Community Tasting Notes (59) Avg Score: 96.9 points

  • Truly spectacular showing. Exuberant stem aromatics, classical DRC. Balanced, sweet palate retaining acidity. Diana thought bandaid off-putting. I didn't mind! (9952/21906)

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  • Nose: sweet red fruits, musk, rose petals, fresh strawberry, raspberry, rice crackers
    Notes: the palate still suggests that this is quite young but I can taste the potential in it. Give it another 5-6 years it should start to show better. The beautiful nose of rose petals, raspberry and rice crackers all suggest this to be a top Burgundy. Nevertheless, I do not find this to be an extraordinary wine and I cannot say that this can live up to its reputation and hype given its a legendary year from a legendary monopole. It may be a very young still but in my view I don't see the greatness many claim from this vintage. While I cannot describe this as a disappointment because it is still very good and extremely balanced and afterall if we ignore pricing this is probably one of the top 5 best winery in the world. I'm sure this will improve with more cellaring but I doubt it will be as good as many anticipate today.
    Drink: 2030
    Rating: 91

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  • Bottle 2 better. The variation is unsettling though. Slightly cleaner and more lift. Brighter fruit than prior bottle. (19564/21906)

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  • Bottle #1 just didn’t wow. Is it still in shell? Certainly sense and has length. Didn’t feel precise nor lifted. Much prefer 2010. (19550/21906)

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  • Delicious La Tâche. The wine was singing from the moment the bottle was opened. Fresh, subtle, long, complex, very refined and profound. ripe black and red fruits, aromas of rose, orange peel, mintiness on the nose. Really gorgeous, even if it will eventually get better with time.

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  • 05032. reserved. tanning is so strong, stronger than 17 la tâche.
    Nose of mint and gum.
    Tastes concentrated in the front of the palate.

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  • Stupendously good, shocking. (2851/21906)

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  • Two bottles drunk over two days. Dense, dark fruit and meaty notes. Super closed and didn’t budge over two days. Wait a long time I guess…

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  • Deep, dark and surly. Some meaty sauvage and leather. It has a concentrated heart of black cherry fruit. It is powerful and savoury but not offering any real pleasure at this stage.

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  • Not expressive aromatically. The expected complexity, balance, density and length are there, but very tightly wound still. Needs to sleep. (15454/21906)

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  • Two friends sharing three bottles of wine (The Capital Grille at Tysons Corner, VA): Slightly closed nose displaying perfectly ripe decadent red and black fruit, raspberry and blackberry jam, cherry liqueur, mocha, chines medicinal cabinet, tea, sap, caramel and earth. There is only a hint of the DRC stem note. Exceptional concentration, layers upon layers of concentrated decadent black and red fruit, rich and oily yet also showing good detail and balance, perfect amount of acidity and mineral, and a long decadent concentrated red and black fruit driven finish. There is a hint of very ripe note which I didn’t notice from the previous bottles. It seems a bit closed.

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  • Stemmy, smoky aromatics, very present not never intrusive. Incredible elegance on palate, crystalline with charming hint of sweetness. (15500/21906)

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  • The bottle was opened 8 hours ahead but the wine remained a little tight with tannins still quite obvious. But with swirling and time in the glass the wine started to show its class. Layered and complete. And the nose started to show some tea leaves and chemical box - very DRC. I will try to wait for a decade before opening my bottles.

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  • La Tâche 1985-2010 Vertical NYC (Le Pavillon NYC): 10 was classic, composed, and 09 was flamboyant with depth.
    05 is an inch above both of them. It is 10's composure plus the power of 09 with even more layers in the mouth.

    For me, it was my fav of the first flight (a super strong flight with 02, 05, 09 and 10) and a contender for the WTON.

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  • La Tâche Vertical (Le Pavillon): On the nose both 2010 and 2009 are more expressive, although this still has beautiful bright red fruit. Actually showing a little bit of development. This excels on the palate with big, complete structure, powerful. Less ready than ’09 or ’10 in the same flight but is every bit as powerful and is technically stronger than ’09 but maybe not ’10. Each of the wines in this flight have terrific staying power and long flavourful finish.

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  • A brilliant La Tache. Incredible aromatics. Obviously its peak is many years away but at the same time it's very approachable. 98+

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  • Bottle #2. This is more like the desert island wine quality. Lifted, floral, stem aromatics, notes clearly delineated. Precision extends to palate which fills the senses, and goes on and on. Dark red fruit profile. (19313/21906)

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  • Bottle #1. Deep, brooding floral aromatics. Depth and sweetness on palate. No fireworks and slightly concerning bottle variation at work. (19309/21906)

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  • maybe again not a perfect bottle as it didn't give me as much of a punch in the face as i expected. but nonetheless, a beautiful beast. was expecting more precision and concentration of fruit on the palate.

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  • shame shame shame. off bottle. no depth and short on the palate. need a redo

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  • Ficofi dinner and from Zalto, opened 4 hours ahead. This showed surprisingly well even though the nose doesn’t yet show the LT complexity to its full extent. But perfect fruit, layers and balance here are dramatic. Patience required but as other 2005s starting to slowly waking up.

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  • My other wine of the night tonight. I heard we just got lucky on the bottle which showed surprisingly well for such a big vintage. Mesmerizing floral nose of violets, well structured palate that had surprising tension and concentration. Still quite primary but starting to evolve and had a lovely floral aftertaste early in the evening which just evolved and got more complex. Could improve even more from here. Just such a privilege to enjoy this.

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  • Slightly off focus compared to first bottle, but we're still in the stratosphere. (12115/21906)

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  • Just pure harmony. Elegance, restraint, energy, clarity, the works. (12113/21906)

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  • 6 hour decant. Barn yard, sous bois, still very big on the palate. Better when consumed with a rich cheese dish but simply not my thing.

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  • This was served to be blind and my first impression was that this is a reference point wine. I thought it could be a Cathiard RSV, Meo Richebourg or Roumier Bonnes Mares. Dark fruit driven with an overlay of stems, wild spice, purple fruit, and animal. Despite the generous host double-decanted at 2pm and served at 8pm, the wine was still not fully open. Pouring it to the decanter at 8pm has certainly helped. The power of this wine was simply monstrous. This is probably 20 years too young to drink. 96-97 today with 98+ potential.

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  • Complex and present with wonderfully concentrated red berries that spread out with everything you could desire from the toolbox within the genres of power and charm. Lovely forest, hints of graphite and a clear touch of After eight - both the chocolate and the mint inside. Also the most wonderful deep spices that come in all varieties and create desire.

    Nice full-bodied wine with fabulously concentrated redberry fruit, lightly dried fruit edge, mint and wet ground. This undergrowth tone is great throughout. Superb spices impresses. Nice acidity and tighter, but typical tannin structure. The wine is probably experienced as being a little grumpy from being disturbed now. Not in phase, but it has a long life to cover. (Approx. 50 years) Brilliant wine with great potential. 96 points. (98p - 100p potential)

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  • We went a little nuts. Drank this after opening with a Dom Oenotheque '96 and a Keller G-Max'09. Feet in the pool. Kids playing and enjoying themselves. Pizza. Best wine I've ever had.

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  • out of wood
    ruby red
    splash decant

    A reticent nose of red fruits, funk and yellow flowers. a fluid carnival atmosphere, with smoke, steam, and various other attention diversions and impediments to good taste —and tasting well- stole a point maybe, and another rolling party where the best company was french- and at work. (They assured me that the wine was outstanding. wink.)

    The waiter mgr wished to add ‘champignons du bois’ to her profile. I agree that the red fruited palate was nice but shy — a little more plummy the next afternoon. Some spice emerging. Rose water. Ennui?

    Admittedly, I felt she ~ Tasted Young ~ a ubiquitous term often used to defend the speedy monoliths.

    I found myself searching out the word “precise” to describe the subtle palate of this wine— another term sometimes deployed to assuage the creeping realization that a 2016 rhys alpine would have a been a far wiser choice of beverage on Thursday. (But that’s on me, and not the Civil Society of Romanian Counts or anyone else.

    HOLD OFF
    94-95

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  • Given that it's so young, this really deserves a good 8hrs of air prior to drinking, but on this occasion it was only given 2. With that said, this is a pretty spectacular wine. Not shut down, angry or tight, just young. The pure power and concentration is remarkable with a solid, massive core of gorgeous red fruit and spice. There's also that classic sweetness running throughout. Notably, at least for me, I didn't particularly get a suffusion of stems, as that classic DRC trait was circling in harmony with the other facets of the wine. Balanced and yet magnificently powerful. This will be a great wine to track over the next several decades. I'm giving it 4 stars both because of how technically perfect it is now and also because of the potential here, which is demarcated by the question mark. XXXX(?)

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  • Still a long way from maturity, but this bottle was more open and slightly more advanced than I expected. Layers of purple fruit on the palate. Nose took some time to open and even then the spice notes on begrudgingly. Great weight across the midpalate and finish. 97+

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  • Already delicious and kept evolving over 5 hours. Translucent ruby, shining. Aromatically tight, but eventually gives spice box then lastly dried roses. Pure red fruit, such balance. Crazy elegance, velvet texture, some acrylic. (5704/21906)

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  • Bottle No.13398/21906

    This wine is very elegant, perfect balance and plenty of detail.
    Aftertaste is charming, big but gentle, 2-3 layers of super long finish.

    99-100 Pts.

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  • Short note - amazing nose. Kirch, red fruit, forest floor, mushrooms, earl grey, incredible concentration, firm tannins, very well balanced and structured. Very long finish, all the way down to the bone. Intense and will keep for a long time. Outstanding quality, 97-98p

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  • An LT vintage I haven't tried previously. Decanted for only a few hours, and more would have been helpful. True to the 05 vintage, its deep and rich, with a full array of intoxicating fruits. Simply put it's a great wine in a great vintage. Drunk outside on Bastille Day in Beaune, during a leisurely lunch at Le Bistrot Bourguignon which made it even more special.

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  • Winos' excellent adventure in France; 6/22/2017-6/27/2017 (All over France): The nose is simply perfect! Absolutely hedonistic yet perfectly pure nose displaying intense red and black fruits, essence of raspberry and blackberry, perfectly ripe small strawberry, cherry liqueur, mocha, espresso bean, Chinese medicine, tie qua yin, Vosne spice, sap, light caramel and stem. Incredibly concentrated yet airy and weightless as it is so finely layered. The palate is sensual and perfectly harmonious. Despite the youthful expression, incredible complexity and intense decadent pure fruit make it absolute pleasure to drink. Simply perfect once again!

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  • 2016 Villa d’Este Wine Symposium - Kelly, Alan and Kevin's excellent adventure; 11/3/2016-11/12/2016 (Villa D’este, Lake Como, Piedmont, Milan and Frankfurt): For my palate, anything less than perfect is a bit of let down for the 05 La Tache. Very youthful, energetic and complex nose displaying pure slightly roasted blackberry, raspberry jelly, mocha, Vosne spice, Asian medicine, jasmine tea, caramel and stem. It is so perfectly balanced that the palate is incredibly silky and almost weightless. Despite its youth, this is a perfect wine for my palate. Emotional and spiritually uplifting. Another perfect showing!

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  • Wine Monuments Man Chapter 1 (Berens am Kai 1 star Restaurant): Barolo meets Bordeaux with some Northern Rhone but the result is a perfect Burgundy wine.

    3 hours of decantation was hardly enough, probably 12 hours would be ok.

    Very spicy, cassis, violet, roses liquer, red berries, unbelievable power, white pepper like a Hermitage, for me it is Mike Tyson behind a Kate Moss face. at least 20-30 years ahead, 98-99

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  • The good news is the bottle is pristine -- and authentic, there sure was a lot of fake '05 La Tache out there. The bad news is it was infanticide. This wine is a massive black hole, but happily not too tannic to enjoy. The many layers are just hinting at coming out of their shell. Such a privilege to taste this legendary wine, though I would strongly recommend keeping hands off for at least another 10 years, or even better, 25 years.

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  • Weekend with Eddie - Part 1 (Marea, New York City): I must profess that I love the 05 La Tache and have a strong favorable bias. The nose has never shutdown hard since release, i.e. always very youthful, pure and hedonistic. Expressive nose displaying intense pure sweet red fruits, raspberry, raspberry jelly, strawberry, a hint of Vosne spice and tie guan yin, decadent caramel and stem. Incredibly concentrated yet perfectly precise and harmonious palate, infinitely layered fruit, bright acidity that sets the excellent precision and gives vibrancy, nicely integrated tannins and unbelievably long finish. I prefer the red fruit and purity of the 05 over the black fruit and incredible concentration of the 99. I find the nose incredibly energetic and the palate so sensual. This wine always lifts my spirit. Another perfect showing.

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  • 2nd Most Epic Burgundy Dinner (Boulevard - San Francisco CA): Served blind in a nice Vosne flight. My first time tasting this vintage. Corked. Jeremy thought it corked right away, it took me another 2-3 minutes to agree.

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  • Crazy tea notes here, supple tannin, this is really good.

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  • The 2005 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti La Tâche Grand Cru is a very pretty, in fact a beautiful wine but it needs plenty of time. There’s perfectly ripe cherry fruit coupled with Asian spice. Its oak is noticeable but not dominant and it has good power and length.

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  • Clean. Clear. Extreme intensity, lots and lots of concentration, heavy but weigthless still. Lots of fruit and minerality, this wine sings. Seamless and after a while it develops top notes. The tannins are ripe and fine, the acidity is just perfect and carries the wine like nothing. The finish is extreme, almost two minutes. This is one of the best wines I've ever had.

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  • La Tache dinner (The Boardl Room at Capella Hotel Georgetown): Upon release, this wine quickly shot up to $3,500 per bottle in grey market. I was fortunate to try a few off a number of restaurant lists. Very youthful but very expressive and hedonistic. Perfectly ripe red fruit driven nose, raspberries, raspberries jam, dark cherries, a hint of stems, tie guan yin, perfume and sweet spices. Precise palate, incredibly layered, youthful intense sweet red fruit driven palate impression, silky and polished, bright acidity and noticeable but nicely integrated tannins. Despite the youth, this is very expressive and incredibly complex. Compare to the 90, perhaps slightly less concentrated and not as ripe but as complex if not more and more precise. For me this is perfect in every way. As a side note, some tasters thought it was way too young. I tend to love my Burgundy very young as well as very old.

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  • Not particulary dominant over the 05 Richebourg on this day but still a great wine. Very nice nose of asian spice and earthy notes. Kalidascopic complex flavors that adds that extra dimension one sees with La Tache. Not quite as big structure as the Richebourg, but enough tannins for the long haul.

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  • Wow ! This is some wine ! ! I wasn’t ready for what jumped out of my glass.
    My initial reaction was that this wine is powerful – stylish – bundles of energy here, and the wine moves in a crescendo of power throughout – no where near ready, but the elements suggest this could be one of the best La Tache’s ever. Most difficult to separate “the orchestra” from its parts – powerful yet simple in its purity.

    Dark purple/ruby with a razor thin rim; aromas seem to have it all – black cherry fruit, black currant liqueur – gentle lilac and plum blossom – roasted hazelnut and nutmeg spice – toast - new oak, all in a full and penetrating package of delights ushering forth from the glass; strength and power but at the same time elegance and subtle texture; mouth coating fruit – deep and concentrated – extending well back on the palate; round, rich berry fruit, with underlying solid acidity and tannins; finishes with such length that it remains for minutes on the palate; probably needs another 12 years but should last for several decades.

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  • In hindsight, it may have been unfortunate that this wine was my first experience in drinking Red Burgundy as it is possible nothing else (except another La Tache) will ever come close. Had the great fortune to share several bottles with a very good friend during the Super Bowl this year (along with some Kobe filets) and I was in heaven. This wine (nectar seems more appropriate) absolutely oozed perfection. The fruit was big and mouth-filling and yet so wonderfully clothed in silk and balance that the overall effect was that of drinking art. A true masterpiece and an experience I will always remember.

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  • Opened and drank over 4 hours. Incredibly perfumed, dense and rich on the nose. The aromatics kept changing. At one point it was dark fruit only, then black pepper, then moved to mint then to celery and then settled back to dark fruit, wood, Asian spice. The palate was a massive dense core of red, blue, black fruit that was extremely tight at first and only slightly budged after a few hours. The classic DRC spice started to really come through but you can just tell there will be so much more in the future. The ultra long finish lasted for minutes and displayed a quite a bit of tannin but this was easily matched by the core of fruit. Luckily I have a few more bottles in the cellar and I will not think to touch another one for a decade. A real treat, but definitely way too early.

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  • DRC Dinner 2 (Sydney, Australia): A swirling nose of cherry, liquorice, graphite, earth and after quite some time perfumed floral aromas came forth. The palate is where this wine really showed its potential, it is muscular and wound extremely tightly, but there was brilliant depth and an effortless power to it. There are powerful fine tannins and they are needed to keep pace with the weight of this wine. Of all the wines we tried, this was the one that was most in need of time, I don't doubt that it will be a legend but it may not be there for another 15+ years.

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  • Thanx to a friend who is willing to open a Jeroboam! Decanted for 2 hours, dark red color, very deep and floral nose with loads of spices and herbs, soft and very fine tannins, ripe, well balanced and palate needs much longer to develop structure and secondary flavors. Very classy and elegant burg.

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  • Drank March 2011. Phenomenal representation of the vintage and the House. Extremely delicate and slightly floral. On the palate strong red fruit characteristics. A very subtle and beautiful wine.

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  • It was interesting to compare the 05 Rousseau Clos de Beze and the 05 La Tache. The Rousseau displayed pure fruit, a great example of a CDB where the 05 La Tache was already showing mind blowing complexity, very Vosne fruit, hint of tea, more exotic than the initial release with killer heavenly airy silky texutre.

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  • Clearly the best wine at the annual DRC tasting event held last night. Nice nose. Hint of red vine fruit. Pretty garnet color. Great middle fruit and long satisfying fininsh. When I first started buying this wine with the 1983 vintage it was $75 a bottle. Having consumed many bottles of this wine and it being my favorite wine in the whole wide world, I'm not sure why anybody would pay anything close to what this wine is selling for now...unless you have more money than common sense.

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  • Everything is in perfect balance, very expressive, also showing core inner energy. Perfect in everyway.

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  • Having tasted great mature La Taches, I feel sad to drink these wines way too young. However, in lieu of the current 05 La Tache price, it is hard to resist trying this monumental wine at a reasonable price, relatively speaking that is. So Rene and I tried another bottle.

    We drank a bottle in mid June.

    As soon as we tasted the wine, Rene mentioned that the bottle is a bit closed compare to the June bottle. The fruit is not as expressive but it is more mineral and perfumed. This bottle also shows cinnamon, anise and white pepper as before but also has extra perfumed nose a la white flower extract. It is more sensual and cooler expression. It still shows great concentration and beautiful silky texture but perhaps not young woman’s bosoms. It is very mineral, limestone and chalk. This is more complex and less opulent bottle. 96 to 98 pts.

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  • I found it hard to describe this wine as it had everything that you look for in a young wine. The wine has explosive nose, incredible concentration, sensual texture and perfect balance.

    Explosive nose of black cherry, exotic spices, white pepper, cinnamon, anise, stewed tomato, undertone of strawberry. The palate displays incredible concentration, silky texture a la young woman’s bosoms, so unctuous texture and the finish last forever.

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  • It is simply amazing how well this wine showed given it's age. It is absolutely MIND BLOWING. The best nose I've ever experienced on a Burgundy, to some that means best nose period :) There are layers upon layers of spices that hit you when you approach the glass, initially there was some classic Burgundy funk, but that blew off pretty fast. The palate had a near perfect balance, with some age it will probably be perfect. Black Cherry, Vanilla, Leather and Forest Floor are most noticeable to me, but the tell tale sign of a great wine is that fact that the longer you sit with it, the more adjectives you can add.

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  • Rich, huge ripe tannins, in direct opposition to '01 which we had just before. This wine was so smooth, red fruits, great balance, great finish

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