April 4, 2024 - I would have preferred to keep this for a few more years but needed a suitable bottle from my wine fridge to take to a fish restaurant. This was certainly accessible and easy to drink with notes of cherry. Classy and elegant but I only wished I had left it a few more years to, no doubt improve.
November 25, 2023 - Brief tasting. Cherry, cola, raspberries, and minerals. A feminine Beaune.
November 5, 2023 - Pale ruby color. Medium to pronounced aromas of cherry, cranberry and stone. High acidity, low tannins, medium alcohol, light to medium body. Flavors of cherries, currants, baking spices and nice minerality. Long finish.
October 29, 2023 - Bourgogne visit 29/10-1/11-2023: Tasted 6 different cuvees in Bouchard's cellar. Limited comments.
This wine: Medium ruby high intensity but without appropriate concentration. Cherry and liquorice.
September 3, 2023 - remarkable poise, opaque at the edges but full red, floral aroma of rich cherries and lavender, soft undertones of powder, gentle entry with some powder with integrated finish
July 4, 2023 - Charming burgundy entering a drinking window with more developed character. Good cola and spice notes to this still relatively tight wine
May 7, 2023 - Delicious, mouth-filling wine delivering complex aromas and waves of flavor. Powerful bouquet of aged strawberry, spice, cinnamon and orange peel.
On the palate, medium to full-bodied, with lingering, deep, candied strawberry flavor and notes of prunes and spice. After one and a half hours the bouquet transformed into a dreamy cloud of perfume, and the wine tasted even softer. A gorgeous wine.
February 24, 2023 - 100% Pinot Noir
from the 3.36 ha monopole (since 1872) Clos de la Mousse with
south-east exposure and limesstone clay over clay subsoil.
Manual harvest in small 13 kg boxes. Manual sorting by grape.
Partial to total de-stemming. Soft pressing.
10-15 day vinification in small vats.
Aged 15-18 months in French oak barrels (20% new) under optimal
environment of the cellars of the ancient Château de Beaune.
13.5% Abv.
Background: Founded in 1731 in Beaune by Michel Bouchard and
continued for 3 centuries and 9 generations. Acquired by
Joseph Henriot (Maisons & Domaines Henriot) in 1995 which
in turn became part of the group Artemis Domaines in 2022
under François Pinault (Château Latour, Christie's, etc.)
Cellar Master: Frédéric Weber (since 2013)
A(ccuray)=2: Med pale cherry/red. Smoky toasty varietal.
B(alance)=3: Ripe fruit with refined structure.
C(omplexity)=2: Dark berries, violets, spices, chalky minerality.
D(epth)=1: Racy mouthfeel. Good length and finish.
Wine Tally Score [2,3,2,1]= 8/10
Enticingly elegant.
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February 19, 2023 - This is a bit more robust than most Burgundy; no one will mistake it for Chambolle Musigny. It also is somewhat rustic. Nevertheless, it’s a tasty wine, that would pair well with most chicken dishes. It drank fine with a decant, but might be better in a few years.
December 25, 2022 - Pale to medium ruby color. Medium aroma intensity. Aromas of cherry and earth. Medium tannins, acidity and alcohol. Flavors or cherry, plum and earth. Medium finish.