Another poor bottle. Still got medicinal nose with harshness on the taste. At best uninteresting . Hard to imagine this ever coming round to anything like what you would expect from this producer/ vineyard
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Mycket biffig för att vara en pinot noir. Skulle nog tippat på chateauneuf du pape eller annat sydfranskt om vi provat blint men så var ju 2003 ett mycket varmt år. Fortfarande mörkt granatfärgat med aningen blå toner. Mer än medelfylligt med bra grepp i de finkorniga tanninerna. Plommon, körsbär, aningen fat. Mycket lite av ålderstoner. Maffigt.
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1 hour breathing upon opening serving into Zalto Burgundy glass (“Leaf” day): Pale garnet with some fine deposits. Powdery cosmetics, liquorice, savoury spices. More secondary fruits like red prunes, then cherries. Very much fully resolved oak.
Well integrated but slightly less about acidity. Good amount of suave tannins. Good length too.
No need to wait. 93-94 points more towards 93 points.
Second round: more evident VA on nose. More evident on the jammy and ripe cherry fruits which suggests a riper and older vintage. A little clumsy in structure but enjoyable.
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I have tasted c4 bottles of this wine over 5 years. They have been awkward and unapproachable to say the least At last , this is a bottle to take pleasure in. Let’s hope the remaining bottles are in the same space! Good balance and nose with decent length.
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Have opened a few of these in last 2-3 years. They have been very disappointing. Awkward, closed and strong medicinal nose/taste with some bottles. This one was better although it took at least an hour to get past an initial awkward phase. This wine is hard work. Will give it another year
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This was the first bottle I liked. No vegetal and medicinal notes I had in the previous two bottle 2 years ago. Its a full bodied pommard with lots of red fruit, start its drinking window.
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for a 2003, i really found this wine enjoyable. the wood is starting to fade and integrate with the fruit. i did not find any of the heaviness/fatness that i would normally associate with the vintage. i think the burly characteristics of pommard match well with the hot vintage.
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Decanted for two hours. Deeply colored with a thin clear rim. Ripe, sexy nose is both sweet and savory with exotic spices and cooked down black fruit. Soft but concentrated flavors are lavish but not over-the-top and there is still some tannin in evidence. This was delicious on release and is delicious still. A real stand out for the vintage. Drink now 2018.
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Magnifique! emouvant et quelle longueur... nez de cerise confite, d'amande douce avec de belle note évoluée (iode, un peu de cendre et d'épice). bouche gourmande et puissante et quelle longueur... un grand vin
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Pretty nice fruit on the nose, but a heavy woody note overpowered this. In the mouth it was full and rich, but the woody characteristic was notable in the taste as well. Wood have rated much higher, but I felt like I was sucking on a popsicle stick. Not sure if this was a bad bottle or not.
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This continues to be a stand out of the vintage. Deeply colored and magnificently perfumed with exotic spices and heady floral overtones. Ripe but very noble fruit flavors that come on in waves. Very classy, very complex. Full bodied but well balanced for the vintage. Enough acidity to carry the ripe aristocratic fruit. Just wonderful! 93 points. Now through 2015.
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Deep ruby. Red fruits and resin mixed with stems and a touch of VA (nail polish). Strong and a bit clunky, this really saturated the palate – you can feel the wine on your teeth. A touch medicinal, though there is good grip on the finish. This seems a bit awkward and in need of some serious cellar time. Very big and loaded but needs to sort itself out. There is some serious greenness on the finish. (86+?)
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2/5/2023 - neilsforest Does not like this wine:
Another poor bottle. Still got medicinal nose with harshness on the taste. At best uninteresting . Hard to imagine this ever coming round to anything like what you would expect from this producer/ vineyard
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8/22/2021 - Jonne Likes this wine: 92 Points
Mycket biffig för att vara en pinot noir. Skulle nog tippat på chateauneuf du pape eller annat sydfranskt om vi provat blint men så var ju 2003 ett mycket varmt år. Fortfarande mörkt granatfärgat med aningen blå toner. Mer än medelfylligt med bra grepp i de finkorniga tanninerna. Plommon, körsbär, aningen fat. Mycket lite av ålderstoner. Maffigt.
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3/5/2021 - Tony Ling Likes this wine: 93 Points
1 hour breathing upon opening serving into Zalto Burgundy glass (“Leaf” day): Pale garnet with some fine deposits. Powdery cosmetics, liquorice, savoury spices. More secondary fruits like red prunes, then cherries. Very much fully resolved oak.
Well integrated but slightly less about acidity. Good amount of suave tannins. Good length too.
No need to wait. 93-94 points more towards 93 points.
Second round: more evident VA on nose. More evident on the jammy and ripe cherry fruits which suggests a riper and older vintage. A little clumsy in structure but enjoyable.
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11/11/2020 - neilsforest Likes this wine:
I have tasted c4 bottles of this wine over 5 years. They have been awkward and unapproachable to say the least At last , this is a bottle to take pleasure in. Let’s hope the remaining bottles are in the same space! Good balance and nose with decent length.
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3/19/2019 - neilsforest Does not like this wine:
Have opened a few of these in last 2-3 years. They have been very disappointing. Awkward, closed and strong medicinal nose/taste with some bottles. This one was better although it took at least an hour to get past an initial awkward phase. This wine is hard work. Will give it another year
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11/21/2018 - BeiBar Likes this wine: 94 Points
Wonderful Pommard. Silky, raspberry, strawberry. Round. A classic.
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6/13/2016 - winelover20 Likes this wine: 90 Points
This was the first bottle I liked. No vegetal and medicinal notes I had in the previous two bottle 2 years ago. Its a full bodied pommard with lots of red fruit, start its drinking window.
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3/5/2016 - carlwhat Likes this wine:
for a 2003, i really found this wine enjoyable. the wood is starting to fade and integrate with the fruit. i did not find any of the heaviness/fatness that i would normally associate with the vintage. i think the burly characteristics of pommard match well with the hot vintage.
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12/5/2014 - jfagan Likes this wine: 93 Points
Decanted for two hours. Deeply colored with a thin clear rim. Ripe, sexy nose is both sweet and savory with exotic spices and cooked down black fruit. Soft but concentrated flavors are lavish but not over-the-top and there is still some tannin in evidence. This was delicious on release and is delicious still. A real stand out for the vintage. Drink now 2018.
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12/14/2013 - fdusonchet wrote: 100 Points
Magnifique complexité belle longueur nez fin et bouche gourmande!
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1/25/2013 - fdusonchet Likes this wine: 99 Points
Magnifique! emouvant et quelle longueur...
nez de cerise confite, d'amande douce avec de belle note évoluée (iode, un peu de cendre et d'épice). bouche gourmande et puissante et quelle longueur... un grand vin
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1/18/2013 - portobellovines wrote: 85 Points
soupy, not unenjoyable but rather new world....
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1/15/2012 - fdusonchet wrote: 95 Points
Very round and complex. Smooth and délicate but slightly okey
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12/31/2011 - LeChapeau wrote: 89 Points
Pretty nice fruit on the nose, but a heavy woody note overpowered this. In the mouth it was full and rich, but the woody characteristic was notable in the taste as well. Wood have rated much higher, but I felt like I was sucking on a popsicle stick. Not sure if this was a bad bottle or not.
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6/13/2010 - jfagan wrote: 93 Points
This continues to be a stand out of the vintage. Deeply colored and magnificently perfumed with exotic spices and heady floral overtones. Ripe but very noble fruit flavors that come on in waves. Very classy, very complex. Full bodied but well balanced for the vintage. Enough acidity to carry the ripe aristocratic fruit. Just wonderful! 93 points. Now through 2015.
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3/22/2009 - olm2000 wrote: 85 Points
didn't show nearly as well as bottle consumed a few months ago...think it had some minor heat damage
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3/20/2008 - dbkitc wrote: 86 Points
Deep ruby. Red fruits and resin mixed with stems and a touch of VA (nail polish). Strong and a bit clunky, this really saturated the palate – you can feel the wine on your teeth. A touch medicinal, though there is good grip on the finish. This seems a bit awkward and in need of some serious cellar time. Very big and loaded but needs to sort itself out. There is some serious greenness on the finish. (86+?)
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