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[wondersofwine]

If you have a chance to sample a 1999 grand cru red burgundy, I was utterly blown away by the Clos de Beze and Bonne Mares wines I tasted. It inspired me to put out big bucks for a 2000 Clos de Beze but I was disappointed in it at a tasting and ended up trading my one bottle back to the dealer for some California and Australian wines. The 1999 Clos de Beze (from Raphet) was a WOW wine in both aroma and taste. Grand cru red burgundies are certainly not everyday drinking wines but it might take one of those to "roll your socks up and down" if you go for the powerful over the subtle. What I like about some burgundies (even some village Volnay or Gevrey-Chambertin) is that they are BOTH subtle and powerful. The Siduri Pisoni, previously mentioned, is in the powerful category--I like it. David Bruce pinots go nicely with some cheeses. And I like some Argyle and Archery Summit pinot noirs. But the American p.n.'s aren't the same as great burgundies.