Identification of the Wine The Judges' Overall Ranking:
Wine F is 2002 Latriciere Chambertin tied for 1st place
Wine G is 2006 Chambertin Clos de Beze tied for 1st place
Wine C is 1999 Gevrey Chambertin Clos St. Jacques ........ 3rd place
Wine B is 2005 Charmes Chambertin ........ 4th place
Wine D is 2003 Chappelle Chambertin ........ 5th place
Wine E is 1995 Mazis Chambertin ........ 6th place
Wine A is 1996 Le Chambertin ........ 7th place
The Judges' Rankings
Judge Wine -> A B C D E F G
Dick 6 5 7 3 4 1 2
Bob 6 3 4 5 7 1 2
Zaki 4 6 3 7 1 5 2
Mike 7 3 2 5 6 1 4
Burt 6 5 2 4 7 3 1
Wine -> A B C D E F G
Group Ranking -> 7 4 3 5 6 1 1
Votes Against -> 29 22 18 24 25 11 11
(5 is the best possible, 35 is the worst)
Here is a measure of the correlation in the preferences of the judges which ranges between 1.0 (perfect correlation) and 0.0 (no correlation):
W = 0.4171
The probability that random chance could be responsible for this correlation is quite small, 0.0514. Most analysts would say that since this probability is less than 0.1, the judges' preferences appear to be strongly related.
We now analyze how each taster's preferences are correlated with the group preference.
A correlation of 1.0 means that the taster's preferences are a perfect predictor of the group's preferences.
A 0.0 means no correlation, while a -1.0 means that the taster has the reverse ranking of the group. This is measured by the correlation R.
Correlation Between the Ranks of each Person With the Average Ranking of Others
Judge Spearman's Rho
Burt 0.7143
Mike 0.7042
Bob 0.6487
Dick 0.4865
Zaki -0.0357
The wines were preferred by the judges in the following order. When the preferences of the judges are strong enough to permit meaningful differentiation among the wines, they are separated by -------------------- and are judged to be significantly different.
1. tied for 1st place Wine F is 2002 Latriciere Chambertin
2. tied for 1st place Wine G is 2006 Chambertin Clos de Beze
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3. ........ 3rd place Wine C is 1999 Gevrey Chambertin Clos St. Jacques
4. ........ 4th place Wine B is 2005 Charmes Chambertin
5. ........ 5th place Wine D is 2003 Chappelle Chambertin
6. ........ 6th place Wine E is 1995 Mazis Chambertin
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7. ........ 7th place Wine A is 1996 Le Chambertin
We now test whether the ranksums AS A WHOLE provide a significant ordering. The Friedman Chi-Square value is 12.514. The probability that this could happen by chance is 0.051.
We now undertake a more detailed examination of the pair-wise rank correlations that exist between pairs of judges. First, we present a table in which you can find the correlation for any pair of judges, by finding one of the names in the left hand margin and the other name on top of a column. A second table arranges these correlations in descending order and marks which is significantly positive significantly negative, or not significant. This may allow you to find clusters of judges whose rankings were particularly similar or particularly dissimilar.
Pairwise Rank Correlations
Correlations must exceed in absolute value 0.753 for significance at the 0.05 level, and must exceed 0.676 for significance at the 0.10 level.
Correlation Array for the tasting is:
Dick Bob Zaki Mike Burt
Dick 1.000 0.536 -0.107 0.250 0.286
Bob 0.536 1.000 -0.250 0.821 0.750
Zaki -0.107 -0.250 1.000 -0.214 0.000
Mike 0.250 0.821 -0.214 1.000 0.643
Burt 0.286 0.750 0.000 0.643 1.000
Pairwise correlations in descending order
0.821 Bob and Mike Significantly positive
0.750 Bob and Burt Significantly positive
0.643 Mike and Burt Not significant
0.536 Dick and Bob Not significant
0.286 Dick and Burt Not significant
0.250 Dick and Mike Not significant
0.000 Zaki and Burt Not significant
-0.107 Dick and Zaki Not significant
-0.214 Zaki and Mike Not significant
-0.250 Bob and Zaki Not significant
COMMENT:
Overall this was a repeat of a previous tasting in 2021. The wines were glorious. There was numerous agreement amongst the group and we have never had a joint winner. The longevity of these Chambertins was remarkable and a testament to the greatness of Chambertin. It is also a testimony to the joy of great mature Burgundy that is between 20-30 years of age.
The range of wines included most of the great vineyards of Chambertin over a series of top vintages. In terms of the top two wines while the 2002 is the most famous vintage the 2006 also produced great wines. Also worth comment is that top two wines were both from negotiants, these are often seen as less prestigious as domaine wines but they can clearly hold their own with these wines. Giradin for the Latricieres and Potel for the Clos de Beze.
There was concern expressed about the affordability of these wines today and the limited production of these wines does not help, especially given the growing global demand. The estimated price of the winners today is $350-400 a bottle if they can be found.
One of the wines had a defective cork. It was the Mazis 1995 from Domaine Laurent. The underlying quality of the wine however still ensured it held up against the others. This wine in our previous tasting came 2nd.
The delicious cheeses complimented the wines to make it a truly memorable experience.
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