{"id":13403,"date":"2024-01-29T22:45:44","date_gmt":"2024-01-29T17:15:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/?p=13403"},"modified":"2024-01-30T09:31:17","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T04:01:17","slug":"item_5_946","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/item_5_946\/","title":{"rendered":"From Archives (2007): Wine Feature- A Date with Burgundy Beauties"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"13403\" class=\"elementor elementor-13403\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4720b6a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4720b6a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-53f09f7\" data-id=\"53f09f7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70aab53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70aab53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 20-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Posted:Monday, 29 January 2024 23:00<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad9e937\" data-id=\"ad9e937\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cccb2a7\" data-id=\"cccb2a7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b4aea3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b4aea3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fdevelopers.facebook.com%2Fdocs%2Fplugins%2F&#038;width=450&#038;layout&#038;action&#038;size&#038;share=false&#038;height=35&#038;appId\" width=\"450\" height=\"35\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9669605 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9669605\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b62f3ec\" data-id=\"b62f3ec\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0e78f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0e78f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-12\">\n<h1 class=\"articlepagetitle_heading\"><span style=\"color: #990000;\">From Archives (2007):<\/span> Wine Feature- A Date with Burgundy Beauties<\/h1>\n<div class=\"articlepageintroline\">December 3 2007: Wines from Burgundy can vary from mediocre to sublime but they are never boring. Tasting wines from 3 well-known producers organised by Sonarys last week was a delectable experience, says Subhash Arora who was present at Hotel Taj Mahal on the Thursday afternoon.<\/div>\n<div class=\"articledata\">\n<p>If one considers the grape varietals used in a region, Burgundy is perhaps the easiest to understand. With a few minor variations, Chardonnay is the grape for whites and Pinot Noir makes the feminine red wines. But it gets complex-hill from there on.<\/p>\n<p>Due to the inheritance laws enacted during Napoleon&#8217;s regime, the vineyards have to be bequeathed to all members of the family-whether they are interested in or deserve the inheritance or not. This has resulted in fragmentation of vineyards; ownerships of a single row of vines or production of one barrel of wine is not uncommon. No wonder wine aficionados consider Burgundy as the last frontier.<\/p>\n<p>In such scenario, the names of Domaine Faiveley which owns 115 h\/A and Bouchard P\u00e9re &amp; Fils with134 h\/A as one of the biggest are noteworthy-not only for quantity but also quality. With several wines with Grand Cru Appellation (the highest in Burgundy echelon) and the Premier Cru (the next highest appellation) tucked under their belt and a few of them to be presented at the Rick&#8217;s Bar at hotel Taj Mahal by Sanjay Menon, owner of Sonarys of Mumbai, it promised to be a long but enjoyable afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>For white wine lovers, there were also wines from a much smaller but leader of the Macon region, Southern part of Burgundy- Chateau de Fuiss\u00e9, was the third Beauty presented by Philip Tuinder, the Dutch son-in-law of Vincents-the current owners.<\/p>\n<p>In all 19 wines were tasted. If this were not enough, 13 more were available for a quick tasting, if one had the time and chauffer to carry one home. These also included the other two appellations of Burgundy- Village and the more generic regional (Bourgogne). Bruno Pepin had the audience taste the Bouchard beauties.<\/p>\n<p>In Burgundy, the vintages depend a lot on the vagaries of nature. Perin emphasised it does not mean that one should not buy wines of poor vintages but it is more important to drink these wines at the right time. For instance, Bouchard 2000 is ok to drink now while 1999 is not ready yet, though it will turn out to be a great vintage 10 years hence. Similarly 2004 is a &#8216;useful&#8217; vintage as it is expected to mature faster.<\/p>\n<p>The flight of whites took the taste buds from the entry level Bourgogne Blanc JJ Vincent 2006 from Chateau Fuiss\u00e9 costing a modest Rs.810 to the hotels lucky enough to buy them duty free in Delhi. There were also top-of\u2013the-chart elegant and complex wines like Chevalier Montrachet Grand Cru 2004 from Domaine Bouchard, that will linger in the mind for a long time.<\/p>\n<p>It was not a matter of concern for the tasters that the &#8216;Chevalier&#8217; costs Rs.14,010 a bottle (don&#8217;t miss the Rs.10 \u2013 these are a few of Sanjay&#8217;s favourite things) + VAT of Rs.2802 a bottle to the hotels-duty free. At a modest mark-up of 300%, it would be listed for Rs.42000 (+VAT of Rs.8400) which may be rather steep for us ordinary mortals. But those of us in Delhi should feel good because our brethren in Mumbai will have to shell out Rs. 126,000, give or take! (my calculator gives up calculating the VAT that would make the finance ministry officials salivate).<\/p>\n<p>The beauty of wines presented was also in that many different village appellations were at hand-Meursault, Corton, Savigny-Les-Beaune, Mercurey, Gevry Chambertin (Mazis Chambertin Grand Cru 1999 from Faiveley was my favourite), and Month\u00e9lie etc. depicting different styles of winemaking.<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t know how much he set the 3 producers back financially, but the passionate Sanjay converted the tasting of the 19 Burgundy beauties (and 13) into a Burgundy Seminar by bringing out a booklet that described not only all the appellations (inclusion of Beaujolais who consider themselves an independent appellation notwithstanding), but also including the maps of all the vineyards which otherwise can be very confusing for a novice or a connoisseur alike, unless he is from Burgundy or married into a Burgundy family.<\/p>\n<p>Sanjay was ably assisted by the staff at the Rick&#8217;s who seemed to be visibly and understandably confused in their back-end operation involving 32 wines behind the bar counter. The service for the tasting earned them the 5-stars though.<\/p>\n<p>Burgundy wines may disappoint but they cannot be boring. Wines tasted this afternoon from Ch\u00e2teau de puiss\u00e9, Domaine Faiveley and Bouchard P\u00e9re and Fils showed that a fine producer can make any vintage come out a winner, the style notwithstanding.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wines Tasted<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Bourgogne Blanc JJ Vincent 2006 Faiveley <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/images\/rating_image\/2-5_white.jpg\" width=\"35\" height=\"12\"><br>\n2. Macon-Villages Champ Brule 2005 JJ Vincent <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/images\/rating_image\/2-5_white.jpg\" width=\"35\" height=\"12\"><br>\n3. Saint-Veran 2004 Ch. Fuiss\u00e9 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/images\/rating_image\/3-5_white.jpg\" width=\"48\" height=\"12\"><br>\n4. Pouilly Fuiss\u00e9 Tete de Cru 2003 Ch Fuiss\u00e9<br>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/images\/rating_image\/4_white.jpg\" width=\"49\" height=\"12\"><\/p>\n<p>5. Month\u00e9lie Les Duresses 2005 Bouchard Pere<br>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/images\/rating_image\/3-5.jpg\" width=\"48\" height=\"12\"><\/p>\n<p>6. Mercurey 1er Cru Clos des Myglands Monopole 2005<br>\nFaiveley <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/images\/rating_image\/3-5.jpg\" width=\"48\" height=\"12\"><br>\n7. Savigny-Les-Beaune Les Lavi\u00e9res 2005 Bouchard<br>\nPere <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/images\/rating_image\/3-5.jpg\" width=\"48\" height=\"12\"><br>\n8. Beaune Marconnets 2005 Bouchard Pere <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/images\/rating_image\/3-5.jpg\" width=\"48\" height=\"12\"><br>\n9. Beaune Greves Enfant Jesus 2004 Bouchard Pere <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/images\/rating_image\/4.jpg\" width=\"49\" height=\"12\"><br>\n10. Nuits St -Georges 1er Cru Aux Chaignots 2002 Faiveley<br>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/images\/rating_image\/4-5.jpg\" width=\"62\" height=\"12\"><\/p>\n<p>11. Nuits St -Georges 1er Cru Les Porets 2002 Faiveley<br>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/images\/rating_image\/4-5.jpg\" width=\"62\" height=\"12\"><br>\n12. Gevry Chambertin 1er Cru Clos des Issarts 2005 Faiveley<br>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/images\/rating_image\/4.jpg\" width=\"49\" height=\"12\"><br>\n13. Le Corton Grand Cru 2000 Bouchard Pere <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/images\/rating_image\/4.jpg\" width=\"49\" height=\"12\"><br>\n14. Mazis Chambertin Grand Cru 1999, Faiveley <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/images\/rating_image\/5.jpg\" width=\"62\" height=\"12\"><br>\n15. Mercurey Clos Rochette 2005 Faiveley <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/images\/rating_image\/3-5_white.jpg\" width=\"48\" height=\"12\"><br>\n16. Meursault 2005 Bouchard Pere <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/images\/rating_image\/4_white.jpg\" width=\"49\" height=\"12\"><br>\n17. Meursault Le Porusot 2004 Bouchard Pere <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/images\/rating_image\/3-5_white.jpg\" width=\"48\" height=\"12\"><br>\n18. Meursault Genevri\u00e9res 2004 Bouchard Pere<br>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/images\/rating_image\/4_white.jpg\" width=\"49\" height=\"12\"><br>\n19. 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