by Rahsaan » Sun Jun 24, 2018 6:11 am
Well, my last day in Burgundy was unsurprisingly filled with delicious wines. One highlight was a lovely visit at Voillot, Jean-Pierre was extremely friendly and showed a very promising (but limited quantity) selection of 2016s in bottle. Lots of material, lots of fragrance, lots of elegance.
He was also very generous in giving us a bottle of his 2014 Pommard Rugiens, which we drank while sweating over the first half of the Germany-Sweden match. I guess there were weather issues in Pommard (and elsewhere) in 2014, that did not always produce the longest-lived wines. One benefit is that this beauty was lovely to drink right now. So refined, so elegant, with just a touch of the fine tannins by the end of the bottle.
By the time it came down to Germany's miracle, we were going through 2005 Lignier-Michelot MSD Les Faconnières. Very dark, very sexy, very silky, very captivating to drink.
And the final highlight was a wonderful lunch at Le Soufflot in Meursault. Remarkable winelist with very approachable pricing, and the inventive serious whimsical food was just as good. (Comte with garlic confiture stands out in my mind for the wine match, but every course was a winner). And the wine was 2011 Dujac GC Aux Combottes, so easy to enjoy right now, and even easier to admire.