Rene Engel Dinner (Benoit Bistro, Manhattan): Delicious red fruits. More rustic than some of the other examples. Very drinkable, but the acid is showing a touch more pronounced than I might have expected.
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Drunk over 2 nights.Opened 1 hour beforehand with 30 mins in the glass.Whilst there was a flowery bouquet the wine was not nearly ready.The wine opened up on day 2 but still somewhat closed.Some fruit but still backward; elegant nonetheless.I think this wine needs at least another 5 years of cellaring.Nonetheless an enjoyable drink which could be so much better.
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Stored in cool Whistler cellar less than 45 degrees F and part of a vertical tasting of Engel Clos Vougeot. Medium ruby with sweet Alpine strawberry nose. Impressive Montmorency cherry palate with a freshly harvested cranberry finish. Fabulously complex and needs time. These Engel Clos Vougeot’s are delicious mid-term and built for the long haul. Best 2030-2050.
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3/15/2024 - hprphf wrote: 94 Points
René Engel: Showing very good vintage fruit quality but a bit darker/more purple and shyer than others. Stands out stylistically as different. 94
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3/15/2024 - nmmnori Likes this wine: 92 Points
Rene Engel Dinner (Benoit Bistro, Manhattan): Delicious red fruits. More rustic than some of the other examples. Very drinkable, but the acid is showing a touch more pronounced than I might have expected.
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12/21/2023 - Rpfe Likes this wine: 92 Points
Drunk over 2 nights.Opened 1 hour beforehand with 30 mins in the glass.Whilst there was a flowery bouquet the wine was not nearly ready.The wine opened up on day 2 but still somewhat closed.Some fruit but still backward; elegant nonetheless.I think this wine needs at least another 5 years of cellaring.Nonetheless an enjoyable drink which could be so much better.
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12/27/2021 - ricardito Likes this wine: 96 Points
Stored in cool Whistler cellar less than 45 degrees F and part of a vertical tasting of Engel Clos Vougeot. Medium ruby with sweet Alpine strawberry nose. Impressive Montmorency cherry palate with a freshly harvested cranberry finish. Fabulously complex and needs time. These Engel Clos Vougeot’s are delicious mid-term and built for the long haul. Best 2030-2050.
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12/23/2021 - jchan1 wrote: 96 Points
Perfume and dark berry aromatics. Impeccably balanced, focused and complex. Lots of chew. One of the few Vougeots that I like - archetypal Engel.
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