Lovely fragrant nose, classic Pinot fruit but strong scents of violets. Flavour doesn’t quite match it but still pretty good. One of those wines that starts off tasking aged but becomes a bit more youthful as it opens out. Suggests this still has a few years to go yet. Light to medium but nice intensity.
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Tasted over 2 hrs -nearly semi-translucent med red mild bricking -bright red fruit sweet earth -med+ acidity, med/med- weight simple faded red fruit earth minerality, med- tannins -decent though probably better a couple years ago
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Simple but thought provoking. Dusty cherries and a bit of rusticity. Everything you'd want in burgundy. In expensive and with aging potential. Alas, I haven't been able to find these with much regularity.
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I bought this on the strength of our experience with the '06. Opened tonight with roast duck, it was a point: silky texture, brimming with red fruits with a mineral streak running through it. Definitely worth drinking now, it may develop more secondary and tertiary characteristics with more time in the bottle.
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Poured through an aervana. Nice medium red color. Really evolved over an hour. Medium acidity. Nice balance. Medium mouthfeel. Cherry and spice flavors with some saline minerality. Soft grip at the end.
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on the nose raspberries, strawberries, red currant, green pepper, white pepper & sage palate of red fruits with a bit of brown spices & oak light(+) body, light(+) fruit, medium tannin, light oak, long peppery finish good value & pleasant village pinot, need 2-3 more years to fully mature
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Nice wine, but was hoping for more. Light body, nose and not a ton of depth, but enjoyable nonetheless. Paired with Coq Au Vin for dinner and was just hoping there would be a bit more to it. Agree with previous notes, could probably use another couple years.
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A very nice CdB village level wine. Faint sandalwood and spice on the nose. Nice sappy concentration. Lots of smooth red fruit and fairly noticeable oak.
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Too days after I taste the 2009 I try the 2012. It is much simpler. Very light and smooth fruit juicy and too few tertiary notes. I dont know if that is a vintage difference or the 3 years age difference. It is not too strong, too acid, nor too tannic, so I dont see evidence it needs to age more. My wife likes it because it is quite quaffable easy drinking like Marchesi di Barolo Barbaresco, she started liking recently.
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PopnPour, tasted over 2 hrs and Day 2 -semi-translucent pretty dark red -moderately aromatic with warm dark cherry mixed with a little funk and a little oak, picks up a little stoniness on day 2 -barely med acidity, med weight with surprisingly good depth if not much complexity, pretty dark cherry and earth with a touch of creaminess and slight austerity on back end with reasonable length, relatively unchanged on day 2 -still open and drinking well now, as is usually the case this is a killer value in Drouhin's stable
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Concentrated, but supple and charming, if a bit oaky. That makes it sound a lot more modern than it is...what's really happening here is it's a more powerful version than I was expecting of an otherwise very traditionally styled Chorey.
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I think this is probably my favorite Burgundy of ones I've had at this price point. Popped and poured through Vinturi and right after pouring the nose was an attractive one of tart cherries, forest floor, and maybe some cinnamon, with plenty of acidity on the palate but good overall balance. After 20 minutes in there was an impressive change, with a new dimension that is hard to put into words but took things up a few notches into true elegance such as I've tasted in much more expensive Burgs. After 24h under vacuum it is still pleasant but faded, so wouldn't expect this is one for long-term cellaring. Would buy again at $23.
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6/24/2023 - kevin h wrote: 91 Points
Lovely fragrant nose, classic Pinot fruit but strong scents of violets. Flavour doesn’t quite match it but still pretty good. One of those wines that starts off tasking aged but becomes a bit more youthful as it opens out. Suggests this still has a few years to go yet. Light to medium but nice intensity.
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12/25/2021 - Cote d'Or wrote:
Tasted over 2 hrs
-nearly semi-translucent med red mild bricking
-bright red fruit sweet earth
-med+ acidity, med/med- weight simple faded red fruit earth minerality, med- tannins
-decent though probably better a couple years ago
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7/9/2021 - redwhiteandrich Likes this wine: 91 Points
Simple but thought provoking. Dusty cherries and a bit of rusticity. Everything you'd want in burgundy. In expensive and with aging potential. Alas, I haven't been able to find these with much regularity.
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12/25/2020 - americanstorm Likes this wine: 91 Points
Took about an hour to open up. Quite nice nose, light ruby, lots of strawberries and some minerals. Nice mouthfeel good finish. Drinking very well.
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12/9/2020 - MLipton wrote:
I bought this on the strength of our experience with the '06. Opened tonight with roast duck, it was a point: silky texture, brimming with red fruits with a mineral streak running through it. Definitely worth drinking now, it may develop more secondary and tertiary characteristics with more time in the bottle.
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4/19/2020 - Momus99 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Really blossomed after 1.5h in glass opening up to multi-dimensional profile including deep black fruits, tar, and funk. A good bottle.
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8/23/2018 - PasoWallaWill wrote: 89 Points
Poured through an aervana. Nice medium red color. Really evolved over an hour. Medium acidity. Nice balance. Medium mouthfeel. Cherry and spice flavors with some saline minerality. Soft grip at the end.
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3/16/2017 - Stevenwsims Likes this wine: 90 Points
Dry tannic finish
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8/24/2016 - MemorialWineFan wrote: flawed
Uhhh...Lame. Other bottle I had was not flawed. Not a good effort from the producer for this price.
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7/30/2016 - colin cellar wrote:
Christmas 2014 from Liz and
Ryan
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7/13/2016 - CJM wrote: 89 Points
Clear pale garnet. Toasted vanilla, oak, almond. Low . acids, medium to low tannins. Black plum. Medium balanced finish. Club.
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1/30/2016 - wineappreciation wrote: 87 Points
Pleasant cherry nose with a bit of oak; fruit-filled, mild tannins, trapezoidal
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1/30/2016 - Lavan79 wrote: 89 Points
on the nose raspberries, strawberries, red currant, green pepper, white pepper & sage
palate of red fruits with a bit of brown spices & oak
light(+) body, light(+) fruit, medium tannin, light oak, long peppery finish
good value & pleasant village pinot, need 2-3 more years to fully mature
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1/5/2016 - Tonyboons33 Likes this wine: 88 Points
Nice wine, but was hoping for more. Light body, nose and not a ton of depth, but enjoyable nonetheless. Paired with Coq Au Vin for dinner and was just hoping there would be a bit more to it. Agree with previous notes, could probably use another couple years.
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11/3/2015 - spacewrangler wrote:
Classic Drouhin ClB. Refreshing, slightly rustic and a value.
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9/25/2015 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Tart cherry and smoky on the nose. Light yet keenly fresh on the palate.
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9/13/2015 - christyler wrote: 90 Points
A very nice CdB village level wine. Faint sandalwood and spice on the nose. Nice sappy concentration. Lots of smooth red fruit and fairly noticeable oak.
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7/21/2015 - MemorialWineFan wrote: 87 Points
Simply burgundy. Started very fruity. Would give it a few more years to round out. Will improve 1-2 points then.
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6/7/2015 - sequoiagrove wrote: 87 Points
Too days after I taste the 2009 I try the 2012. It is much simpler. Very light and smooth fruit juicy and too few tertiary notes. I dont know if that is a vintage difference or the 3 years age difference. It is not too strong, too acid, nor too tannic, so I dont see evidence it needs to age more. My wife likes it because it is quite quaffable easy drinking like Marchesi di Barolo Barbaresco, she started liking recently.
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4/10/2015 - Cote d'Or wrote:
PopnPour, tasted over 2 hrs and Day 2
-semi-translucent pretty dark red
-moderately aromatic with warm dark cherry mixed with a little funk and a little oak, picks up a little stoniness on day 2
-barely med acidity, med weight with surprisingly good depth if not much complexity, pretty dark cherry and earth with a touch of creaminess and slight austerity on back end with reasonable length, relatively unchanged on day 2
-still open and drinking well now, as is usually the case this is a killer value in Drouhin's stable
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1/12/2015 - yofog wrote:
Concentrated, but supple and charming, if a bit oaky. That makes it sound a lot more modern than it is...what's really happening here is it's a more powerful version than I was expecting of an otherwise very traditionally styled Chorey.
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1/9/2015 - petec-s wrote: 89 Points
Delicious lesser Burgundy.
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11/1/2014 - petec-s wrote: 88 Points
Needs a few years for sure, really good potential here, nice and racy summer fruit 13%
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10/28/2014 - cartime Likes this wine: 90 Points
This is definitely hitting above its weight. Great concentration.
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10/11/2014 - Momus99 Likes this wine: 89 Points
I think this is probably my favorite Burgundy of ones I've had at this price point. Popped and poured through Vinturi and right after pouring the nose was an attractive one of tart cherries, forest floor, and maybe some cinnamon, with plenty of acidity on the palate but good overall balance. After 20 minutes in there was an impressive change, with a new dimension that is hard to put into words but took things up a few notches into true elegance such as I've tasted in much more expensive Burgs. After 24h under vacuum it is still pleasant but faded, so wouldn't expect this is one for long-term cellaring. Would buy again at $23.
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