Great color, a bit of fading. The nose shows fragrant aromas of dried raspberries, cherries, minerals, flowers, black tea and spices. This is medium full bodied on the palate with excellent concentration and wonderful class. The fairly long finish features integrated tannins and some smoky oak. A pristine bottle!
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Great color, minimal fading. The nose shows aromas of dried dark berries, black tea, spices, flowers and a hint of minerals. This is medium full bodied on the palate with excellent concentration and very good class. The medium plus length finish features robust tannins. Lacking a bit of energy on this night...
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Great color, minimal fading. The nose shows subdued aromas of black raspberry, tea, spices, dried berries, and hints of oak. This is medium full bodied on the palate with excellent concentration and real class. Very dry and a bit extracted as well. The medium plus length finish features rigid tannins that coat the mouth. Not a great showing tonight...
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Over dinner, no formal notes. Very impressive, open and ready over the first half of the evening. Soft and fragrant, spicy, lifted and elegant. Lost a bit of its expressiveness and balance towards the end of the evening, so based on this bottle I would recommend to drink up. 91-93?
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Lovely color, some fading. The nose is pure; showing aromas of raspberry, flowers, brown spices, black tea and smoky oak. This is medium full bodied on the palate with excellent concentration and excellent finesse. The long finish features some unresolved wood tannins. The oak treatment is too much here...
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This is just starting to get into its drinking window. Pop and pour and followed for over 3 hours, it still has a freshness of a younger burg but the tannins have started to take a back seat. Very nice red fruit with a hint of sweetness due to the warmer vintage but drinking quite well. Some complexity starting to happen but wait 3-5 years if you like more tertiary flavors.
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Deep color, a bit of fading. The lovely nose shows pure aromas of black raspberry, blackberry, flowers, spice, black tea and minerals. This is fairly full bodied on the palate, with outstanding concentration and wonderful finesse. Silky. The fruit is still locked up by the structure though, and the finish shows some unabsorbed wood tannins. After 3 nights in my fridge, everything had meshed and this materialized into a profound wine.
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Good color, minimal fading. The nose is elegant and perfumed displaying the entire cornucopia of Vosne Romanee fruit. There is a wonderful silky quality here, with excellent concentration and lovely finesse. The finish is intense and very long, showing wonderful energy.The tannins are still a bit robust, so this could stand some more cellaring.
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Light garnet red fading to rose. Strong scents of wild raspberries and violets, with notes of white tea and caramel. Opens slowly on the palate, revealing loads of red fruit and spicy oak with hints of forest floor. The last of my 2002 red burgundies is a long, layered beauty to end the year.
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Brilliant deep ruby in color, minimal fading at the edge. Beautiful and precise nose displays black raspberry, blackberry, flowers, tea, spice, and minerals. On the palate, this is medium full bodied with a wonderful concentration to the rich fruit and earth flavors. It is elegant and classy, however I do feel it is just a little loose knit. The tannins are well integrated and the acidity is perfect to balance the richness. An excellent wine, but just short of Vosne Romanee greatness.
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delicious. obviously young, but excellent richness and a fairly soaring nose of classic flavors. perhaps a little slick, but that's 2002 for you. deal.
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Transparent, deep color, no sign of age. Pure and elegant on the nose, with spice, oak, flowers, blackberry, and black raspberry on display. Not giving much on the palate, good acidity, biggish tannins, and some minerals. As it evolved, it showed a real element of breeding; with excellent length and concentration. This is not mature, and I think there is a tremendous amount of upside here, provided its not opened now.
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4/4/2024 - aajder wrote: 93 Points
Great color, a bit of fading. The nose shows fragrant aromas of dried raspberries, cherries, minerals, flowers, black tea and spices. This is medium full bodied on the palate with excellent concentration and wonderful class. The fairly long finish features integrated tannins and some smoky oak. A pristine bottle!
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2/15/2024 - soyhead wrote:
delicious. cornucopia of fruit, still somewhat tannic but all-in-all i think in great balance, and right in its drinking window (for my palate)
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12/26/2020 - aajder wrote: 91 Points
Great color, minimal fading. The nose shows aromas of dried dark berries, black tea, spices, flowers and a hint of minerals. This is medium full bodied on the palate with excellent concentration and very good class. The medium plus length finish features robust tannins. Lacking a bit of energy on this night...
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7/17/2020 - aajder wrote: 90 Points
Great color, minimal fading. The nose shows subdued aromas of black raspberry, tea, spices, dried berries, and hints of oak. This is medium full bodied on the palate with excellent concentration and real class. Very dry and a bit extracted as well. The medium plus length finish features rigid tannins that coat the mouth. Not a great showing tonight...
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3/14/2020 - Beachfan Likes this wine: 93 Points
Lovely, long
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5/11/2019 - rossi.wine wrote:
Over dinner, no formal notes. Very impressive, open and ready over the first half of the evening. Soft and fragrant, spicy, lifted and elegant. Lost a bit of its expressiveness and balance towards the end of the evening, so based on this bottle I would recommend to drink up. 91-93?
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1/16/2019 - RayOB wrote: 90 Points
Drank at 67
Rich raspberries and dark fruits.
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12/30/2018 - aajder wrote: 91 Points
Lovely color, some fading. The nose is pure; showing aromas of raspberry, flowers, brown spices, black tea and smoky oak. This is medium full bodied on the palate with excellent concentration and excellent finesse. The long finish features some unresolved wood tannins. The oak treatment is too much here...
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5/21/2016 - soyhead wrote:
nose - strawberry, watermellon
mouth - very lively, juicy, cornucopia of red fruits. excellent
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5/21/2016 - angryphoton wrote: 92 Points
This is just starting to get into its drinking window. Pop and pour and followed for over 3 hours, it still has a freshness of a younger burg but the tannins have started to take a back seat. Very nice red fruit with a hint of sweetness due to the warmer vintage but drinking quite well. Some complexity starting to happen but wait 3-5 years if you like more tertiary flavors.
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9/8/2014 - aajder wrote: 91 Points
Deep color, a bit of fading. The lovely nose shows pure aromas of black raspberry, blackberry, flowers, spice, black tea and minerals. This is fairly full bodied on the palate, with outstanding concentration and wonderful finesse. Silky. The fruit is still locked up by the structure though, and the finish shows some unabsorbed wood tannins. After 3 nights in my fridge, everything had meshed and this materialized into a profound wine.
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10/14/2013 - aajder wrote: 92 Points
Good color, minimal fading. The nose is elegant and perfumed displaying the entire cornucopia of Vosne Romanee fruit. There is a wonderful silky quality here, with excellent concentration and lovely finesse. The finish is intense and very long, showing wonderful energy.The tannins are still a bit robust, so this could stand some more cellaring.
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12/31/2012 - neilemc Likes this wine: 93 Points
Light garnet red fading to rose. Strong scents of wild raspberries and violets, with notes of white tea and caramel. Opens slowly on the palate, revealing loads of red fruit and spicy oak with hints of forest floor. The last of my 2002 red burgundies is a long, layered beauty to end the year.
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9/19/2012 - aajder wrote: 91 Points
Brilliant deep ruby in color, minimal fading at the edge. Beautiful and precise nose displays black raspberry, blackberry, flowers, tea, spice, and minerals. On the palate, this is medium full bodied with a wonderful concentration to the rich fruit and earth flavors. It is elegant and classy, however I do feel it is just a little loose knit. The tannins are well integrated and the acidity is perfect to balance the richness. An excellent wine, but just short of Vosne Romanee greatness.
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4/22/2012 - cellarid wrote: 91 Points
Very good. Not up to top 1er Cru status but quite rich and deep.
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8/20/2010 - cellarid Likes this wine: 92 Points
delicious. obviously young, but excellent richness and a fairly soaring nose of classic flavors. perhaps a little slick, but that's 2002 for you. deal.
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8/6/2010 - aajder wrote: 92 Points
Transparent, deep color, no sign of age. Pure and elegant on the nose, with spice, oak, flowers, blackberry, and black raspberry on display. Not giving much on the palate, good acidity, biggish tannins, and some minerals. As it evolved, it showed a real element of breeding; with excellent length and concentration. This is not mature, and I think there is a tremendous amount of upside here, provided its not opened now.
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1/18/2010 - jwsmith wrote: 92 Points
Seems to have lost its VR shine for now, but still very nice almost light in color, but complex.
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9/30/2007 - jwsmith wrote: 91 Points
Excellent balance clsoed at the moment
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