Jean-Claude Boisset Beaune “Les Grevès” 1er cru 2005 Sunday, Sep 30 2007
Tasting Notes and France and Burgundy and Variety and Red and pinot noir
Well the Wine Emporium has been moving quite a bit of 05 Burgundy over the past few months. Not suprisingly really given the hype. This is one of the few still in stock. The wine was matured for 15 months in casks with no racking, and with a fairly low proportion of new wood (< 20%). Bottled using gravity, without fining or filtration. A lovely nose, red fruits, some pink meats, minerals and a bit of undergrowth. The palate is tight, with minerally black cherries, excellent structure, spice and a bit of sap. Elegant, with good length and a clean dry finish. Needs a year or two to fill out.
Rated : 88 Points
Tasted : Sep07
Alcohol : 13.5%
Price : $90
Closure : Cork
Drink : 2009 - 2015+
Source : The Wine Emporium
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October 1st, 2007 at 9:29 am| Quote |
I tasted this in Melbourne when it came I - good wine and great value. Thought you were a bit stingy with the points, but then again maybe the Brisbane heat has knocked it a touch….
October 1st, 2007 at 9:48 am| Quote |
> Thought you were a bit stingy with the points
Yeah probably. Put it this way though, I would happily buy it again - it would be good to have a few of this wine in the cellar.
October 1st, 2007 at 11:48 pm| Quote |
While on the subject of 2005 Burgundy, it’s been said round here that generic Burgundy should be ignored, a sentiment I generally agree with.
But an exception to the rule is the Faiveley 2005, a cracker!
October 2nd, 2007 at 8:46 am| Quote |
I had a text from a winemaker on the weekend who said…’Had a 05 Faiveley Bourgogne. Junk, but you would have loved it. Like shiraz’
GW
October 2nd, 2007 at 9:37 am| Quote |
Had the ‘05 Faiveley Bourgogne Hautes Cotes de Nuits Dames Huguettes recently which I thought was pretty good.
October 2nd, 2007 at 6:13 pm| Quote |
‘I had a text from a winemaker on the weekend who said…’Had a 05 Faiveley Bourgogne. Junk, but you would have loved it. Like shiraz’
GW ‘
Let me guess, Yarra Valley winemaker?
October 2nd, 2007 at 6:27 pm| Quote |
Just bought an 05 Faiveley Bourgogne… will report back soon….
October 2nd, 2007 at 6:53 pm| Quote |
Anthony said :
Surely not…they would understand good pinot?
GW
October 2nd, 2007 at 10:04 pm| Quote |
Only if it is made in Australia
October 3rd, 2007 at 6:20 pm| Quote |
Lincoln,
I’ve had a few of the 05 Boissets and must say theat the Beaune Greves is one of the more robust wines…as was the case in 04.
Cheers,
Kent
October 4th, 2007 at 10:55 am| Quote |
Gary Walsh said :
Anthony said :
Are you suggesting that all Yarra Valley winemakers think the same way?
Am pretty sure a number of them are card carrying members of the Armand Rousseau fan club.
October 4th, 2007 at 10:59 am| Quote |
He is just have a joke at one particular winemakers expense.
GW
October 4th, 2007 at 2:06 pm| Quote |
mmmm. Relatively humorous?