Community Tasting Note

Barry Rothof wrote:

Sunday, June 24, 2012 - 10th Burgundy tasting prt 2 (Rotterdam, Netherlands): This wine from my formerly favourite domaine has a medium-plus intense, sombre ruby coloured and nearly opaque core. The nose is not quite medium-plus intense, but offers up lifted notes of pure raspberry and a hint of ferrous minerals.A bit more full-bodied than is usual for this bottling at medium-plus, this wine is relatively nervously styled regardless. Pure and elegant, medium-plus intense flavours of again raspberry and iron are joined by a touch of gaminess and supported by medium-plus refined acidity and medium-minus smooth tannins, which latter have a modicum of grip to them. Mid-palate balance is quite good and while this will probably not be the most long-lived example of this cuvee, it sure is a great and balanced drink now. The finish does an easy 20-25 seconds worth of balance and as it is now, this wine is worth 88 points to me. It may improve somewhat over the next 5 years..................TN Mike de Lange

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