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The February 2024 Auction: Part 3
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Estimate: $425
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"An equally cool if different nose features aromas of ripe dark raspberry, cassis and spice notes that complement perfectly the rich, round and seductive flavors that possess excellent dry extract levels and terrific detail on the refined if not overly powerful flavors underpinned by buried tannins and superb length. Like the Suchots and Chaumes comparison, it's really rare for a Croix Rameau to best a fine Malconsorts but at this stage the Croix Rameau appears to have a slight edge. François Lamarche told me that ‘2005 was about as ideal a growing season as one could reasonably hope for. Yes, there was a bit of early season hail that touched certain of our parcels, particularly the Echézeaux but it was so early that it was a quantity issue, not quality. Overall yields were about normal because there were no sorting losses with excellent sugars and we chaptalized nothing. The fermentations were easy as the yeasts ate the sugar quickly and the extractions were also easy as the skins were thick. Essentially, it was almost a cruise control vintage where everything went as planned. I think the style of the vintage will please everyone from the casual Burgundy lover to the hard-core enthusiast, plus the wines will age well.’ Lamarche said that he would probably start bottling in December for the lower level wines and continue through February for the grands crus, without fining or filtration.”
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"An equally cool if different nose features aromas of ripe dark raspberry, cassis and spice notes that complement perfectly the rich, round and seductive flavors that possess excellent dry extract levels and terrific detail on the refined if not overly powerful flavors underpinned by buried tannins and superb length. Like the Suchots and Chaumes comparison, it's really rare for a Croix Rameau to best a fine Malconsorts but at this stage the Croix Rameau appears to have a slight edge. François Lamarche told me that ‘2005 was about as ideal a growing season as one could reasonably hope for. Yes, there was a bit of early season hail that touched certain of our parcels, particularly the Echézeaux but it was so early that it was a quantity issue, not quality. Overall yields were about normal because there were no sorting losses with excellent sugars and we chaptalized nothing. The fermentations were easy as the yeasts ate the sugar quickly and the extractions were also easy as the skins were thick. Essentially, it was almost a cruise control vintage where everything went as planned. I think the style of the vintage will please everyone from the casual Burgundy lover to the hard-core enthusiast, plus the wines will age well.’ Lamarche said that he would probably start bottling in December for the lower level wines and continue through February for the grands crus, without fining or filtration.”
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The world's most influential fine-wine producer and the benchmark for Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne and the Rhone. Its appellation (AOC) system codifies geography, grape and method, and its wines set the global standard for age-worthiness and terroir expression.
Produces the world's most revered Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from a mosaic of tiny, terroir-defined climats. Its hierarchy of village, Premier Cru and Grand Cru vineyards makes site the ultimate expression of quality.
Arguably Burgundy's most exalted village, home to legendary Grand Crus. Its Pinot Noir is renowned for perfume, silk and sublime complexity.
2005 in Burgundy is a legendary vintage from a near-ideal, dry growing season; both reds and whites are concentrated, structured and superbly balanced, with dense tannins and exceptional long-term aging potential.
A thin-skinned, terroir-sensitive red producing perfumed, silky and elegant wines of red-berry fruit and earthy complexity. It reaches its apogee in Burgundy.