Very dark for a burgundy - not least a BR. Smooth enough in the mouth, but there's a nasty reek of acrid bonfire smoke. My advice to the producer is to go easy on the oak, and to extract less.
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I suspect minor traces of TCA, but it was not undrinkable. However, the fruit and precision was muted or not there. I could be wrong, and further bottles may settle the question.
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Served with grilled rack of lamb, sauteed zucchini, pasta. Decanted 30 minutes. Quite lovely red in glass, red fruit (cherry/raspberry) in nose and on palate, with earth, slight wood, herbal hints. Nice balance, moderately rich, moderately long. Not a stunner or particularly deep, but enjoyable for its purity and interesting synthesis of fruit and other elements. Seems well integrated at this point.
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Solid Bourgogne. Similar to past experience. Clear, medium ruby. Mainly dark fruit with extract. Good acid balance. Lacking in the middle palate, and lacks the complexity and subtlety to improve. Nonetheless, this is good and seems to be about right just now.
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Much better than the last bottle. Darkish garnet-brown. Warmer style of Pinot, but still all in balance. Cherries and undergrowth. Everything is well integrated now; none of the astringency I found when I first bought this. Good concentration. I think this will improve still.
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Dark garnet colour, maybe some browning. Typical Pinot profile, but on the darker fruited side reflecting the warmer vintage: blackberries, cherries and undergrowth. Some heat on the finish. Good wine but not super complex - it is only a Bourgogne after all. Still somewhat youthful, but I'm on the fence as to whether this will improve or become more alcohol dominated with a couple more years in the cellar. We'll see.
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Clear, medium ruby with dark tones. Closed at first, with sound tannins and good body. Aromas emphasize dark fruit at this point. Needs time in the glass, and in the cellar. Wait 2 more years.
On the first day a bit unnevingly fruitful, disjoint, ripe, dark and smokey. Still very juvenile. On the second day still a ripe kind of Pinot. Pretty much a 2009er. However far more integrated. I had cherry coke, dusty dark chocolate, some dried beef and hints of assorted, slightly brown appearing, herbs. If you are not into hyper fruitful Pinots, I suggest to give it some air. It will benefit! First day: 84 P, second day 87 P
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Darker colour but prototype pinot nose. Earthy, mushroomy, raspberry and cola on the nose. Good acidity and tannin remaining...this might last a while.
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Took about a year to show itself and it is beautiful on the nose, Cinnamon Earth, Bark, On the Palate, a nice med+ body, high acid, intense, med+ finish Bright Fruit, great texture with some spiciness
Conc: I am glad I bought a number of bottle of these, fantastic Pinot
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Clear, Med Ruby, rim going to a slightly watery rim Med+ Intensity, Youthful Vibrant Red fruit of Raspberry Jam [Good not Jammy], with a med intenstiy dark meatiness mixed with savory notes, and Floral undertones Med+ Acid, med Body, med- Tannin, Med/+ Intensity, Med+ Finish Dark Red Cherry mixed with some raspberry, cocoa undertones and hints of flowers
Conc: Very entry level very enjoyable
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Light garnet colour. Pretty nose - undergrowth, mushrooms and red berries. The palate is balanced, but it was initially dominated by woody, greenness that I didn't like, but this went away with about an hour of air. Nice wine. I am optimistic about its potential to age. I had the 2006 of this wine at the 5 year mark and it was going strong. Looking forward to dipping into the rest of my supply over the next several years.
Ripe dark fruit, rose petal, a hint of meatiness. On the palate, similar to the nose, with medium bodied, silky tannins, medium finish. Slightly extracted for my taste and could use a bit more freshness. Drink now, at peak.
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Intensely colored. Ripe warm fruit, a bit of chocolate in the nose. When drinking; you notice it is very well balanced. Easy, straight forward, juicy burgundy with a medium finish. Nice
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Med+ int, youthful -red raspberry hint of pinot cherry skin fruit Medbody, med+acid, med int, med to med+ finish - very warm fruit, touch of dark chocolate bitterness
Conc: entry level burg good quaity goodvalue, from a warm year
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C: med+ ruby A: med/to med+intensity, youthful Dark Savory notes so interesting it draws you into the glass. licorice but take away that sweetness, a Dark floral note maybe. dark mineral T: dry, med+ acid, med+ body, med+int, med tannin, medtomed+finish Dark Chocolate, Bright Dark Red fruit, more of that dark savory note
Conc: Solid AC Bourgogne wine will buy more if not sold out
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France 2011 - Côte d'Or; 7/8/2011-7/13/2011 (Beaune): Tasted at the Domaine. This cuvee sees approximately 15-20% new oak and 50% of the bunches were destemmed. The vines were planted in 1922. This has a very nice nose of dark fruit, spice and floral notes. Deep and ripe flavours with good acidity and a fairly long earthy finish. Nicolas says this cuvee is always deeper and more complex than regular Bourgogne level wines and I would agree. This will be even better in 3-5 years. Very good. 88+
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12/22/2019 - olemski wrote: 85 Points
Very dark for a burgundy - not least a BR. Smooth enough in the mouth, but there's a nasty reek of acrid bonfire smoke. My advice to the producer is to go easy on the oak, and to extract less.
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2/17/2019 - olemski wrote: 89 Points
Not the most precise of noses, but has fine red fruit, elegance and persistence. A nice Bourgogne Rouge.
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10/21/2018 - olemski wrote: flawed
I suspect minor traces of TCA, but it was not undrinkable. However, the fruit and precision was muted or not there. I could be wrong, and further bottles may settle the question.
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4/22/2018 - Kitura Likes this wine:
Late note. Don’t remember much now. Except that i thought this wouldn’t improve much more.
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4/15/2017 - wayfarer Likes this wine: 90 Points
Served with grilled rack of lamb, sauteed zucchini, pasta. Decanted 30 minutes. Quite lovely red in glass, red fruit (cherry/raspberry) in nose and on palate, with earth, slight wood, herbal hints. Nice balance, moderately rich, moderately long. Not a stunner or particularly deep, but enjoyable for its purity and interesting synthesis of fruit and other elements. Seems well integrated at this point.
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10/21/2016 - aChave wrote: 87 Points
Solid Bourgogne. Similar to past experience. Clear, medium ruby. Mainly dark fruit with extract. Good acid balance. Lacking in the middle palate, and lacks the complexity and subtlety to improve. Nonetheless, this is good and seems to be about right just now.
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4/9/2016 - wgoelen Likes this wine: 90 Points
Nice purity and balance. Slight bitterness at the end that went away adter a few hours.
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12/27/2015 - Weston3220 Likes this wine:
Tasting fantastic right out of bottle, I think it's at a great place
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11/22/2015 - Kitura Likes this wine: 90 Points
Much better than the last bottle. Darkish garnet-brown. Warmer style of Pinot, but still all in balance. Cherries and undergrowth. Everything is well integrated now; none of the astringency I found when I first bought this. Good concentration. I think this will improve still.
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3/16/2015 - Kitura Likes this wine: 89 Points
Dark garnet colour, maybe some browning. Typical Pinot profile, but on the darker fruited side reflecting the warmer vintage: blackberries, cherries and undergrowth. Some heat on the finish. Good wine but not super complex - it is only a Bourgogne after all. Still somewhat youthful, but I'm on the fence as to whether this will improve or become more alcohol dominated with a couple more years in the cellar. We'll see.
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1/21/2015 - aChave wrote: 88 Points
Clear, medium ruby with dark tones. Closed at first, with sound tannins and good body. Aromas emphasize dark fruit at this point. Needs time in the glass, and in the cellar. Wait 2 more years.
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1/16/2015 - Oh Dae-su wrote: 86 Points
On the first day a bit unnevingly fruitful, disjoint, ripe, dark and smokey. Still very juvenile. On the second day still a ripe kind of Pinot. Pretty much a 2009er. However far more integrated. I had cherry coke, dusty dark chocolate, some dried beef and hints of assorted, slightly brown appearing, herbs.
If you are not into hyper fruitful Pinots, I suggest to give it some air. It will benefit! First day: 84 P, second day 87 P
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11/11/2013 - Weston3220 wrote:
A tasty wine, loved drinking this over the year[s] and seeing it open up and soften, one bottle left should be good for next year or so
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7/28/2013 - Patrick Likes this wine: 90 Points
Darker colour but prototype pinot nose. Earthy, mushroomy, raspberry and cola on the nose. Good acidity and tannin remaining...this might last a while.
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6/28/2013 - Weston3220 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Took about a year to show itself and it is beautiful on the nose, Cinnamon Earth, Bark,
On the Palate, a nice med+ body, high acid, intense, med+ finish
Bright Fruit, great texture with some spiciness
Conc: I am glad I bought a number of bottle of these, fantastic Pinot
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1/13/2013 - bobbylion Likes this wine: 89 Points
in a couple of years it will reach its peak and could be more like 91. Complex pinot. Not thin and with a long finish
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12/18/2012 - Weston3220 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Clear, Med Ruby, rim going to a slightly watery rim
Med+ Intensity, Youthful
Vibrant Red fruit of Raspberry Jam [Good not Jammy], with a med intenstiy dark meatiness mixed with savory notes, and Floral undertones
Med+ Acid, med Body, med- Tannin, Med/+ Intensity, Med+ Finish
Dark Red Cherry mixed with some raspberry, cocoa undertones and hints of flowers
Conc: Very entry level very enjoyable
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12/14/2012 - Kitura Likes this wine: 89 Points
Light garnet colour. Pretty nose - undergrowth, mushrooms and red berries. The palate is balanced, but it was initially dominated by woody, greenness that I didn't like, but this went away with about an hour of air. Nice wine. I am optimistic about its potential to age. I had the 2006 of this wine at the 5 year mark and it was going strong. Looking forward to dipping into the rest of my supply over the next several years.
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10/29/2012 - Libiamo! wrote: 88 Points
Ripe dark fruit, rose petal, a hint of meatiness. On the palate, similar to the nose, with medium bodied, silky tannins, medium finish. Slightly extracted for my taste and could use a bit more freshness. Drink now, at peak.
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10/28/2012 - MicHtical Likes this wine: 91 Points
Intensely colored. Ripe warm fruit, a bit of chocolate in the nose. When drinking; you notice it is very well balanced.
Easy, straight forward, juicy burgundy with a medium finish. Nice
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8/22/2012 - shleepy wrote: 93 Points
Dark berry notes, but remains quite elegant. Has hints of earthiness.
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7/8/2012 - meurig wrote:
first Nick rosignol burg
very impressive for a village volnay.
reticent nose of dark summer fruit and spices. supple mouthfeel. beautiful balance
must buy more. all but gone before our main course!
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7/4/2012 - jagmundi wrote: 91 Points
unusual but very good. got better with time in decanter. long finish and good mid palate. heavier than my preferred style of pinot but done very well
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4/7/2012 - Weston3220 Likes this wine:
Med+ int, youthful -red raspberry hint of pinot cherry skin fruit
Medbody, med+acid, med int, med to med+ finish - very warm fruit, touch of dark chocolate bitterness
Conc: entry level burg good quaity goodvalue, from a warm year
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2/14/2012 - hhannis Likes this wine: 87 Points
pinot noir bergensis vitis
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2/13/2012 - Weston3220 Likes this wine:
No Formal Tasting Note
Big 09 style I like it, needs air for sure before drinking.
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2/12/2012 - AudunG wrote: 86 Points
Tasted semi blind together with new world pinots and other Burgundies. Lovely pinot aromas. Tight fruit. A very good Bourgogne.
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1/5/2012 - Weston3220 Likes this wine: 91 Points
C: med+ ruby
A: med/to med+intensity, youthful
Dark Savory notes so interesting it draws you into the glass. licorice but take away that sweetness, a Dark floral note maybe. dark mineral
T: dry, med+ acid, med+ body, med+int, med tannin, medtomed+finish
Dark Chocolate, Bright Dark Red fruit, more of that dark savory note
Conc: Solid AC Bourgogne wine will buy more if not sold out
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7/11/2011 - godx wrote: 88 Points
France 2011 - Côte d'Or; 7/8/2011-7/13/2011 (Beaune): Tasted at the Domaine. This cuvee sees approximately 15-20% new oak and 50% of the bunches were destemmed. The vines were planted in 1922. This has a very nice nose of dark fruit, spice and floral notes. Deep and ripe flavours with good acidity and a fairly long earthy finish. Nicolas says this cuvee is always deeper and more complex than regular Bourgogne level wines and I would agree. This will be even better in 3-5 years. Very good. 88+
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