Dinner at Sushi Shin (鮨辰).
1998 Pommery Cuvée Louise - yeasty nose with notes of honey, lemon and toasty oak. Medium acidity.
2006 Leroy Bourgogne Aligoté - lots of heavy toast in the nose, almost like popcorn. Actually there was a little bit of stinky armpit...also nose of minerals and flint. On the second pour the toast actually got heavier, very much like the grilled yellowtail we just had with the fish oil. Some lemon citrus at the end. Very ripe on the palate, with a long and slightly acidic finish. The consistency was smooth and round on the tongue.
2003 Chapoutier L'Orée - initially very tight, with obviously signs of oxidation. Nose of cotton candy, toast, grass, a little bit of burnt rubber along with some popcorn. Sweet and ripe on the palate with a long finish. Improved significantly with additional aeration. A little bit disappointing, but this was the first bottle from a case I bought at auction, so let's see how the other bottles will turn out.
1990 Leroy Bourgogne Rouge - farmy nose with grilled meats and some sweet fruits. Nose was pretty nice.
1998 Guillot Clauzel - a tiny production from an estate next to the famed Le Pin, the wine is made by Dominique Thienpont. Nose was pretty open, with smoke, grilled meats and fruit in the nose. Not bad at all...
2005 Lou Dumont Savigny-lès-Beaune - a surprisingly beautiful wine. Lots of toasty oak, minerals, ripe fruits and a little bit of sweetness. Honestly, it delivers only a little less than the Leroy Aligoté but at a fraction of the price. Gotta get me some of this...
Full post on dinner is here.
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