November 23, 2005
Just back from the week in Burgundy, which was amazing beyond words. As I recover from jet-lag in the next few days, I will try to do it all justice. In the meantime, I will post here the staggering list of amazing wines that were shared around the table at this year’s La Paulée celebration, hosted by my dear friend Véronique Drouhin in her family’s cellars underneath the streets of Beaune (formerly the cellars of the kings of France and the Dukes of Burgundy – cellars dating back to the 1200s…)
Truly, all of these wines were amazing. I have marked my very favorites with *** – though every one probably deserves it!
’73 Batard Paul Pernot
’85 Puligny Combettes Matrot
’93 Batard Niellon
’85 Chevalier Leflaive ***
’87 Montrachet DRC
’89 Montrachet Drouhin
’90 Meursault Clos de la Barre Lafon
’78 Montrachet DRC
’82 Chevalier Bouchard
’90 Corton-Ch. Latour ***
’93 Corton-Ch. Latour
’90 Corton-Ch. Bonneau du Martray ***
’47 Clos blanc Vougeot Heretiers Guyot
’92 Corton Chandon de Brialles
’99 Chevalier Leflaive
’64 Montrachet Nicolas
’86 Corton-Ch. Bonneau du Martray
’85 Volnay Champans d’Angerville
’99 Louise DDO
’93 Echezeaux Jayer
’29 Clos Vougeot R. Boyer
’85 Richebourg DRC ***
’90 Echezeaux DRC ***
’72 Clos de beze Drouhin ***
’88 Corton Clos du Roi Chandon de Brialles
’87 Corton Renardes F. Gay
’61 Bonnes Mares de Vogüé
’62 Chambertin Jadot ***
’89 Richebourg DRC
’91 Echezeaux Jayer ***
’89 Musigny de Vogüé
’91 Musigny de Vogüé ***
’79 Richebourg DRC
’78 Grands Echezeaux Drouhin
’91 Musigny – Mag de Vogüé ***
’49 Musigny Giroud ***
’85 Savigny les Serpentieres CDB
’97 Echezeaux Mugneret-Gibourg
’61 Clos de Beze Drouhin ***
’99 Chambertin Rousseau
’69 Echezeaux DRC
’69 Clos de Corton Faively
’96 La Romanée Bouchard
’72 Bonnes Mares de Vogüé ***
’45 Clos des Mouches Drouhin
’93 Musigny Drouhin ***
’61 La Tâche DRC ***
’55 Chambertin LeRoy
’43 V-R les Malconsorts unknown
’96 Mazis-Ch. Dugat-Py
’59 Beaune l’Enfant Jesus Bouchard ***\
’90 Amoureuses Roumier ***
’71 Amoureuses Drouhin ***
’78 Grands Echezeaux Drouhin
1830 Jerez unknown ***
Luminaries in attendance included Aubert de Villaine (DRC), Jean-Luc Pepin (de Vogüé), Pierre-Henri Gagey (Jadot), Louis-Fabrice Latour (Latour), Marie-Andrée & Marie-Christine Mugneret (Mugneret-Gibourg), Egon Muller, Francois de Nicolai (Chandon de Brialles), and Allen Meadows (Burghound.) Lunch was prepared by the legendary Michel Troisgros. Let me just say that I was humbled and honored to be a part of this amazing day. More soon, as I return to a semi-normal state of consciousness…
