Grande Vins de Bourgogne

[mrdutton]

Got this one as a Christmas present.

1998 Olivier Daubresse Selections, Beaune(Appellation Beaune Controlee), Burgundy red wine, Mis en Bouteille par Domaine Maillard Pere et Fils. This Burgundy is 100% Pinot.

Anyone have any thoughts, remembrances, or TN's for this baby?

Thanks!

[Thomas]

Hey Dutton, by my calendar Christmas has yet to arrive. How do you get these presents so early?

Sorry, no information for you.

[hotwine]

I was wondering that too, Foodie! Maybe he's looking under beds and in closets when his wife's out grocery-shopping.

[mrdutton]

No, my Cousin in Gaithersburg, Maryland (actually not that far from Drew's stomping grounds) had the wine shipped to me the other day from a store in McLean, VA.

The box didn't say DONT OPEN TILL XMAS. So, I opened it!

[hotwine]

So that's you're story and you're stickin' to it, eh?
Don't blame you. I'd have done the same.

[Blue]

I just tasted a 98 Beaune this weekend (at a wine tasting) 1998 Christophe Violot-Guillemard Beaune Clos du Roy. Amazing bouquet, great complexity, but too young. My suggestion for your wine, don't open it for at least 3 years.

btw, the best wines tasted for their respective price categories were:

1998 Domaine Robert Arnoux Nuits St. Georges Les Proces ($50-$60)

and

1998 Domaine Jean Noel Gagnard Chassagne-Montrachet, 'Millennium'(~$20)
note: somewhat spicy