Community Tasting Note

Paul S wrote:

Monday, February 27, 2017 - 2003 Burgundy Grand Cru Dinner (Iggy's, Hilton Hotel, Singapore): A very good wine, even if it is not amonsgt the better Rousseau Beze's. Still though, very commendable quality for the vintage. It had the most typically Gevrey character on the nose out of the trio of Grand Cru from the village, with lifted tones pure red berries shading into intense blue fruit aromas; a touch volatile at first, edged with acetone notes, but when that calmed down, the fruit was met with a gentle earthiness and some nice floral accents. The palate had a surprisingly lovely texture - it was silky and balanced and drinking beautifully, showing a really nice purity to its red cherry expression in spite of the vintage, along with a good sense of length and intensity. The finish did show a strange buttersweet hint at the edges at first, but this faded behind the fruit quite quickly. I though the Serafin Charmes Chambertin drank just a bit more charmingly on the night, but this has a touch more stuffing in it and should age better over the next few years.

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