Monthelie-Les Duresse Domaine Des Comtes Lafon 1er Cru 1999, 2000 and 2002

[TheEngineer]

This was the second vertical that we tried on Saturday night (the other being the Riesling vertical....btw, the Charpoutier along with a 2002 Maison Joseph de Bucy Meursault 1er Cru Bouchere was the official "cooking wine"..those who showed up to help, got to drink...)...but this is about the Red vertical..yes, a lot of infanticide, but all done with great care

Started backwards interestingly enough.

2002: garnet in color and perhaps more clear than the other two. Tight but cannot deny it's sexiness, loads of dark fruit but high on tannins and a nice structure, this one has a long life ahead of it if you can keep your hands off of it.

2000: more serious than the 2002, Deep garnet in color with no aging rim yet. Still fresh but definitely tight this evening, showing very little, but a good structure. I think this one is closed right now and needs much more time....will revisit in a few years.

1999: WOW. Nice bouquet that hints at the power but was still reserved and complex nose. Still tight but coming around. Showing good complexity with dark fruits, dark cherries, good acidity, nice earthiness that was not in the 2002. Still much strong tannins to resolve, though is is not of the course type. Still has a long life ahead of it.