Tasted blind. Some burnt matches, freshly cut grass, barnyard funk and red fruit on the nose. Easy to identify as a cotes de nuits from a cool vintage. Rather tight on the palate, nice acidity and red fruit, layered and complex. The Nuits St. Georges tannins come through at the end but they are tamed and not intrusive. Excellent finish.
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Yuck. Browning-red in color. Nose dominated by all the worst of 2004 -- gout de coccinelle is overwhleming (ladybird taint / pyrazines); green bell pepper. Hard acidic, green bell pepper, green stem flavours dominate flavour. No recovering from here, a disastrous and flawed wine.
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Medium body. Already well bricked in color. Not a ton of fruit. Ready to drink. Nice spiciness, clove, cigar box. I would decant and give an hour to soften up.
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Nose has hints of soy sauce and vegetal scents. Broccoli? Not in a bad way. Palate is complex. It includes some of the umami and vegetal flavors but its not the main note. Currant, and cherry mix with the background vegetal flavors (my wife says she wants Chinese food now)
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Friday Night Double Blind Tasting $40+ (Bin 75): Translucent crimson core with bricking; acorn, hints at the green quality which I knew was '04 Burg, spice, fresh, red fruit, depth; drinking beautifully, leather, red fruit, the green is gone and the wine was very plush; this was really different from the previous bottle, and I think some '04s are turning a corner.
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Browning core with slight orange rim; vegetal, radish, obviously '04, but a great midpalate with good density and sweet red fruit that lingers, taut structure lets you know it is a solid producer.
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Opened 1 hour in advance. Aromas of mushrooms, currants, a bit of rubber. Clean fruit flavors with some spice. Sweet/sour finish. Lovely and joyous, nice tension between the fruit up front and the acid underneath. Good burgundy at a great price.
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Severe but lovely nose. Very earthy, a touch of licorice and coffee/oak with a stemmy/floral touch, this is quite complex. Same profile on the palate which is quite austere but still shows nice cherry and pits notes. Dark red fruits! Tannic grip on the long spicy finish. Very good and quite NSG in character.
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Auction bottle, held 6 months. Nice color. Firm and under ripe with sour cherry and bell pepper on the palate. Cough syrup too. Like drinking after gargling listerine. Not an endearing experience. Love this commune but not this bottle. Per the below, maybe it would be interesting to try in 4-5 years, and would have welcomed some earthy funk, but not this wine not this day.
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Nuits-Saint-George Tasting (LaCroix in the Rittenhouse): A wine for the future. I'm not really able to give this a an accurate score right now. It could possibly hit 90. Right now, a little closed. A good amount of funk on the nose. Heavy barnyard, dirt and earth. Fruit requires substantial coaxing. Very subtle. High acidity on the palate. It needs to settle down. Good smooth tannins but maybe a little lacking. Medium finish. Needs another 5 years of bottle age, at least.
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4/26/2022 - Rani Likes this wine: 93 Points
Tasted blind. Some burnt matches, freshly cut grass, barnyard funk and red fruit on the nose. Easy to identify as a cotes de nuits from a cool vintage. Rather tight on the palate, nice acidity and red fruit, layered and complex. The Nuits St. Georges tannins come through at the end but they are tamed and not intrusive. Excellent finish.
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11/15/2017 - FransS wrote: 89 Points
Remarkable pure pinot with violets and a good expression in the midtaste, although missing some body; the aftertaste is very refined.
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8/19/2015 - ccn wrote: 75 Points
Yuck. Browning-red in color. Nose dominated by all the worst of 2004 -- gout de coccinelle is overwhleming (ladybird taint / pyrazines); green bell pepper. Hard acidic, green bell pepper, green stem flavours dominate flavour. No recovering from here, a disastrous and flawed wine.
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12/26/2013 - djarcara wrote: 88 Points
Medium body. Already well bricked in color. Not a ton of fruit. Ready to drink. Nice spiciness, clove, cigar box. I would decant and give an hour to soften up.
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12/7/2013 - Donc1967 Likes this wine: 88 Points
Nose has hints of soy sauce and vegetal scents. Broccoli? Not in a bad way. Palate is complex. It includes some of the umami and vegetal flavors but its not the main note. Currant, and cherry mix with the background vegetal flavors (my wife says she wants Chinese food now)
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11/8/2013 - Rezy13 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Friday Night Double Blind Tasting $40+ (Bin 75): Translucent crimson core with bricking; acorn, hints at the green quality which I knew was '04 Burg, spice, fresh, red fruit, depth; drinking beautifully, leather, red fruit, the green is gone and the wine was very plush; this was really different from the previous bottle, and I think some '04s are turning a corner.
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7/12/2013 - Rezy13 wrote: 90 Points
Browning core with slight orange rim; vegetal, radish, obviously '04, but a great midpalate with good density and sweet red fruit that lingers, taut structure lets you know it is a solid producer.
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12/13/2012 - wineshlub wrote: 91 Points
Opened 1 hour in advance. Aromas of mushrooms, currants, a bit of rubber. Clean fruit flavors with some spice. Sweet/sour finish. Lovely and joyous, nice tension between the fruit up front and the acid underneath. Good burgundy at a great price.
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6/2/2012 - beezer6 wrote: 91 Points
Saturday Tasting Group (Knightsbridge Wine Shop (Northbrook, IL)): Gorgeous nose. Super aromatic baking spice. Super funky too. Red tar, funk, shrooms, a little wet dog. Nice sweet spice. Beautiful tannins. Caressing and drinking well now.
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2/10/2011 - french16 wrote:
Severe but lovely nose. Very earthy, a touch of licorice and coffee/oak with a stemmy/floral touch, this is quite complex. Same profile on the palate which is quite austere but still shows nice cherry and pits notes. Dark red fruits! Tannic grip on the long spicy finish.
Very good and quite NSG in character.
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11/2/2010 - western wrote: 89 Points
Slight green/herbal flavours. Otherwise quite drinkable with nice fruit/acid/tannin balance.
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10/12/2010 - western wrote: 85 Points
Green herbally character.
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5/11/2010 - City Wine Journal wrote: 80 Points
Auction bottle, held 6 months. Nice color. Firm and under ripe with sour cherry and bell pepper on the palate. Cough syrup too. Like drinking after gargling listerine. Not an endearing experience. Love this commune but not this bottle. Per the below, maybe it would be interesting to try in 4-5 years, and would have welcomed some earthy funk, but not this wine not this day.
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9/8/2009 - jrobs7777 wrote: 87 Points
Nuits-Saint-George Tasting (LaCroix in the Rittenhouse): A wine for the future. I'm not really able to give this a an accurate score right now. It could possibly hit 90. Right now, a little closed. A good amount of funk on the nose. Heavy barnyard, dirt and earth. Fruit requires substantial coaxing. Very subtle. High acidity on the palate. It needs to settle down. Good smooth tannins but maybe a little lacking. Medium finish. Needs another 5 years of bottle age, at least.
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