28-50, London
Tasted Thursday, February 23, 2012 by SimonG with 355 views
Dark, slightly smokey nose. Similar styling to the 99 Villages - quite dark but a sense here of a bit more freshness on the front of the atatck. Fragrant, a little denser than I was expecting. With time the Mortet seems to have a little more including, surprisingly, elegance. ***1/2
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A touch lighter than the barthod on the nose, but still quite drk in profile. Lighter and fresher on the palate though. An earthy meatiness here. General consensus (of three) is that there's a gevrey character. With time this opens up and shows more elegance and more of a fragrant, floral element. Showing better than the Barthod. ****
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Another very ense, dark, quite concentrated nose. Overall a touch surly. Seems as if it may be very slughtly corked. A bit mean and not quite bright or right. ***/NR
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Far lighter in colour than the 96 or indeed any of the previous wines. Curious nose of peanut brittle that blows off after a while and shows a far lighter profile. Light, fragrant, what I was expecting for Chambolle. Lighter, more fragrant, scented, very pretty. A lovely minerality and femininity. I like this very much. ****1/2
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A touch reduced on the nose, but this seems to cure itself with air. Quite fragrant and a degree of freshness.Benefits from being served a bit cooler than the BB earlier. Prettier and more elegant. Lovely. Good red fruit, nice shape and decent length. Showing the same fresh grapefruit character on the nose as the 93 Mortet BB. ****
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Rounder, more red fruited and slightly more relaxd and open on the nose. Really quite attractive. A little riper and rounder than the 01 BB. Less charm. Nonetheless, very drinkable. With air it does come across as a little lifted/polished. Doesn't quite show the quality that the first impression hinted at. ****
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Very 2002 red fruited, generous, round, almost exuberant. Comes across on the palate as a little dusty and a little warm, but it's certainly quite fun in a slightly obvious way. I think I enjoyed it slightly less than others. ***1/2 for me now, though I can see **** whenit calms down and shows some development.
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1999 Domaine Ghislaine Barthod Chambolle-Musigny 87 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny
En magnum. Qite a dark dense nose, witha slightly strange edge to it, a little reduced I think. Seems to lift with a bit of air. Dense with velvety tannins. Smooth with reasonable length. Surprisingly full for a village Chambolle, certainly more so than I was expecting. Curious one this - over a couple of hours it changes quite dramatically in the glass - reduced, to quite dense, then seemingly oxidised, then a bit volatile, then back to good dark red fruit. All in all a bit enigmatic, but very drinkable once the reduction lifted. ***
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