Community Tasting Notes 2

• mmasterson wrote: 91 points

  September 27, 2009 - Opened but not decanted for 4 hours. Unlike last time, the oak and tannins are much more noticeable, both on the nose and in the mouth, too much so. Very good underlying dark fruits, but the oak is presently too strong for me. Disappointing in that sense, but the underlying material is nice. Will continue to track over the next few hours to see if the oak recedes.

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• mmasterson wrote: 94 points

  February 2, 2009 - Opened but not decanted for 8 or so hours...very deep fruit on the nose and palate, especially black cherries, this wine is open for business and drinking very nicely now. Yes there's some oak, and for those very sensitive to it, this may not be your wine. But while I was worried about it going in, the oak isn't as strong as M. Laurent's reputation would suggest and the excellent, sweet (but in no way candied) dark fruit overwhelmed the oak and made this an extremely engaging drink, and I suspect that continued aging may absorb at least some more of that oak. Must have had a reasonably high level of whole clusters, which provides a very nice depth to the flavor.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1999
• Type Red
• Producer Dominique Laurent
• Varietal Pinot Noir
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard Clos St. Jacques
• Country France
• Region Burgundy
• SubRegion Côte de Nuits
• Appellation Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru

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• In Cellars 24 (56%)
• Consumed 19 (44%)

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