Community Tasting Note

Paul S wrote:

Sunday, June 26, 2022 - A touch over the hill unfortunately, but still a very charming wine. This had a lovely nose. Red cherries and dried strawberries, roses, a touch of sous bois - all glowing with a beautiful mature sweetness that one seems to only get with great Burgundy. The palate still felt fresh and lively, even though the fruit was not as lush in the mouth as promised on the nose. There was still a noticeably sunny 1985 character to the wine, with notes of sweet red fruit shading into sweeter blueberry territory, and then more mineral and spice on the midpalate, where I felt this was unfortunately starting to thin out slightly. Ditto with the finish. There was still some staying power, but what was left was some dried fruits, and then a skeleton of woody spice, mineral and bittersweet tannins that was just starting to stick out. Still very enjoyable. There was certainly more body and power on this than on the 1985 Charmes Chambertin that we drank alongside side, and a little more juiciness on the attack and the midpalate, but I have a feeling that the wine, while enjoyably good, was but a shadow of what it may have been at peak.

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