Burgundy Tasting at Wine Watch with Alex Gambal
Saturday, February 25, 2012 - 07:00 PM
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Alex Gambal has taken Burgundy by storm. He moved to Burgundy in the early 1990's to work for trail blazer Becky Wasserman, fell in love with the people, wines and lifestyle of the vigneron. This experience prompted him to open his own negociant firm in 1997. Tonight, we will explore the world of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir and the diversity of terroir that is the Cote De Beaune and the Cote de Nuits, aka the golden slopes of Burgundy explained by the one, the only, Alex Gambal. Chef Toni Lampasone will be making a special meal focusing on the peasant food of this region and a selection of authentic cheese to accompany the tasting wines. The fee for this tasting is $95 + tax for reservations call 954-523-9463.
Tasting Line up:
2009 Alex Gambal Bourgogne Chardonnay
Price: $26.25 Sale $23.10
Quantity in Stock: 18
Alex’s Bourgogne Chardonnay continues to come from several parcels located in Meursault, the Haute Cote and now from their own parcel in Volnay. In 2011 Alex Gambal became the first vintner in Burgundy from the US to own a parcel of Grand Cru Batard Montrachet, this is a testament to his commitment to this area and his knowledge of the business and its players.
Our Bourgogne Chardonnay now comes from several parcels located in Meursault, Puligny and our parcel in Volnay. Our parcel contributed about 50% of the total this year. The 2009 is very concentrated pure chardonnay that is delicious today. (I am often asked what did you declassify to put in this wine?) As usual we vinified the wine in 10-15% new oak and we made 750 cases.
2009 Alex Gambal St. Aubin
Price: $46.50 Sale $40.92
Quantity in Stock: 21
The Dents de Chien and its rocky soil that drains so well again gave us magnificent grapes in 2009. As usual we were the last to pick and again there is a wonderful richness and “hot rock” stoniness you get from Dents de Chien. We made 300 cases in ~ 20% new oak.
2009 Alex Gambal Chassagne Montrachet Maltroie
Price: $72.00 Sale $63.36
Quantity in Stock: 5
The second year from our vines with lower yields due to our conversion to biodynamic farming. In 2009 the wine is especially frank and built of aging with a wonderful marriage of fruit, stoniness and 20% new oak. 175 cases made.
2009 Alex Gambal Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru
Price: $139.50 Sale $122.76
Quantity in Stock: 7
As with Meursault the Corton hill. especially the Pernand side has the freshness and tension we love in white Burgundy. Another of the 2009s that has gotten more defined since bottling this wine will reach its apogee in 9 years as the 2002 has. We made 100 cases in 50% new oak.
2009 Alex Gambal Bourgogne Rouge Cuvee Les Doux Papis
Price: $27.75 Sale $22.20
Quantity in Stock: 22
2009 Alex Gambal Savigny Les Beaune Rouge
Price: $36.00 Sale $28.80
Quantity in Stock: 17
2009 Alex Gambal Chambolle Musigny
Price: $63.75 Sale $56.10
Quantity in Stock: 22
As with the Vosne the perfume of its terroir is clear from the glass but there is an extra dimension to the mouth feel due to on barrel that was whole clusters. This added dimension makes this the most exciting and complex Chambolle we have ever made. We used 1/3 new oak and made 150 cases.
2009 Alex Gambal Vosne Romanee Vielle Vignes
Price: $68.25 Sale $60.06
Quantity in Stock: 26
When I want to show someone what is "terroir" I often show our Vosne that has the classic spicy nose and mouth feel. Along with its terroir the wine explodes for the glass with the wonderful ripe fruit of 2009. We made 175 cases with ~ 1/3 new oak.
A very spiced and nuanced wine on the nose with a good amount of that animal nuance compared to the 2009 Sea Smoke Southing, which this wine was tasted alongside. Smokey bacon fat nuance, all-spice and fresh earth, truffle hints very exotic bouquet with wild strawberry and red cherry like fruit, lovely intensity. Smooth and decadent texture on the tongue, silky velvety with a good amount of tannins but silky and ripe. A very long and layered finish with incredible length for a village wine. Finish 50+ Most Excellent
2009 Alex Gambal Echezeaux Grand Cru
Price: $192.00 Sale $169
Quantity in Stock: 8
Many of you fondly remember the Echezeaux we made from 1998 until 2005 and how it was always a wine of elegance, spiciness and a perfume of violets. When our supplier retired we lost this wonderful source and finally in 2009 we found a worthy replacement. The 2009 has a silkiness that is what we love in great Burgundy and is a text book example of what pinot noir can be. We only made 2 barrels; 50 cases of which 1/2 is new oak.
