1. Blaufränkisch 2012 Burgenland

500-3000 ltr barrels,

Only remontage, bottled 2 days ago

Great balance, freshness but also fullness!

Lutzmannsburg/Neckenmarkt/Zagersdorf

 

2. Moric Reserve 2011 (bottled in May)

Neckenmarkt & Lutzmannsburg

Mainly limestone

Lifted, great extraction, floral & spice, full fruit concentration, spice, lengthy finish. Grippy, finesse!

 

3. Lutzmannsburg AR 2011

Intriguing, lifted, floral,  balanced start, tighter, grainier, massive longhaul, great freshness, spice&-acidity; persistence, pure! Class!

2013-2024

 

4. Neckenmarkt AR 2011 (stonier soil on the surface, schist, limestone)

Deeper dark-red fruit character, slightly closed, brooding fruit, more extraction, massive but elegant. 

Herbal touch, deserves a lot of attention. Long

2014-2025

 

5. Jagini 2009

Herbal, layered, meaty, balanced, great structure and elegance, persistent, long, full bodied but finesse!

 

6. Müllendorf GV 2012

Full bodied but balanced, herbal

 

7. St.  Georgen GV 2012

Reduced, closed, roasted poppyseed only slightly,  full bodied, long! 

Needs time!

 

8. Lutzmannsburg AR 2009

Fresh, floral, red crushed fruit, great purity, balance, youthful, long.

Well crafted

2014-2030

 

9. Neckenmarkt  AR 2006

Perfectly matured, meaty, earthy, acidity, balanced, long!! Full bodied, pristine!!! Long haul! Fine wine!

Tasting Burgundy with Jasper Morris MW on June 24, 2013 (fruit day)

 

1. Roulot Meursault 1er Charmes 2008 (Dessus)

Very lifted, youthful, deep, rich, nutty, matches; Great fresh attack, bright acidity, roasted poppyseeds, med. concentration on mid palate, long finish, drinking really well now! Gunflint! Saltiness!

Late season in 2008, northern cold wind!

 

2. Bonneau du Martray Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru 2005

(2006 low acid, very aprroachable)

2005: greatest vintage for red wine according to Jasper!

Large amount of skin-juice ratio - tannin

 

Poppyseeds, intriguing nose, lots of tension, youthful, grabs very much your attention, great freshness, purity, great fruit concentration, length, persistence, massive layers! Lifted! Lemon peel! 19,5/20.

 

3. Leflaive Puligny Montrachet 1er Les Pucelles  1994 (magnum)

 

1994 worst vintage of the 90s, apart from 1998.

Lots of rain, good growing season but bad harvest weather.

 

Slight SO2, developed, ripe white fruit; greenish tinges, fresh acidity but rounded, bitter finish, medium fruit concentration, mid length. Slightly dull!

"Older" profile of white Burgundy

 

4. Ramonet Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Morgeot 1990

 

1990: warm year, might lose sense of place

Minty, richness of flavour, developed, refined; great freshness, nutty, full fruit concentration, lots of acidity, massive brightness, oriental spices, the acidity continues until the end!

 

5. Comte Armand Pommard Clos des Epeneaux 1er 2003

 

Very pretty floral, red crushed fruit nose, attractive , ripe fruit; balanced acidity, full fruit concentration, rich but balanced, long finish. 

Very well done, great example of 2003.

2003 is rather cooked RED fruit, not black fruit!

 

6. Ponsot Clos de la Roche 1996 (magnum)

 

Layered aromatics, developed forest fruit, intriguing, deep red fruit; great fruit concentration paired with good freshness, delicate aromas, liveliness, vibrancy, long, balanced, pure.

Clos de la Roche: blue fruit, muscular, tannins firmer than Clos St. Denis, more austere

 

7. Domaine de la Romanee Conti La Tache 2000

 

Darker red colour, deep fruit profile, wild strawberries, developed, noble; lifted, great start with freshness, deep fruit concentration, concentrated mid-palate, complex, long, layered. Comes back with lots of concentration!

 

8. Rousseau Mazy-Chambertin 1976

1976: hot and dry year

Tawny, amber colour but held very well, layered, massive complexity, very lenghty finish!