I feel like I’ve been talking too much in my posts of late, so here are some photos from a great Burgundy tasting I attended last week through the Vancouver Sommelier Guild, led by Marsannay producer Cyril Audoin…

Charles Audain ’07 Marsannay ‘Clos du Roy’

Ghislaine Barthod ’04 Chambolle-Musigny

Ghislaine Barthod ’04 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Cras

Marquis d’Angerville ’02 Volnay ‘Clos des Ducs’

Annick Parent ’03 Volnay 1er Cru Fremiets

Lucien le Moine ’99 Nuit-St-Greorges 1er Cru Les Saint Georges

Alain Hudelot-Noellat ’99 Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Malconsorts

Armand-Rousseau ’98 Gevrey-Chambertain 1er Cru Clos St Jacques

For me, the legendary Armand-Rousseau Clos St Jacques took it. Brilliant wine. I love the chalkiness and the lovely lengthily finish. The Hudelot-Noellat Vosne-Romanée and the Marquis d’Angerville Volnay were both gorgeous as well. The two ’04s from Ghislaine Berthod were unfortunately channeling their vintage (very wet with lots of mildew) and came across with stinky vegetal and wet leaves notes, yet still managed to show a certain level of charm. Annick Parent’s ’03 Volnay’s vintage too was translating into the glass (an epic hot year) and the fruit was very ripe and sweet tasting. I felt like it could of been a subtle new world Pinot, but that was probably a touch extreme, as my only markers were other wines from Burgundy. Lucien le Moine’s Nuit-St-George was quite good but quickly fell thin on the finish and there was talk of it being a touch faulted. All-in-all, it was a great tasting and a great learning experience.