René Engel: Weirdest of the Vougeot flight, which are all somewhat different. Showing some vintage herbal qualities but not medicinal, dark broody fruit, spicy but not quite sexy. Clearly of quality just quite different, which is not surprising given the producer. 93
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Rene Engel Dinner (Benoit Bistro, Manhattan): Similar in vein to the 02 and dominated by 96 characteristics. Acidity was very pronounced and the wine was extremely rustic. Almost exhibited a gevery-like funk / animal.
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Blind tasting. Orange, brick rim, oxidized blood red center. Red fruits, herbs, tea, smoke, tobacco, leather, hawthorn, orange peel and incense. Very tannic and bony structure.
Wine was aged prematurely for a 1996 Grand Cru. Label stated the bottle was imported by a merchant, Stacole, in Florida. Back then wine was shipped by sea and without climate controlled. The bottle, along with others in the lot, might have been exposed to heat during transport.
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Not my best bottle of this, unusually bretty. Only partially blows off and you never get a great look at the purity of fruit that should be here. Technically sound underneath, has robust red fruit, clean bottles should be very good. See 4/20/18, 11/18/20 notes.
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3/15/2024 - hprphf wrote: 93 Points
René Engel: Weirdest of the Vougeot flight, which are all somewhat different. Showing some vintage herbal qualities but not medicinal, dark broody fruit, spicy but not quite sexy. Clearly of quality just quite different, which is not surprising given the producer. 93
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3/15/2024 - nmmnori Likes this wine: 91 Points
Rene Engel Dinner (Benoit Bistro, Manhattan): Similar in vein to the 02 and dominated by 96 characteristics. Acidity was very pronounced and the wine was extremely rustic. Almost exhibited a gevery-like funk / animal.
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11/18/2023 - The Vines That Bind wrote: 94 Points
Great bottle, much better than that last a year ago. Mix of pure red fruit and a certain sauvage / wild rusticity. Loads of spice, darker fruit.
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7/21/2023 - GuanYu Likes this wine: 93 Points
Blind tasting. Orange, brick rim, oxidized blood red center. Red fruits, herbs, tea, smoke, tobacco, leather, hawthorn, orange peel and incense. Very tannic and bony structure.
Wine was aged prematurely for a 1996 Grand Cru. Label stated the bottle was imported by a merchant, Stacole, in Florida. Back then wine was shipped by sea and without climate controlled. The bottle, along with others in the lot, might have been exposed to heat during transport.
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11/25/2022 - The Vines That Bind wrote: 92 Points
Not my best bottle of this, unusually bretty. Only partially blows off and you never get a great look at the purity of fruit that should be here. Technically sound underneath, has robust red fruit, clean bottles should be very good. See 4/20/18, 11/18/20 notes.
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