September 6, 2021 - Crisp, good fruit,bright D/H
May 1, 2020 - The Premier Cru importer label brings back memories. This was a steal at $19.99 and only took a year to be delivered. Ah, those were the days.
Pours a medium ruby with some orange at the rim, beginning to show some age. On the nose, crushed rocks, loam, raspberry, citrus peel, roses. Thin and pretty acidic, not showing much fruit, with a rather lean and angular raspberry-cranberry profile. Finish is clipped, with some tannin pucker. Nice nose, but doesn't deliver on the palate. The last of my '08 Pavelots, save one Dominode.
November 8, 2018 - PopnPour, tasted over 2 hrs
-nearly semi-translucent med dark red minimal bricking
-bright fresh red fruit
-med+ acidity somewhat buffered by the moderately sappy tart red-fruited mid-palate with a tight slightly bitter finish framed with med tannins
-more harmonious than a bottle 2 years ago though this still is on the upswing
February 19, 2018 - Very attractive nose with spices that could cause one to confuse with Vosne (which I recall an experienced Burgundy taster doing with a Pavelot wine 20+ years ago). Palate is taut with red berry fruits and outstanding freshness. Still a young wine. Cellared since release.
August 1, 2016 - Silky and smooth, this wine has moved on to a secondary stage. It is precise with red and dark berry fruit, light in weight, and still shows good freshness. Interesting to see the breadth of Narbantons in the lighter-weight register. A bit of tannin on the finish suggests that this wine will still age well for another 10+ years. Cellared since release.
June 9, 2016 - Slow-ox 30 min, tasted over 2 hrs and Day 2
-med dark red
-pretty perfumed berry sour red cherry; more complex on day 2 with some rhubarb and an unusual hint of white pepper
-higher acidity, med- weight with not quite enough density to totally buffer the acidity, sour cherry fruit dominant with some rocky minerality, med/med- tannins on decent length finish; bitter apple skin/cherry pit predominates on day 2
-a little imbalanced with the acidity but just enough sap to keep it in the pleasant range, still somewhat tight - suspect this has a few more years of upside before reaching a plateau
December 8, 2015 - Very open at first with floral aromas and dark fruits, over time this wine closed down some, but nowhere like the previous bottle -- strawberry fruit and lighter and more finesse than I expect of Narbantons. Good tonight, but much more potential for 7-8 years down the road and after. Premier Cru may be in trouble now, but getting this wine from them for less than $22 (including sales tax) was a real steal. Cellared since release.
August 26, 2015 - Open for business, quite a bit of cherry fruit, balanced acid and tannin.
April 29, 2014 - I just did not listen to cfk49?? This is completely SHUT DOWN! to the back of the cellar with the rest of my bottles.
January 20, 2014 - In a shut-down phase. Tasted thin and acidic. Wait 4-5 years for next bottle.