Drunk with beef casserole for lunch. 13%. Deep dark dulled garnet. Farmyard, pot-pourri, sour cherries, dark forest fruits and mushroom. Previous bottles have been too tannic and rough but this is now beginning to mellow and gain better balance. It is robust rather than elegant. Good acidity, still some fruit, softening tannins and nice length. Best bottle yet - no rush.
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Reduced on the nose. 1st taste was a bit mellow, thick, even slight cream/avocado. After open 40+ minutes became more typical Nuits. Rustic, complex, tannic, structure with enough fruit to match the backbone. Would drink now. And, certainly before 2024. Less finesse or elegance compared to a Nuits 1er Cru, but excellent none the less.
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got better with more time...amazing layers and nice balance...sour cherry, oak, and nuts...at its peak and later, a 96...but also faded a little bit at the end with less complexity. a lot of great terroir--mushrooms, nutty, earthy, yum!
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Opened and let breath an hour before pouring. Some funkiness/ closed at first but quickly opened up and smoothed out. A big, dark PN with very slight browning on edges. Nose of cherry and earth and subdued oak. Cherry dominates the old world flavor.some oak, chocolate, minerals/limestone, and smooth tannins round out the flavor evolution. Long appealing finish. Good QPR.
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Popped and poured. Dark cherry and earth on the nose. Red cherry fruit on the palate. High acidity makes this quite sappy. Notes of limestone, earth, smoked meat and clove. Moderate finish with smooth tannins. Very nice. Good QPR.
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a big pinot noir...perhaps opened a little prematurely...bold structure with a fair amount of complexity and ability to evolve with each sip...classic burgundian flavors with a hearty backbone. $60
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The color is garnet and is translucent but dense with very little fading on the rim. The aroma is barnyard covering up candied red fruits of cherry and cranberry, with currants, dill, that contribute to a pungent aroma. The taste is earth with herbs and minerals, briary red fruit, tea, peppery spice, smoky bacon, and tobacco leaf. The tannins are velvet and are pretty evident and seem mostly fruit based. It makes me think I am drinking this bottle in the manner of infanticide as the tannins are far from integrated and almost fierce for a Pinot Noir. This is a very interesting wine and I hope to wait a few more years before the next bottle.
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The color is translucent ruby with just a hint of orange-red on the rim with notable clarity. As soon as the cork popped, the aromas were spilling out of the bottle... I always like that. The smells are bacon fat, cherry, mushroom, and sweet spices, and some bretty aromas. The tastes are red berries and cherry, anise, dry leaves, black olive. There was a tinge of acidity and the tannins while firm, are fine grained. The finish was lengthy and kept making me salivate waiting to the end! This is a light bodied and complex wine that will benefit with more time on its side.
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4/15/2024 - Mon.Maultiere Likes this wine: 92 Points
Drunk with beef casserole for lunch. 13%. Deep dark dulled garnet. Farmyard, pot-pourri, sour cherries, dark forest fruits and mushroom. Previous bottles have been too tannic and rough but this is now beginning to mellow and gain better balance. It is robust rather than elegant. Good acidity, still some fruit, softening tannins and nice length. Best bottle yet - no rush.
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5/6/2019 - Deadsetmonkey Likes this wine: 92 Points
Reduced on the nose. 1st taste was a bit mellow, thick, even slight cream/avocado. After open 40+ minutes became more typical Nuits. Rustic, complex, tannic, structure with enough fruit to match the backbone. Would drink now. And, certainly before 2024. Less finesse or elegance compared to a Nuits 1er Cru, but excellent none the less.
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6/12/2016 - richshoes Likes this wine: 94 Points
got better with more time...amazing layers and nice balance...sour cherry, oak, and nuts...at its peak and later, a 96...but also faded a little bit at the end with less complexity. a lot of great terroir--mushrooms, nutty, earthy, yum!
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6/9/2016 - Sourdough Likes this wine: 92 Points
Opened and let breath an hour before pouring. Some funkiness/ closed at first but quickly opened up and smoothed out. A big, dark PN with very slight browning on edges. Nose of cherry and earth and subdued oak. Cherry dominates the old world flavor.some oak, chocolate, minerals/limestone, and smooth tannins round out the flavor evolution. Long appealing finish. Good QPR.
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8/26/2014 - Yamadori Likes this wine: 90 Points
Popped and poured. Dark cherry and earth on the nose. Red cherry fruit on the palate. High acidity makes this quite sappy. Notes of limestone, earth, smoked meat and clove. Moderate finish with smooth tannins. Very nice. Good QPR.
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4/6/2013 - richshoes Likes this wine: 95 Points
a big pinot noir...perhaps opened a little prematurely...bold structure with a fair amount of complexity and ability to evolve with each sip...classic burgundian flavors with a hearty backbone. $60
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12/6/2012 - hackey37 Likes this wine: 91 Points
The color is garnet and is translucent but dense with very little fading on the rim. The aroma is barnyard covering up candied red fruits of cherry and cranberry, with currants, dill, that contribute to a pungent aroma. The taste is earth with herbs and minerals, briary red fruit, tea, peppery spice, smoky bacon, and tobacco leaf. The tannins are velvet and are pretty evident and seem mostly fruit based. It makes me think I am drinking this bottle in the manner of infanticide as the tannins are far from integrated and almost fierce for a Pinot Noir. This is a very interesting wine and I hope to wait a few more years before the next bottle.
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11/5/2012 - hackey37 Likes this wine: 92 Points
The color is translucent ruby with just a hint of orange-red on the rim with notable clarity. As soon as the cork popped, the aromas were spilling out of the bottle... I always like that. The smells are bacon fat, cherry, mushroom, and sweet spices, and some bretty aromas. The tastes are red berries and cherry, anise, dry leaves, black olive. There was a tinge of acidity and the tannins while firm, are fine grained. The finish was lengthy and kept making me salivate waiting to the end! This is a light bodied and complex wine that will benefit with more time on its side.
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