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Thursday, January 12, 2017 - Are you having a "hard" time with '05 Red Burgundy, that is, finding the wines are "hard," which I think means closed and tannic? I'm not, but I keep reading vague commentary from experts to that effect, which feels kind of like a drive by shooting

I'm lucky that I have a few bottles of entry level '05's around to experiment with, and feel safe in the assumption that they won't be hard, or at least I won't have sacrificed the equivalent of a mortgage payment if they prove to be. Speaking of which, if you want confirmation that the end of the world is nigh, I received an Acker email this morning offering a three day food and wine event in NY for $26,000 per person, not including transportation or accommodations (sorry, I meant $25,999). The best part? You need to email David Hamburger to reserve your spot! That's too good to be true. Time to unsubscribe.

Color a pretty translucent red, with some slight pink highlights at the rim. Captivating nose, which is decidedly not hard! Really quite alluring, with a lilting mix of cherry, raspberry, and citrus and light forest so attractive it actually forced me to smile. This is still somehow largely primary, a tribute to how even low ranking appellations can shine in this glorious vintage. Beautifully lithe on the palate, everything in balance. If every Cote de Beaune Villages tasted like this, I'm not sure I'd need to drink anything else.

Again referencing its humble appellation, the only knock on the wine if we can call it that is there isn't more complexity. It's perfect though for what it is.

Edit: Hahaha. After posting, I see that I am one of only two people to write notes about this wine over a 10 year period. There are four notes and three are mine, entered over a 7 year stretch, and they are remarkably consistent: even the stupid scores are identical. I bet I couldn't do that again if I tried. It seems I like it.

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