Hi All
I am organising a tasting in a few weeks titled "A world of Pinot Noir"
I have assembled 2 Oz Pinots, 1 from the Yarra Valley & 1 from the
Mornington Peninsula, a Kiwi Pinot & 1 from Oregon. I am very happy
with all these wines but as the glaring hole in my wine knowledge is
Europe, I am struggling to choose a good Burgundy. I am really after
something typical of the region, that a Francophile would identify as
Burgundian on first sniff, something that will help demonstrate to the
tasters the differences between New & Old World Pinots (the tasting is
paid for and largely for educational purposes, mostly intermediates
with a couple of know it alls thrown in). I've had a couple of wines
recommended to me from a merchant (who has been reasonably helpful in
the past and is helping to organise a guest speaker)and I'd like to
know if anybody has tasted either these particular wines or other
vintages. Also any recommendations for wines that you think might be
available here in Oz would also be great. My budget for the event is
around $80 - $90 Oz.

The recommended wines are -
Clavelier Vosne Roman=E9e "Hautes Maizi=E8res" 2002. $79.90
Clavelier Vosne Roman=E9e "La Combe Br=FBl=E9e" 2002. $86.90
Jean Grivot Vosne Roman=E9e "Les Bossi=E8res" 2001. $86.90
Jean Grivot Nuits St. Georges "Les Lavi=E8res" 2001. $71.90

The other wines I am using are -
2003 Coldstream Hills Pinot Noir - Yarra Valley $20
2001 Winbirra Vineyards Pinot Noir - Mornington Peninsula $25
2001 Argyle Reserve Pinot Noir - Willamette Valley, Oregon USA $50
2002 Ata Rangi Pinot Noir - Martinborough, New Zealand $70
I will post notes after the tasting. Thanks in advance
Cheers Andrew