March 14, 2019 - Wow.
March 6, 2019 - Opened several hours prior, and consumed with Iberico pork at Proof DSM, this wine was in a very very nice place. A tad introverted at first, it slowly emerges with orange peel and a variety of spice notes. The mouthfeel is soft, the tannins melting somewhat. The wine is light on its feet, yet with real underlying power. Long finish. This wine, at roughly midlife, hits most of the "maturing" burg notes for me. Highly pleasurable.
December 31, 2016 - This is green and will never lose it!
It has age via colour but is locked in a time warp of development, the primary,green, covers up the secondary.
Keep away from 96 red burgundies, forever young( and green!)
September 1, 2016 - Very good. Floral with flowers, red fruit, stems and integrated oak. Very ready and transperent.
April 16, 2016 - Sous bois, cherry, nose has an intensity but complexity is somewhat absent; palate is smooth, rounded, integrated, faded fruits; depth, persistence, poise; later - some pear emerging on nose and palate, increasingly integrated
March 19, 2011 - A success for 96 with great balance. Fine acidity, tannins and depth of fruit and slight wild forest floor component. Touch of tertiary development adding nice complexity. Great length. Serious stuff.
November 12, 2009 - Sotheby's pre-auction tasting: fantastic! forest floor magic with a bed of freshly picked chilled red berries on top. what structure. really drinking well right now. finish goes on and on. going to bed I thought I could still feel the taste of this one particular wine.
September 17, 2009 - The Grand Crew- French Wines 10 years and older (Lockwood Restaurant, Chicago IL): nose: very young on the nose with primary tones of red cherries, earthen tones, dark red fruits, raspberries, and nuanced tones of dark florals. Comes off as fairly primary, but with great depth, and is wide open right now. Very classy, but still holding a slight bit back right now
taste: pretty medium feel with medium/high acidity that one would expect from a 96. Pure silk across the palate with reserved, but fresh tones of raspberries, dark berries, dark red fruits, and a good helping of red cherries along with some spice tones
overall: still very primary and is a marathon wine. This will probably take at least another 6-8 years to really get into the next gear and comes off as a wine that could be a 40-50 year wine in a quality cellar. The primary aspect of it is extremely enjoyable right now, but isn't as evolved as the 98 was before it, which for me was slightly preferred, but it may be a different story in 10 years
June 14, 2009 - this is starting to brown a bit, but had a rich nose of soil, black berries and a bit of char...quite in keeping with the terroir. I expected this to be tannic, being a '96 and all, but it was full resolved and drinking beautifully. Probably has a few years left, but no reason to wait.
August 23, 2008 - Significant grip and complexity with aged tannins. A fine Clos Vougeot that defies the potential for disappointment.