Opened for an hour and it is doing quite well. Healthy cork. Crimson ruby color, about 70% saturated with maybe a slight fade but no sediment. Mushroom soup, blueberry pancakes, flower shop - actually, a full arboretum of florals on the nose. Palate is resolved but not advanced, with lovely raspberry and cherry notes with a mellifluous blend of spices behind it. The endurance and length really seemed to ebb and flow over a few hours, but I eventually found it easy to conclude that Grand Cru is known as such for a reason ;) Always a certain amount of hesitation when opening a MI. This bottle has all the magic I had hoped for. Should I feel guilty about consuming alone? (That's a rhetorical question) 5+12+18+9= 94
We had the 11 Chambertin last night, so decided to try the 12 tonight. Not as accessible as the 11, and struck us as a good wine, but still very young.
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11/9/2023 - fingers Likes this wine: 94 Points
Opened for an hour and it is doing quite well. Healthy cork. Crimson ruby color, about 70% saturated with maybe a slight fade but no sediment.
Mushroom soup, blueberry pancakes, flower shop - actually, a full arboretum of florals on the nose. Palate is resolved but not advanced, with lovely raspberry and cherry notes with a mellifluous blend of spices behind it. The endurance and length really seemed to ebb and flow over a few hours, but I eventually found it easy to conclude that Grand Cru is known as such for a reason ;)
Always a certain amount of hesitation when opening a MI. This bottle has all the magic I had hoped for. Should I feel guilty about consuming alone? (That's a rhetorical question)
5+12+18+9= 94
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2/3/2018 - BradE wrote:
We had the 11 Chambertin last night, so decided to try the 12 tonight. Not as accessible as the 11, and struck us as a good wine, but still very young.
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