Notes from memory but another perfect example. Youthful, lush, bright, clean, spicy. Detailed and nuanced but endowed and powerful. Perfumed. Elegant and delicate at the edges notwithstanding the intense red and black cherry fruit. A spectacular wine, but couldn't concentrate on notes...
This was added as the last wine of the night, even after a blind ’91 Meo Camuzet and after ’91 Leroy Richebourg and Musigny, so it was very sadly a little overlooked and under-appreciated, notwithstanding it being a sensational masterpiece unto itself. Brilliant spice over lush red and black cherry fruit. This is less intense and spicy than the Riche but a little more flamboyant and showy, though not to the same perfumed degree as the Musigny. Darker, more concentrated, and less of that ethereal spice and soft red cherry that the Jayer had earlier in the night, stylistically towards the other end of the spectrum. [1538/3508]
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An excellent bottle at likely peak. Showing lovely red strawberry fruit, baking spice galore and near perfect balance. Classic Leroy that comes across almost at GC level. Lots going on and one to contemplate vs the quick taste from this bottle I brought to La Paulee.
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From my personal cellar, bought on release and forgotten until a shelf collapsed and I found the case in the rubble. An astonishing wine, bright ruby, no bricking at age 27. Fresh nose on cork-pull (no decant), notes of black cherry and cola. No vegetal aromas or brett. Long mid-palate blast of fruit, 10 second finish. Just a natural phenomenon. No sign of fatigue after 2 hours, and then the bottle was empty. I’m guessing another 10 years in this place.
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Sommelier Appreciation Dinner 2019 (The Brown Residence): Medium expressive complex nose displaying ripe red fruit with a hint of black, caramel, a hint of cedar, Vosne spice, cinnamon, anise and earth. Fully integrated palate, finely layered deeply toned slight dry ripe red fruit, silk, bright acidity and mineral, and a medium to long finish with a hint of anise and Vosne spice at the end. It was first served too cold and with air, it becomes significantly more expressive.
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A lost Friday afternoon gathering – Mostly Burgundy (Blacksalt, Washington DC): This particular bottle shows a noticeable stem note, perhaps some unripe fruit? Expressive nose displaying rich black fruit, a hint of caramel, Asian spices, Vosne spice, a hint of sous bois and stem. Excellent concentration, nicely layered intense sweet black fruit, perfect amount of acidity and mineral, and a long decadent black fruit driven finish with a hint of sous bois and Vosne spice at the end. This is an incredibly youthful example that is drinking beautifully but can improve for another decade or two. Excellent showing.
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this was my bottle and didn't live up to expectations. the 91 Brulees next to it was certainly better and fresher. The bottle seemed to be in good shape, 2cm, no seepage, solid garnet color with bricking at the edge and a touch cloudy. Enjoyable but little spice, a bit lean and some developed aromatics/flavors.
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Beautifully fresh and expressive nose, bright red cherry fruit. Quite surprised by how youthful and vibrant this is. On the palate this is rich and has darker berry berry flavours with some rustic earth influence. Very juicy, but also detailed and layered. Bottle no. 01737 goes down with intensity and elegance. Impressed.
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Sweet marionberry and dark red fruit. And just the faintest hint of spice. Despite the quality of the fruit this lacked the complexity to be of great interest. 92-93
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A small Burgundy gathering - 08 Coche CC, 90 La Tache, 78 DRC GE, 90 Rousseau & 91 Leroy Beaux Monts (The Grill Room at Rosewood DC): Pop and pour. Seasoned stems with a half ounce to an ounce. The nose is very Leroy, concentrated decadent red and black fruit, caramel, cedar, a strong note of Vosne spice and a hint of sous bois. Excellent concentration, nicely layered fruit, decadent black fruit and exotic spice driven palate impression, nice balance and a long Vosne spice and cedar driven finish. This is a really youthful showing, somewhat similar to the 90 version but a bit more structured and not as exotic. It clear shows the Leroy’s hedonistic magic!
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Getting better with time. Cant believe this isn't a Grand Cru, at least in her hands. It killed an 85 Clos De Tart. What a finish, took almost no time to open, and was still great 2 hours later.
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Deep, dark and silent with violets and other flowers - very floral. Dark and sweet with hoisin, spice, blue-red fruits, meat. Not an explosive nose, but intensely perfumed and enveloping. Elegant and powerful on the palate, almost salty. Pure and translucent with a huge spice (five spice and such), sweet, and violet component. Has some sort of essence - fruity and meaty or something - a sappy cherry-blood alloy that it utterly transfixing. Still quite young - showing significant structure and tannins. This wasn't as rock-star as my first bottles (probably 18.5/20) but better than my last which showed some green aspects (15-16/20). An excellent showing. I couldn't shake this wine - I kept tasting this in my head the next day. Nose - 5.5/6, Palate - 5.5/6, Finish - 5/6, Je Ne Sais Quoi - 1.5/2 = 17.5/20.
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Dinner at l'Artusi 7/29/2013 (l'Artusi, NYC): Deep blood, opaque, and just barely a touch of bricking. The nose is huge! Like the underside of a saddle. Very masculine and virile, with leather, mint, black plums, milk chocolate, and a cool menthol note. The palate was, at first, very rustic, tannic, and not unlike the old Chiantis that preceded this wine. Later, with more air, it rounded out, revealing velvet and fine fruit; black raspberry and lovely sweetness. Still youthful, with fine length. Delicious, but I wouldn't call it a great wine, necessarily. No hurry -- this will keep for many, many more moons.
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Red Burgundy Tasting: Overachiving 1er Crus VS. Underachiving Grand Crus (La Silhouette): Tasted blind. Spicy nose with good strawberry fruit. Great nose: forward and complex. A touch of green. Delicious on the palate which shows spice, strawberry at first, then herbal on finish. The middle is creamy and delicious. This was my bottle, and it did not show as well as it usually does. This was the last of 6 purchased years ago at auction from Acker. The previous 5 bottles showed consistently in the 17-18 (out of 20) pt range. Nose - 5.5/6, Palate - 5/6, Finish - 4/6, Je Ne Sais Quoi - 1/2 = 15.5/20.
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Classic Leroy and drinking wonderfully. Perfumed floral notes dominated by red fruits and some underbrus notes. Soft rich red fruits of strawberry and cherry with pretty spice and violets. Smooth and succulent style with nice crisp edge. Nicely layered finish really lingers. In a great place tonight.
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Acker Merrall Inaugural Chicago Auction (Trump International Hotel): Perfumed aromatics, with red and black fruit also on the nose with really sensational, classic Asian spice. Palate had that same combination of fruit flavors, but also a real emerging sense of secondary development that became more prominent with more air, so my only complaint is that this wine is starting to show its age.
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Acker Auction Chicago (Sixteen Restaurant): Gorgeous dark strawberry fruits and spice. Balances power and grace, with structue framing the elements nicely. Great clarity. Excellent.
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Now in peak drinking period, at least acc to my taste. Old burg nose, but fruit still apparent, although the more mature forest floor flavors now dominate. Beautifully balanced, great finish. My last 5 bottles are going to be a treat.
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71/91 Burgundy Dinner (Carlos - Highland Park IL): Much better than I remember this wine from before. Great floral character on the nose, just a step behind the 1991 LaTache also served. Massive red and black cherry flavors. Great baking spices keep unfolding and evolving in the glass, making this one of those wines so much fun to revisit every ten minutes to see what has emerged...until there's nothing left in glass.
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From Carlos dinner(Dan F, Jenn P, Kevin M, Alan F, Dennis D. Brock D) Served blind with Leroy 1991 NSG - Beaumount and Chevillon NSG (Les St Georges) Floral lift (classic Leroy nose) with dried dark berry and spice nose. Touch of forest floor to boot speaks of complexity from the get go. Big black cherry flavors with dark earthy component. Still at this age a pretty powerful wine with rustic edge. Good sweet flavors dominate with soft texture feel. Not a pretty wine, but ripe, complex and big. This really improved in the glass while peers faded. Impressive stuff with good life ahead.
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Kitchen Tasting Group Does Beaver Creek – Day Two: A recent purchase by Jeff and this was an awesome bottle. My first note is "crazy youthful." The nose is an expressive blend of cherry, earth, and spice. Beautiful. The taste is equally fresh and youthful, with fresh cherry fruit, great balance, and a long satisfying finish. A beautiful example of this wine.
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Faded ruby color. Great aged Burgundian nose of woodsmoke, dried ripe cherries and ancient forest. Perfectly mature and quite ethereal with gorgeous flavors of dried cherries, charred oak, forest floor and carbon minerals. Finishes long with notes of spice and dried meat. Well aged from an underrated but fairly early-maturing vintage. No one will ever mistake this for Califronia Pinot Noir. Drink up.
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Wine tasting. Slightly faded, perhaps not well stored bottle? Still interesting flavors, more spice than fruit. Some more fruit came out on finish, which was showing surprisingly more forest floor than I'd expect at this stage. 90 points today.
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11/23/2021 - The Vines That Bind wrote: 95 Points
Notes from memory but another perfect example. Youthful, lush, bright, clean, spicy. Detailed and nuanced but endowed and powerful. Perfumed. Elegant and delicate at the edges notwithstanding the intense red and black cherry fruit. A spectacular wine, but couldn't concentrate on notes...
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4/26/2021 - The Vines That Bind wrote: 95 Points
This was added as the last wine of the night, even after a blind ’91 Meo Camuzet and after ’91 Leroy Richebourg and Musigny, so it was very sadly a little overlooked and under-appreciated, notwithstanding it being a sensational masterpiece unto itself. Brilliant spice over lush red and black cherry fruit. This is less intense and spicy than the Riche but a little more flamboyant and showy, though not to the same perfumed degree as the Musigny. Darker, more concentrated, and less of that ethereal spice and soft red cherry that the Jayer had earlier in the night, stylistically towards the other end of the spectrum. [1538/3508]
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12/22/2020 - bill00 wrote: 94 Points
Nice aromatics of dark fruit and spice with an easy-going palate. Drinking really well in what feels like an optimal spot of maturity.
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11/21/2020 - WIBA Does not like this wine: 86 Points
Fresh nose but very thin on the palate and not much depth/complexity to is. It's either over the hill or just not my style of Leroy.
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11/21/2020 - fcxj wrote: 80 Points
Musty and indifferent. (377/3508)
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3/7/2020 - KenK Likes this wine: 93 Points
An excellent bottle at likely peak. Showing lovely red strawberry fruit, baking spice galore and near perfect balance. Classic Leroy that comes across almost at GC level. Lots going on and one to contemplate vs the quick taste from this bottle I brought to La Paulee.
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3/7/2020 - Burgundy Al wrote: 92 Points
La Paulée de New York Gala Dinner (Pier Sixty, Chelsea Piers - New York NY): Small glass, brief note. Very charming red cherry and berry with baking spice. Close to fully mature with lots of complex notes. Still so enticing, but I enjoyed this more when last tasted a decade ago.
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5/15/2019 - PGIF Likes this wine: 96 Points
From my personal cellar, bought on release and forgotten until a shelf collapsed and I found the case in the rubble. An astonishing wine, bright ruby, no bricking at age 27. Fresh nose on cork-pull (no decant), notes of black cherry and cola. No vegetal aromas or brett. Long mid-palate blast of fruit, 10 second finish. Just a natural phenomenon. No sign of fatigue after 2 hours, and then the bottle was empty. I’m guessing another 10 years in this place.
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2/3/2019 - Keith Levenberg wrote:
2nd Annual Sommelier Appreciation Dinner (Undisclosed Location): Tough to get a read on this one unfortunately. Felt very dry and austere. Meant to come back to it after some airing out but never got there.
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2/3/2019 - dcwino wrote: 95 Points
Sommelier Appreciation Dinner 2019 (The Brown Residence): Medium expressive complex nose displaying ripe red fruit with a hint of black, caramel, a hint of cedar, Vosne spice, cinnamon, anise and earth. Fully integrated palate, finely layered deeply toned slight dry ripe red fruit, silk, bright acidity and mineral, and a medium to long finish with a hint of anise and Vosne spice at the end. It was first served too cold and with air, it becomes significantly more expressive.
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4/13/2018 - dcwino wrote: 95 Points
A lost Friday afternoon gathering – Mostly Burgundy (Blacksalt, Washington DC): This particular bottle shows a noticeable stem note, perhaps some unripe fruit? Expressive nose displaying rich black fruit, a hint of caramel, Asian spices, Vosne spice, a hint of sous bois and stem. Excellent concentration, nicely layered intense sweet black fruit, perfect amount of acidity and mineral, and a long decadent black fruit driven finish with a hint of sous bois and Vosne spice at the end. This is an incredibly youthful example that is drinking beautifully but can improve for another decade or two. Excellent showing.
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3/8/2018 - kr522 wrote: 91 Points
this was my bottle and didn't live up to expectations. the 91 Brulees next to it was certainly better and fresher. The bottle seemed to be in good shape, 2cm, no seepage, solid garnet color with bricking at the edge and a touch cloudy. Enjoyable but little spice, a bit lean and some developed aromatics/flavors.
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2/9/2018 - The Vines That Bind wrote: 94 Points
Beautifully fresh and expressive nose, bright red cherry fruit. Quite surprised by how youthful and vibrant this is. On the palate this is rich and has darker berry berry flavours with some rustic earth influence. Very juicy, but also detailed and layered. Bottle no. 01737 goes down with intensity and elegance. Impressed.
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10/17/2017 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 92 Points
Sweet marionberry and dark red fruit. And just the faintest hint of spice. Despite the quality of the fruit this lacked the complexity to be of great interest. 92-93
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12/4/2016 - dcwino wrote: 95 Points
A small Burgundy gathering - 08 Coche CC, 90 La Tache, 78 DRC GE, 90 Rousseau & 91 Leroy Beaux Monts (The Grill Room at Rosewood DC): Pop and pour. Seasoned stems with a half ounce to an ounce. The nose is very Leroy, concentrated decadent red and black fruit, caramel, cedar, a strong note of Vosne spice and a hint of sous bois. Excellent concentration, nicely layered fruit, decadent black fruit and exotic spice driven palate impression, nice balance and a long Vosne spice and cedar driven finish. This is a really youthful showing, somewhat similar to the 90 version but a bit more structured and not as exotic. It clear shows the Leroy’s hedonistic magic!
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4/3/2015 - johnh1001 wrote:
Not sure what was up with the nose on this wine. Funky nose, but still spice and red fruit on the palate.
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1/28/2015 - Edclr Likes this wine: 96 Points
Getting better with time. Cant believe this isn't a Grand Cru, at least in her hands. It killed an 85 Clos De Tart. What a finish, took almost no time to open, and was still great 2 hours later.
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11/14/2013 - rnellans wrote: 94 Points
Floral, stems, chocolate. Some tannins poking through. Nice!
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7/29/2013 - Seth Rosenberg Likes this wine: 95 Points
Deep, dark and silent with violets and other flowers - very floral. Dark and sweet with hoisin, spice, blue-red fruits, meat. Not an explosive nose, but intensely perfumed and enveloping. Elegant and powerful on the palate, almost salty. Pure and translucent with a huge spice (five spice and such), sweet, and violet component. Has some sort of essence - fruity and meaty or something - a sappy cherry-blood alloy that it utterly transfixing. Still quite young - showing significant structure and tannins. This wasn't as rock-star as my first bottles (probably 18.5/20) but better than my last which showed some green aspects (15-16/20). An excellent showing. I couldn't shake this wine - I kept tasting this in my head the next day. Nose - 5.5/6, Palate - 5.5/6, Finish - 5/6, Je Ne Sais Quoi - 1.5/2 = 17.5/20.
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7/29/2013 - Matt Neel Likes this wine:
Dinner at l'Artusi 7/29/2013 (l'Artusi, NYC): Deep blood, opaque, and just barely a touch of bricking. The nose is huge! Like the underside of a saddle. Very masculine and virile, with leather, mint, black plums, milk chocolate, and a cool menthol note. The palate was, at first, very rustic, tannic, and not unlike the old Chiantis that preceded this wine. Later, with more air, it rounded out, revealing velvet and fine fruit; black raspberry and lovely sweetness. Still youthful, with fine length. Delicious, but I wouldn't call it a great wine, necessarily. No hurry -- this will keep for many, many more moons.
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3/31/2013 - Edclr Likes this wine: 94 Points
Couldn't have picked a better time to drink it. Beautiful wine, still holding up very well too. WOTN
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11/29/2011 - Seth Rosenberg wrote: 91 Points
Red Burgundy Tasting: Overachiving 1er Crus VS. Underachiving Grand Crus (La Silhouette): Tasted blind. Spicy nose with good strawberry fruit. Great nose: forward and complex. A touch of green. Delicious on the palate which shows spice, strawberry at first, then herbal on finish. The middle is creamy and delicious. This was my bottle, and it did not show as well as it usually does. This was the last of 6 purchased years ago at auction from Acker. The previous 5 bottles showed consistently in the 17-18 (out of 20) pt range. Nose - 5.5/6, Palate - 5/6, Finish - 4/6, Je Ne Sais Quoi - 1/2 = 15.5/20.
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10/22/2011 - KenK wrote: 94 Points
Classic Leroy and drinking wonderfully. Perfumed floral notes dominated by red fruits and some underbrus notes.
Soft rich red fruits of strawberry and cherry with pretty spice and violets. Smooth and succulent style with nice crisp edge. Nicely layered finish really lingers. In a great place tonight.
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10/22/2011 - Burgundy Al wrote: 93 Points
Acker Merrall Inaugural Chicago Auction (Trump International Hotel): Perfumed aromatics, with red and black fruit also on the nose with really sensational, classic Asian spice. Palate had that same combination of fruit flavors, but also a real emerging sense of secondary development that became more prominent with more air, so my only complaint is that this wine is starting to show its age.
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10/22/2011 - psmith wrote:
Acker Auction Chicago (Sixteen Restaurant): Gorgeous dark strawberry fruits and spice. Balances power and grace, with structue framing the elements nicely. Great clarity. Excellent.
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4/26/2011 - Edclr wrote: 94 Points
Now in peak drinking period, at least acc to my taste. Old burg nose, but fruit still apparent, although the more mature forest floor flavors now dominate. Beautifully balanced, great finish. My last 5 bottles are going to be a treat.
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6/10/2009 - Burgundy Al wrote: 95 Points
71/91 Burgundy Dinner (Carlos - Highland Park IL): Much better than I remember this wine from before. Great floral character on the nose, just a step behind the 1991 LaTache also served. Massive red and black cherry flavors. Great baking spices keep unfolding and evolving in the glass, making this one of those wines so much fun to revisit every ten minutes to see what has emerged...until there's nothing left in glass.
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6/10/2009 - KenK wrote: 93 Points
From Carlos dinner(Dan F, Jenn P, Kevin M, Alan F, Dennis D. Brock D)
Served blind with Leroy 1991 NSG - Beaumount and Chevillon NSG (Les St Georges)
Floral lift (classic Leroy nose) with dried dark berry and spice nose. Touch of forest floor to boot speaks of complexity from the get go.
Big black cherry flavors with dark earthy component. Still at this age a pretty powerful wine with rustic edge. Good sweet flavors dominate with soft texture feel.
Not a pretty wine, but ripe, complex and big. This really improved in the glass while peers faded. Impressive stuff with good life ahead.
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11/8/2007 - DCornutt wrote: 88 Points
Very thick and almost rustic. This wine has nice fruit but it is covered by heavy structure.
I am reserving judgement until tomorrow under argon.
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9/22/2007 - Dave Dalluge wrote:
Kitchen Tasting Group Does Beaver Creek – Day Two: A recent purchase by Jeff and this was an awesome bottle. My first note is "crazy youthful." The nose is an expressive blend of cherry, earth, and spice. Beautiful. The taste is equally fresh and youthful, with fresh cherry fruit, great balance, and a long satisfying finish. A beautiful example of this wine.
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11/14/2006 - dream wrote: 92 Points
Faded ruby color. Great aged Burgundian nose of woodsmoke, dried ripe cherries and ancient forest. Perfectly mature and quite ethereal with gorgeous flavors of dried cherries, charred oak, forest floor and carbon minerals. Finishes long with notes of spice and dried meat. Well aged from an underrated but fairly early-maturing vintage. No one will ever mistake this for Califronia Pinot Noir. Drink up.
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2/6/2002 - Burgundy Al wrote:
Wine tasting. Slightly faded, perhaps not well stored bottle? Still interesting flavors, more spice than fruit. Some more fruit came out on finish, which was showing surprisingly more forest floor than I'd expect at this stage. 90 points today.
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