Blind. Full golden color. Medium (paler) aroma of clean white/yellow fruit. Round. More oaky on the palate with a little less stuffing than the Gouges. Nice enough.
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My first Pinot "Gouges," this was an interesting bottle of wine. I found it distinctive and good, though not necessarily memorable. There is good minerality and a nice velvety texture, but not a lot of depth or complexity. The most interesting aspect of drinking this is that, once the wine opens up, it is clearly white Burgundy, though equally clearly not Chardonnay. I just find it remarkable that a wine can speak of its place of origin so clearly even when an unfamiliar grape is involved.
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9/25/2010 - western wrote: 89 Points
Deep golden colour. Nice nose offering up citrus, nuts,white fruit. lovely palate with good fruit and acidity in balance. Longish finish.
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8/15/2006 - Burgundy Al wrote: 86 Points
Nuits St.-Georges Dinner, Mostly Leroy (Blackbird - Chicago IL): Blind. Pleasant but simple fruit with little floral charm. Short finish driven by some good, interesting minerality. Drink young.
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8/15/2006 - winefool wrote: 91 Points
Blind. Full golden color. Medium (paler) aroma of clean white/yellow fruit. Round. More oaky on the palate with a little less stuffing than the Gouges. Nice enough.
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11/12/2005 - DChan wrote:
My first Pinot "Gouges," this was an interesting bottle of wine. I found it distinctive and good, though not necessarily memorable. There is good minerality and a nice velvety texture, but not a lot of depth or complexity. The most interesting aspect of drinking this is that, once the wine opens up, it is clearly white Burgundy, though equally clearly not Chardonnay. I just find it remarkable that a wine can speak of its place of origin so clearly even when an unfamiliar grape is involved.
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