine that combines richness, complexity, ripeness, weight, and balance. It has a heavily textured and structured profile, with a dark, ripe, dense, generous, and ample character that is larger than your usual Palmer wine. It is concentrated and has tannins that need some time to mellow down. Even after 2 hours of decantation, it still had a fiery profile, with a lot of strength and attitude. Although it is drinkable and enjoyable now, it is still very young and will benefit from a few more years of aging in the cellar. It is a surprisingly big wine that packs a punch for a Margaux. Love it! 

Cheers! Santé!

Dom

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LeDomduVin: An excellent start to 2024

An excellent start to 2024

The new year had barely started, yet I was already back to work, opening great bottles of wine on the second day of what seemed to be the beginning of a promising year. 

😄👍🥂🍾🍷

Dom Perignon 2013

The 2013 vintage is very dry, crisp, and light compared to 2012, which is richer, more full-bodied, and more complex (IMO). On the nose, the 2013 displays white flowers, lemon zest, and stone fruit aromas mingling with light toasted brioche nuances. The palate is light to medium-bodied, well-balanced, fresh, and zesty, with high acidity. It is an excellent champagne as an aperitif with light appetizers and oysters. 

Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru “Les Folatieres” 2017

Pierre-Yves Colin and his wife Caroline Morey Premier Cru 'Les Folatières' is typically focused and mineral with nutty and stone fruit overtones. This 2017 vintage is no exception; it possesses excellent minerality and freshness, stone fruit, and zesty flavors flirting with light, oaky, buttery nuances. Nice. 

Château Palmer Margaux 2016

2016 in Bordeaux is a beautiful vintage combining liveliness and richness, generosity, ampleness, and complexity in an exquisite and refined way. This Palmer 2016 is a perfect example of it! It exhibits a deep, dark color. Fresh, fragrant, and inviting, the nose boasts rich and enticing aromas of blackberries mingling with floral and earthy notes. The palate is rich, dense, intense, yet elegant and lively, with a good balance between the ripeness of the fruit, the acidity, and the present yet well-integrated tannins, providing excellent structure and a smooth, almost creamy texture. The long finish immediately calls for another glass. Although it is still young, I highly recommend it as it is incredibly drinkable now. 

Cheers! Santé! 

Dom

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LeDomduVin: Mise en place - Château Palmer Margaux 2016

Mise en place - Château Palmer Margaux 2016

Mise en place of my next 2016 vintage Bordeaux: Château Palmer Margaux

Bordeaux 2016 is a great vintage, and after buying and tasting a few of these Bordeaux 2016 recently (see previous posts), I decided to embark on a mission to purchase and taste as many as I can (for work).

My most recent purchase is Chateau Palmer 2016. "Mise en place" for an upcoming dinner next week. 

As usual, I'll write my description as soon as I taste it and share it with you all.

Can't wait to taste this beauty. Wine-Searcher Average score is 97/100pts. That sounds really promising!

I love Chateau Palmer. I have been buying, tasting, and selling it for the past 3 decades and have never been disappointed. It is one of the most consistent, agreeable, and reliable Bordeaux wines (IMO).

Moreover, it is sentimental between Palmer and me for many reasons.

First, back in 2002, for a few months, I worked as a Maître-D'Hotel / Sommelier for a catering business, doing occasional dinners and events at the Chateau where I served food and wine to the guests.

Second, because this is where I first met Bernard de Laage de Meux, who worked there for 15 years. He was a friend, an adviser, a leader, and a mentor to me. He was also my boss for a few years here in Hong Kong. May he rest in peace.

Third, in the 2000s, I was doing the "En Primeur" tasting, traveling from the US to Bordeaux with a few colleagues, and Palmer was always on our list of Chateaux to visit and taste.

Fourth, as a Bordeaux native, I'm well acquainted with the name and the wine, as it has always been one of the locomotives of Bordeaux and one of the most prestigious wines of its appellation and the Medoc altogether. 

Indirectly, I could say that Chateau Palmer has seen me grow from a simple waiter and commis sommelier (in the late 90s) to the skilled and accomplished Head Sommelier, Senior Wine manager, and Wine Buyer I have become.

Thank you for your wines, Chateau Palmer, and for all the great moments and memories it reminds me of each time I open, serve, and taste a bottle.

Cheers! Santé!

Dom

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LeDomduVin: Château Palmer 2005 or Château Palmer 2005?

Chateau Palmer 2005 or Chateau Palmer 2005

Find the differences... 😁👍🍷🍷🍷

You guys were so good and you had such interesting comments with the Petrus 1995 labels, let's do it again with Chateau Palmer 2005 this time.

This one is a bit tricky. 😉👍🍷

This little game is/was basically the quintessence of my work as Wine Quality Control Director for 9 years in my previous job, as it is exactly what I had to do during the inspections I was doing for all wines we were purchasing, as well as all the wines coming IN and OUT of the cellar.

PS: if you work at Palmer or know the answer right away, please do not say it in the comments for the next 2 days, just to give time for people to play. Thanks.

Dom

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Last night wines

Last night at the restaurant we had a big party and these were the wines the team and I opened, tasted, and served.  

@krugchampagne

Krug Champagne Vintage Brut 2006

A blend of 45% Pinot Noir, 35% Chardonnay, and 20% Pinot Meunier, Krug 2006 exhibits a clear champagne robe with fast crystalline bubbles. Fine, elegant nose, boasting crisp, bight floral and mineral aromas mingling with yellow stone-fruit and toasted notes. The palate is refined and finely chiseled, focused, rich and layered, with sharp acidity and a long silky finish. Loved it, yet a bit young in my opinion, it will definitely benefit from a few more years of cellaring to fully express its full potential. Not as intense and expressive as 2004, now, but will definitely be a great contender in the years to come.

@domaine_francois_raveneau

Domaine François Raveneau Chablis Premier Cru "Foret" 2018

Beautifully crafted and elegant, light to medium-bodied, yet complex and structured, very fragrant and enticing right from the opening, offering attractive aromas of white flowers, citrus peel, agrumes, and stony minerality, enhanced by a razor-sharp acidity, bringing tension and precision along the expanding palate, till the end of the long-lasting finish. Highly recommended.

@louislatour1797

Maison Louis Latour Bâtard-Montrachet 2016

Interestingly, (and sorry if I offend anyone), my first reaction, at the opening, was: "It smells and tastes like popcorn in a bottle!". Rich, creamy, ample, well rounded, and layered with lots and lots of buttery aromas, yellow fruits, vanilla, brioche, and toasted notes. Maybe the results of the 8 to 10 months ageing in 100% new oak barrels. You've got to love butteriness to fully appreciate it. I will have love to see more minerality, acidity, and crispness to bring more elegance, refinement, and focus to this wine.

@chateaupalmer

Château Palmer Margaux 2009

I love Palmer, but too young to drink now. Made from 52% Merlot, 41% Cabernet Sauvignon and 7% Petit Verdot, it boasts very ripe, almost jammy, dark and red fruits aromas and flavors, mingling with woody, earthy and floral notes. Rich and layered, yet offering more upfront than in the finish. Where is the elegance referred to by many critics? Maybe just a phase. A few more years will tell.

Cheers! Santé!

Dom

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