Bourgogne Party by Vova Ulianov
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Boris Buliga
A small and humble party dedicated to Bourgogne wines. Forget Aragorn, Vova is our new king.
Some people want to see the world a better place. I didn't watch the Ocean's Twelve movie. But I guess they depicted something similar to what happened this Friday. Twelve people, eight magnificent bottles from Burgundy and only 90 minutes to taste them blindly, rate and attempt to guess. A bit stressful in a therapeutic way. Vova Ulianov knows how to finish this daunting week. And he sets a high bar when it comes to wine tasting events. Bravo.
Any rules? All bottles are served blind, and no one except the waiter knows the order. All wines are revealed at the end. The list of wines is known upfront. What? You say it's easy? Believe it or not, only 25% of participants guessed at least half of the bottles.
Anyway, here is the list of wines in the order they were served.
| Wine | Place | rms Average score calculated using the root mean square method, reflecting the collective assessment of a wine by participants. | wavg Weighted average score for the wine, where each participant's rating is adjusted for their wine assessment expertise. | sdev Standard deviation measures the controversy of a wine's reception. A lower value signifies greater consensus among participants. | fav Count of participants who selected this wine as their evening's favourite. | out Number of participants who identified this wine as their least favourite of the evening. | price Price of the wine, if available. | volume Volume of the bottle in litres. | QPR Quality-price ratio, indicating value for money. A higher number denotes better value. Available when price is known. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏅 5th | 4.1390 | 4.1442 | 0.0121 | 2 | 0 | UAH 5,490.00 | 0.75 L | 0.5935 😐 | |
| 🏅 4th | 4.1664 | 4.1695 | 0.0118 | 1 | 0 | UAH 2,490.00 | 0.75 L | 0.9288 🤔 | |
| 🏅 8th | 3.9653 | 3.9384 | 0.0221 | 0 | 0 | UAH 2,450.00 | 0.75 L | 0.5835 😐 | |
| 🏅 6th | 4.1268 | 4.1291 | 0.0152 | 1 | 0 | UAH 1,950.00 | 0.75 L | 0.9652 🤔 | |
| 🥇 1st | 4.2814 | 4.3302 | 0.0189 | 4 | 0 | UAH 10,900.00 | 0.75 L | 0.6219 😐 | |
| 🏅 7th | 4.0495 | 4.1144 | 0.0366 | 0 | 0 | UAH 5,900.00 | 0.75 L | 0.5384 😐 | |
| 🥉 3rd | 4.1047 | 4.1791 | 0.0383 | 1 | 0 | UAH 2,390.00 | 0.75 L | 0.9670 🤔 | |
| 🥈 2nd | 4.1975 | 4.2198 | 0.0144 | 3 | 0 | UAH 2,271.00 | 0.75 L | 1.0799 😊 |
Philippe Pacalet Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Chaumes 2016
- Region
- France » Burgundy » Côte d'Or » Côte de Nuits » Vosne-Romanée AOC
- Type
- red still, dry
- Producer
- Philippe Pacalet
- Vintage
- 2016
- Grapes
- Pinot Noir
- Alcohol
- 13
- Volume
- 750 mL
This wine secured the 🏅 5th place in our wine tasting lineup.
What a beautiful and delicate bouquet! Red flowers, dried cherry and underbrush. The oak is well integrated, and the age starts to kick in. Almost perfectly balanced medium body with a long and flavourful aftertaste. It also has a pleasant finish of rotting bark. Quaffable. Guessed the bottle.
Chandon de Briailles Pernand-Vergelesses 1er Cru Les Vergelesses 2019
- Region
- France » Burgundy » Côte d'Or » Côte de Beaune » Pernand-Vergelesses AOC
- Type
- red still, dry
- Producer
- Chandon de Briailles
- Vintage
- 2019
- Grapes
- Pinot Noir
- Alcohol
- 13.5
- Sugar
- 1
- Volume
- 750 mL
This wine secured the 🏅 4th place in our wine tasting lineup.
My bet was on Chandon de Briailles based on age perception alone. It's fruitier with a heavier oak influence. Briar, marigold, strawberry and dill. Maybe I wasn't in the mood, but the funkiness was overwhelming. Still, it's complex, elegant and vibrant. Great producer.
Domaine Derain Pommard Les Petits Noizons 2018
- Region
- France » Burgundy » Côte d'Or » Côte de Beaune » Pommard AOC
- Type
- red still, dry
- Producer
- Domaine Derain
- Vintage
- 2018
- Grapes
- Pinot Noir
- Alcohol
- 13.5
- Sugar
- 1
- Volume
- 750 mL
This wine secured the 🏅 8th place in our wine tasting lineup.
Ooof, a sniff and a sip is all we needed to guess the wine. Funky bouquet and mouthfeel. It's as spiky as the morning star. VA, cranberry, forest floor and rusty iron. High acidity, a bit fizzy and mineral on the palate.
Sylvain Pataille Marsannay Chardonnay rose 2020
- Region
- France » Burgundy » Côte d'Or » Côte de Nuits » Marsannay AOC
- Type
- white still, dry
- Producer
- Sylvain Pataille
- Vintage
- 2020
- Grapes
- Chardonnay
- Alcohol
- 13.5
- Volume
- 750 mL
This wine secured the 🏅 6th place in our wine tasting lineup.
This wine confused me a lot. On the one hand, it has all the qualities to be called a 'pussy crusher' (citation needed). Fried sunflower seeds, pompous stone fruits mixed with tropical fruits, and unmistakable MLF traces. On the other hand, it's complex and well-structured. Me? I didn't guess.
Frédéric Cossard Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Folatières 2018
- Region
- France » Burgundy » Côte d'Or » Côte de Beaune » Puligny-Montrachet AOC
- Type
- white still, dry
- Producer
- Frédéric Cossard
- Vintage
- 2018
- Grapes
- Chardonnay
- Alcohol
- 13.5
- Sugar
- 2
- Volume
- 750 mL
This wine secured the 🥇 1st place in our wine tasting lineup.
What a beautiful bouquet of pinecone jam, hop, juniper, sesame, pastry and white peach. An incredible concentration that still remains delicate. Almost perfectly balanced, round and persistent. It has a lovely bitter finish. It's all about balance. I guessed the producer but not the wine.
Leroy Bourgogne Blanc 2017
- Region
- France » Burgundy » Bourgogne AOC
- Type
- white still, dry
- Producer
- Leroy
- Wine
- Bourgogne Blanc
- Vintage
- 2017
- Grapes
- Chardonnay
- Alcohol
- 12.5
- Sugar
- 0
- Volume
- 750 mL
This wine secured the 🏅 7th place in our wine tasting lineup.
Beautiful and classical Chardonnay. Deep and sophisticated bouquet with well-integrated oak (same can be said about mouthfeel). Pear, sunflower seeds, honey and pineapple. A bit vulgar in a good sense. Almost perfectly balanced. Citrusy-mineral finish. I guessed the wine.
Domaine de Chassorney Saint-Romain Combe Bazin 2018
- Region
- France » Burgundy » Côte d'Or » Côte de Beaune » Saint-Romain AOC
- Type
- white still, dry
- Producer
- Domaine de Chassorney
- Vintage
- 2018
- Grapes
- Chardonnay
- Alcohol
- 13.5
- Sugar
- 1
- Volume
- 750 mL
This wine secured the 🥉 3rd place in our wine tasting lineup.
This bottle confused me a lot. It reminded me of Puligny or Chablis yet with a twist. Since it didn't remind the style of De Moor, I guessed the producer yet not the wine. Complex and intriguing wine. Fizzy and a bit funky. Bruised apples, cider, lemon and yeast (hey, autolysis). Vibrant, mineral, balanced and persistent. A beautiful bottle.
Alice et Olivier De Moor Chablis 1er Cru Vau de Vey 2018
- Region
- France » Burgundy » Chablis Premier Cru AOC
- Type
- white still, dry
- Producer
- Alice et Olivier De Moor
- Vintage
- 2018
- Grapes
- Chardonnay
- Alcohol
- 13
- Sugar
- 2.2
- Volume
- 750 mL
This wine secured the 🥈 2nd place in our wine tasting lineup.
I haven't tasted this particular wine but guessed it based on my other experience with Alice et Olivier De Moor wines. Precise and complex bouquet with baked apples, lemon candy, flowers, wet stone and honey. Intense, mineral, sophisticated and persistent. Would love to taste it again in a less rushy format.
Raw scores
| Wine | Max D | Anastasia Yu | Diana M | Anya I | David H | Roman R | Viktoriya Zh | Mykola T | Boris B | Serhii H | Andrii S | Vova U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.15 | 4.20 | 3.90 | 4.10 | 4.30 | 4.10 | 4.10 | 4.30 | 4.20 | 4.00 | 4.10 | 4.20 | |
| 4.28 | 4.20 | 4.00 | 4.20 | 4.20 | 4.20 | 4.00 | 4.10 | 4.00 | 4.20 | 4.30 | 4.30 | |
| 3.95 | 4.00 | 3.80 | 3.90 | 3.70 | 4.00 | 4.20 | 4.00 | 3.80 | 4.20 | 4.10 | 3.90 | |
| 4.20 | 4.30 | 4.10 | 4.20 | 4.00 | 4.30 | 4.00 | 4.30 | 4.00 | 4.10 | 4.00 | 4.00 | |
| 4.55 | 4.10 | 4.40 | 4.30 | 4.10 | 4.20 | 4.30 | 4.20 | 4.40 | 4.10 | 4.40 | 4.30 | |
| 4.44 | 4.00 | 3.80 | 4.10 | 4.30 | 4.10 | 3.70 | 4.10 | 4.10 | 4.00 | 3.90 | 4.00 | |
| 4.50 | 4.00 | 3.70 | 4.10 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.30 | 4.30 | 4.10 | 4.20 | |
| 4.25 | 4.10 | 4.00 | 4.30 | 4.30 | 4.20 | 4.20 | 4.30 | 4.20 | 4.00 | 4.10 | 4.40 |