Coche-Dury Bourgogne Blanc 2002 was still an infant: greenish watery colour (or colourlessness, rather). The nose was rather oaky, but with lots of bacon and citrus. Quite full bodied but very vibrant. Only 12% abv. Not bad at all, but I wouldn't mind less oak.
Domaine Jane & Sylvain Gevrey-Chambertin 2004 was an extremely lovable wine for me. The nose was a bit stern at first with a peppery aspect to the pinosity, but it opened up to become a slightly earthy and leafy, elegant, red toned wine, very Gevrey in character. Vibrant, light on its feet, electric, refreshing. I would love to own a case of this.
Domaine Jane & Sylvain Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru "Les Fontenys" 2005 was rather darker toned in fruit, sweeter, but still with great pinosity, though I do sense a touch of oak. Sweeter, darker and more plump than the '04 and not so obviously Gevrey, but still an attractive wine.
Domaine Jane & Sylvain Bourgogne Rouge 2006 was bright and lingonberried, almost tart despite the sweetness of the fruit. For 8€ I am a huge fan.
Dupont-Tisserandot Nuits-Saint-Georges 2006 was a rather tannic and hard wine as I so often find is the case for NSG, but sadly there was much more oak than necessary for my tastes. Very sweet and voluptious; a modern style but if that is what you like, it is a very decent example.
Dupont-Tisserandot Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru "Les Cazetiers" 2006 didn't show much Gevrey character or pinosity. It was very oaky, vaguely sweet but not in a way that would suggest any particular grape to me. Overoaked, IMO.
Dupont-Tisserandot Corton-Rognet Grand Cru 2006 was full of dark toned fruit covered by chocolatey oak notes and toast. Tannic, oaky, modern and dark. I didn't enjoy it, but I do think that the pieces were harmonious in comparison to each other so those who like a modern style of Burgundy might enjoy this very much.
Dupont-Tisserandot Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru 2006 was, again, very oaky - too much for me - but had some true Pinosity, brighter tones and even some vegetality, but still remained a very modern style of Burgundy. The palate was too oaky for me, but had nice structure, and even though the rest of the package was too modern for my tastes, I did find the strongly mineral aftertaste very enjoyable.
I hadn't heard of either Dom. Jane & Sylvain or Dupont-Tisserandot before. I loved J & S for the sheer vibrancy of the wines and how natural they tasted. They are a new Domaine and are now biodynamic. I could appreciate the D-Ts as an intellectual exercise and honestly think that if one likes a more modern style than I do, that they can be very good. Does anyone know more about these properties?
-Otto
