Domaine Confuron Cotetidot, Chambolle-Musigny Premier Cru, Derriere la Grange

Canard a la Presse with Pinot Noir (Porcine, Oxford Street) : Ashy whole bunch, pretty black and red berry fruits, sweet oak spice, a little fruit lozenge note. Juicy, fleshy, the whole bunch is more integrated on the palate, plentiful texture is quite silky, dark hued fruits, long, nice, a good time to consume for those who enjoy prefer fruit.

Coravin fun - Burgundy & Bordeaux (My place, Burwood) : from Coravin. Generous red hued fruits shows mostly berries, a little sweet spice, fruit lozenge, very slightly ashy notes that grow with time in the glass, forest floor, blackberry and earth with time. Pretty nose. Juicy, fleshy the whole bunch a little more obvious on the palate, softly textured tannic burr is married o the red fruits, elegant, charming, a little simple on the palate, perhaps a little more time …

Red fruits, some tenderness, but not yet fully open -- potential for further improvement. Cellared since original release.

At first, the nose is missing... with time muted cherry pit emerges, with a strong ashy note and stems. The palate is bitter cherry with some grip, rustic and again stems are prominent. The finish is slightly austere and disjointed, with some hints of green notes. Well below par at this stage.

This wine just doesn't seem to be moving. Cassis and dark cherry, a bit of chalkiness, still some tannin. Cellared since original release.

Red fruits, spices, a bit less body than one finds in most other vintages for this wine; somewhat chalky tannins, although not so much that they interfere with current drinking. Difficult to know where this wine is going from here. Not for those who have problems with whole cluster wines! Cellared since original release.

Coravin fun - Burgundy (My place, Kent Street) : From Coravin. Stalks! But controlled...a touch of ashiness and Asian five spice, very slight soy, over red berried fruits. Juicy, medium plus intensity acidity, savoury and tight, stalks present on the palate a little more aggressively, chalky tannins. Hmm. Time to settle down?

Burgundy goes open and closed. This wine is in a relatively shut-down phase, although helped tremendously by a decant and half an hour in the decanter. Dark fruits, sensual, but also some tannin and lacking the full complexity that will come.

Pop and pour, followed over two days. Somewhat bold and dark red fruit, fairly intense and not quite settled, with some elevated acidity and new oak to resolve. Much more drinkable on day two, some charm to it as well, just not very full or interesting. There’s an acceptable amount of green edges (pyrazines) though it’s just a bit thin and dilute, beneath expectations for this cru.

From Coravin. Stalky ashiness, red berry, slightly earthy. Juicy, ashy, tannic, red berries, simple, nice but young.

Burgundy "Masterclass" - Day 1 (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) : [From Coravin] Distinct notes of stem/whole-bunch characters (ash), and some bottle-age (leather, gamey character). There is a generic herbaceous/vegetal character, and generic red fruit notes. Great structure of medium level acidity and tannins. Relatively simple.

Pinot and Pate matching (KC's place) : From Coravin. Cranberry and stalks, very fruit and the fruit smells crunchy if that is possible. And so it proves on the palate. Some tannic burr joins in and it travels long. Yum.

Coravin fun - Burgundy practice #1 (Kennards, Waterloo) : From Coravin. Stalky and spicy but quite rich as well with tarragon and berries. more of the same on the palate with grainy tannins. Time required for me. Okay.