December 2/09 TRADE TASTING: Mailly Champagne, Boillot, LeMoine, Hendry

 The Time and Date: Wednesday, December 2, 2009  3 PM to 4:40 PM
The Event: trade tasting of Mailly Champagne, Hendry (Napa), Henri
Boillot and Lucien LeMoine wines, represented by Artisanal Wine
Imports.
The Venue: Fine Wine Reserve, King and Spadina
The Target Audience: wine trade.
The Availability/Catalogue: all wines were available but quantities
were limited.
The Quote/Background: Mailly, now being introduced into Canada, is one
of 17 grand cru villages, producing 500,000 bottles a year.
The Wines:

 

**** Four Stars (91+ in Quality/Price Rating terms):
-Mailly Champagne Grand Cru Brut Rose NV, $74.95 90PN/10Ch
-Mailly Champagne Grand Cru L'Air Millesime Brut 2005, $104.95
60PN/40Ch
-Mailly Champagne Grand Cru Les Echansons Millesime Brut 1999, $117.95
75PN/25Ch
-H. Boillot Savigny Les Beaune Blanc 2004 Vergelesse, $65.95

 

***1/2 Three and a Half Stars (88 – 90 in Quality/Price Rating terms):
-Mailly Champagne Grand Cru Brut Reserve NV, $58.95 75PN/25Ch
-Mailly Champagne Grand Cru L'Air Millesime Brut 2005, $89.95 75PN/25Ch
-H. Boillot Volnay Les Chevrets 2004, $79.95
-Lucien LeMoine Bourgogne Blanc 2005, $49.95 – oaked
-Lucien LeMoine Gevrey Chambertin Lavaut St Jacques 2006, $125
-Lucien LeMoine Clos de Vougeot 2006, $275
-Hendry Pinot Noir 2006 Napa, $49.95

 

*** Three Stars (85 – 87 in Quality/Price Rating terms):
-Hendry Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 Napa, $78.95

 

The Food: none at the trade tasting.
The Contact Person: bob@artisanalwineimports.com
The Marketing Effectiveness (numerical grade): 86.

 

 

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