Medium light red with clear edges. Nice slightly ripe nose, red cherry, spice, earth and some developing burgundy funk. Delicious slightly ripe earthy cherry and shitake flavours and a long dry finish.
Could still develop, not at all roasted or cooked like some 03s can be. I have enjoyed a few wines from Boisset. All blind, so no prejudice.
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Medicinal. Menthol. Spice. Black tea. Earthy. Masculine and very gevrey. Probably past it's prime. Only by a few teats though. Good wine for the price and the hot vintage.
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Fairly dark color. Nice nose with cherries, mushrooms, some sweetness, some spices (A-). Palate is smooth and similar to the nose (B++). This is very tasty and a good QPR at $40. Seems to have room to grow and potential for 10 years. 91+ pts.
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Alvin's Lunch - March 2013 (Le Gavroche): Tasted blind – Riper pinot nose that lead me to guess Burgundy but I felt this could also be from Oregon. Sweeter dark strawberry and cherry flavours on the palate with medium acidity and round finish. Once I knew it was an ’03, I went to Volnay or Chambolle as there was a hint of elegance (Gevrey did cross my mind but the profile didn’t seem to fit). Compared to some of the 03s I've had this has a hint of elegance that was very nice. Drink or hold. Excellent.
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Popped and poured. Needed about 30 minutes to open up. Consistent with previous TN. Lovely cherry fruit with a hint of sweetness. Great balance of fruit and minerality and good acidity as well. Really good and drinking well at this time. Great value at $40.
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Tasted non blind at a wine dinner. Opened and served immediately.
Garnet color in the glass, fairly clear looking. Nose of potpourri, leather, dried herbs and Kirsch. Flavors of black berries, Bing cherries and a hint of raspberries. Medium to bright acidity, medium tannins, medium to full bodied. Drink or hold.
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CT Texas IV (Austin, TX): Tasted non blind at a wine dinner. PnP. Red berries and cherries on the nose along with earth and some greenery. The palate has more of the same with a few extra layers of dirt, spice and maybe some herbs. The tannins took over and I had a hard time with the finish. Let this one sleep for 5-10 years.
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CT Texas IV - A Hill Country Treat; 5/18/2012-5/19/2012 (Austin, Texas): No doubt that this is a Burgundy. Great nose of pie cherry, mushroom, forest floor, rhubarb, cranberry, spice. On the palate, rich and complex with bing cherry, cranberry, tea, mushroom, and spice. Tannic but well balanced finish. Of the three pinots on Friday, this was the one I enjoyed the most.
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Decanted 1 hour. Lovely nose of cherry, mushroom and earth. Very smooth and well balanced with just a nice level of acidity to balance the dark cherry fruit. Nice notes of forest floor and a little spice. Fairly long finish. This is in a very nice place right now and is drinking exremely well.
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2/9/2021 - europat55 wrote: 91 Points
Nose: B++/A- Palate: B++
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12/4/2018 - David J Cooper wrote: 92 Points
Medium light red with clear edges. Nice slightly ripe nose, red cherry, spice, earth and some developing burgundy funk. Delicious slightly ripe earthy cherry and shitake flavours and a long dry finish.
Could still develop, not at all roasted or cooked like some 03s can be. I have enjoyed a few wines from Boisset. All blind, so no prejudice.
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10/29/2015 - jeffreylubowski Likes this wine: 90 Points
Medicinal. Menthol. Spice. Black tea. Earthy. Masculine and very gevrey. Probably past it's prime. Only by a few teats though. Good wine for the price and the hot vintage.
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7/21/2013 - europat55 wrote: 90 Points
Euro-Themed Lunch - Burgundy (Donato Enoteca, Redwood City, CA): Excellent fruity nose, some heat (B++/A-). Excellent palate (B+/B++)
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4/14/2013 - KCBrian wrote: 91 Points
Showed very well. Last couple of a sixteen bottle dinner party.
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4/2/2013 - europat55 wrote: 91 Points
Fairly dark color. Nice nose with cherries, mushrooms, some sweetness, some spices (A-). Palate is smooth and similar to the nose (B++). This is very tasty and a good QPR at $40. Seems to have room to grow and potential for 10 years. 91+ pts.
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3/15/2013 - godx wrote: 90 Points
Alvin's Lunch - March 2013 (Le Gavroche): Tasted blind – Riper pinot nose that lead me to guess Burgundy but I felt this could also be from Oregon. Sweeter dark strawberry and cherry flavours on the palate with medium acidity and round finish. Once I knew it was an ’03, I went to Volnay or Chambolle as there was a hint of elegance (Gevrey did cross my mind but the profile didn’t seem to fit). Compared to some of the 03s I've had this has a hint of elegance that was very nice. Drink or hold. Excellent.
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11/22/2012 - Yamadori wrote: 92 Points
Popped and poured. Needed about 30 minutes to open up. Consistent with previous TN. Lovely cherry fruit with a hint of sweetness. Great balance of fruit and minerality and good acidity as well. Really good and drinking well at this time. Great value at $40.
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5/18/2012 - ckinv368 wrote: 92 Points
CT Offline IV--Hill Country Edition; 5/18/2012-5/19/2012 (Austin / Texas Hill Country / Castleman Ranch): Really full of perfume on the nose. Very, very smooth and lovely on the palate. A bit of spice, and some lovely blueberry and blackberry on the palate. Just a great bottle of burgundy. Great wine.
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5/18/2012 - wineismylife wrote: 91 Points
CT Texas IV - Friday Night Dinner (Hudson on the Bend, Austin, TX): WIML91
Tasted non blind at a wine dinner. Opened and served immediately.
Garnet color in the glass, fairly clear looking. Nose of potpourri, leather, dried herbs and Kirsch. Flavors of black berries, Bing cherries and a hint of raspberries. Medium to bright acidity, medium tannins, medium to full bodied. Drink or hold.
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5/18/2012 - floydtp wrote:
CT Texas IV (Austin, TX): Tasted non blind at a wine dinner. PnP. Red berries and cherries on the nose along with earth and some greenery. The palate has more of the same with a few extra layers of dirt, spice and maybe some herbs. The tannins took over and I had a hard time with the finish. Let this one sleep for 5-10 years.
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5/18/2012 - GalvezGuy wrote: 92 Points
CT Texas IV - A Hill Country Treat; 5/18/2012-5/19/2012 (Austin, Texas): No doubt that this is a Burgundy. Great nose of pie cherry, mushroom, forest floor, rhubarb, cranberry, spice. On the palate, rich and complex with bing cherry, cranberry, tea, mushroom, and spice. Tannic but well balanced finish. Of the three pinots on Friday, this was the one I enjoyed the most.
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2/4/2012 - Yamadori wrote: 92 Points
Decanted 1 hour. Lovely nose of cherry, mushroom and earth. Very smooth and well balanced with just a nice level of acidity to balance the dark cherry fruit. Nice notes of forest floor and a little spice. Fairly long finish. This is in a very nice place right now and is drinking exremely well.
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11/1/2011 - Bob in NC wrote: 92 Points
Perfectly aged.
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