Opened a bottle of 2008 J.P. Brun "Domaine des Terres Dorees" Fleurie and I really wanted to like it as I have loved all the vintages since the first release in 2004. The '04 was glorious upon release, then closed down for a long time and then re-emerged and is stil lovely to this day. The '05 slammed from day 1 and never to my knowledge closed down. The '06 was typical for the vintage, big and a bit clumsy but still joyous. The '07 was just joyous and fruity but not overly nuanced or complex. The 2008 reminds me of a good '88 burgundy trying to get out of it's shell and ultimately not succeeding. The nose remained nice, if a bit rustic, with slightly roasted fruit and underbrush but never really had the clarity and purity I have come to expect from this wine. The palate had a lack of freshness and as the days went on more and more jarring acidity. It had its moments flirting with something resembling a balanced wine but there was always some sort of sharp edge. I won't give up on this as the '04 L'Ancien proved, no matter how disjointed a Brun wine can be, it will come around as the '04 did after 1 year in bottle. So I'll check back in in a year and hope I am pleasantly surprised.
Sunday, April 18, 2010
An Angry bottle of 2008 Brun Fleurie
Opened a bottle of 2008 J.P. Brun "Domaine des Terres Dorees" Fleurie and I really wanted to like it as I have loved all the vintages since the first release in 2004. The '04 was glorious upon release, then closed down for a long time and then re-emerged and is stil lovely to this day. The '05 slammed from day 1 and never to my knowledge closed down. The '06 was typical for the vintage, big and a bit clumsy but still joyous. The '07 was just joyous and fruity but not overly nuanced or complex. The 2008 reminds me of a good '88 burgundy trying to get out of it's shell and ultimately not succeeding. The nose remained nice, if a bit rustic, with slightly roasted fruit and underbrush but never really had the clarity and purity I have come to expect from this wine. The palate had a lack of freshness and as the days went on more and more jarring acidity. It had its moments flirting with something resembling a balanced wine but there was always some sort of sharp edge. I won't give up on this as the '04 L'Ancien proved, no matter how disjointed a Brun wine can be, it will come around as the '04 did after 1 year in bottle. So I'll check back in in a year and hope I am pleasantly surprised.
Thanks for the heads up! Just today I was poking around to see if I could get another since I only had one and knew it was only a matter of days till I popped it.
ReplyDeletei'll be pouring the brun wines at the ldm tasting on thursday. see you there?
ReplyDeleteWhere and when is the LDM tasting?
ReplyDeleteIll be there.
ReplyDeletebg2167,
I believe it is industry only and LDM has a strict door policy. It's like the Boom Boom Room of wine tastings.
How did the MMVII turn out?
ReplyDeleteI was a little disappointed with the MMVII, probably because my expectations were too high. I think it needs some time.
ReplyDeleteWell It happened. My family has been frequenting a great local BYOB for the last couple of years. In the few dozen times we had gone, we had never brought a corked bottle. A couple months ago I started pulling corks to make sure we didn't miss out on a great meal without wine.
ReplyDeleteOn Saturday my Fiance made a late addition to our party so I called my folks and had Pops grab a bottle of 2001 V. Dauvissat 'Les Clos' to supplement t the '83 Erdener Pralat Auslese and '95 Albert Belle 'Cuve Belle' Croze that I was bringing.
Of course the 'Le Clos' was corked. It was still ok, but sooo disappointing. To make matters worse I got home and opened a bottle of '98 Chevillon, 'les Vaucrains which was also corked. Bad night for Burgundy, I guess.
At least '83 'Pralat' didn't disappoint. Sorry to hear about the "not so great" MMVII.
The Lapierre gotta little bit creamier but still was very very hot. Not good.
ReplyDelete'01 les clos by dauvissat is awesome too. High acid, shrill mineral vintage, but still balanced. That was a deal back in the day. $60 or so..maybe less.
Erdener Pralat who? Dr. Loosen? Weins Prum? Monchoff?
Loosen. Funny, For some reason I thought Loosen was the only producer out of Pralat. I haven't tasted Monchoff's or Weins Prum's Wines from that vineard.
ReplyDeleteThe other-other Prum's (S.A.) '07 Kabinett wehlener sonnenuhr has become my everyday wine, kinda like Selbach was back in the day. A buddy picked a whole bunch of it up on closeout for $2 a bottle. That makes it cheaper than Coors Light, and just a bit tastier.