This Chassagne 1er cru Caillerets from Domaine Blain-Gagnard was contributed by ACC, who left it here on a previous occasion when it was a back-up wine. I'd noticed it on the rack since then and thought I didn't remember buying it!
I didn't make notes, but it was very classic Chassagne, well-balanced, and opened up after a few minutes. It went well with our pork and apricot pate.
G contributed these two 2007 reds. Clash of the Titans: Titans Will Clash etc. etc.
In the red corner, this Chambolle-Musigny 1er cru les Combottes from Domaine Felettig.
In the blue corner, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er cru "Aux Combottes" from Domaine Odoul-Coquard.
G went long on 2007 reds and I'm very glad he did. I'd decanted them about two hours earlier and they were both terrific. The Chambolle was very Chambolle - elegant, and noticeably paler in colour, with some red fruits going on. The Gevrey was more masculine, glossy and flash in that inimitable Odoul-Coquard style. Which did we prefer? For me, the Gevrey had more immediate appeal on first tasting, but after a while, diminishing returns set in, whereas the finesse of Chambolle continued to be very appealing.
Merci to both ACC and G for a very interesting mini-horizontal!
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