Dinner at Wah Lok. Deep garnet. Soft textured. Juicy and generously fruited. Already mature but still quite fresh. Still has some way to go. A competently made village wine with grace and elegance enhanced by age and maturity.
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First of a couple of bottles bought on release. Nice earthy nose but somewhat dilute. Palate is thin and tart… cranberries. Nothing wrong, but nothing great. Drink up.
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PopnPour, tasted over 2 hrs -dark red purple no bricking -rich ripe earthy dark fruit intermingled with mature sousbois notes -med acidity, med weight faded dark fruit and earth mature elements, med/med+ tannins with a faint oak signature creeping in at the 2nd hour -now on a mature plateau though there is still substantial structure
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Very dark and intense colour, though with a lighter edge signalling maturity. Intense and concentrated nose with blackberry and significant oak. Toasted oak. Very smooth flavour, despite that the acidity is still high. After one hour in the glass it opens and become even more friendly and gain a little more complexity with some herbs under the fruit. Very nice, very drinkable. You just don´t want this bottle to get empty. Given the fact that this is “only” a Village wine it is having a proud composition. Perfect Gevrey dark fruit and a surprisingly, almost Chambolle-like sweetness. 12 years of age and still I would not be afraid to keep the remaining bottles in the cellar for 5 or even 10 years more. It also drinks very well now, but give it time in the glass or decant it before serving. Will be perfect for accompanying duck or game. Last comment; this “just a Village” 2005 just push my expectations for the 2005 vintage in general even higher. Can’t wait to get into my 2005 premiere crus and grand crus …. (In some 5-10-15 years from now… ). 90+
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Dark ruby red with amber rim. Wonderfully complex earthy aromas of truffles, forrest floor, and a bit of Brett. Mixture of black and red fruit with cassis, cherry, and raspberry balanced by good acidity and a somewhat savory quality. Fairly full bodied with a long finish.
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Excellent tasting wine that opened up nicely over dinner. Fruit up front with berry and some cassis flavors. Terrific medium to full bodied wine with light tannins and an smooth and long finish.
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Mouldy cork. A brownish tinge to the light red colour. Interesting nose with cherry and spice that I really enjoyed upon first opening. Sour cherry and a soft tannin that gives a little grip on the finish. Very enjoyable now and looking forward to how this develops as dinner approaches.
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Good nose, musky and clean. Notes of violet, stem, oak, and spices. Sweet and smooth on entry, decent mid-palate and a touch of bitterness on finish. Good mixed of black and red fruits. Label indicated 13% with no heat, good balance. Probably should have a bit more acidity, given the vintage. For a basic village, this has good length. Delicious stuff, hard to imagine VV version could be better than this. Does not hold up well on the 2nd day....Hmmmmm...90-93 pts. (A-)
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This was drinking great. At a bidness dinner so not too focused on the wine but it was silky, powerful, elegant, and plush with ripe sweet dark fruit. $188 off the list at Charleston.
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Bricking lite garnet color. Fruit-forward nose of forest berries and flowers, mocha and vanilla. Everything about this is perfect pinot noir expression except its a tiny bit thin throughout the palate. Flavors, layers, sweetness, spice and oak, just needs concentration to take it to greatness.
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This was excellent. Stunning aromas and flavors of deep, wild berry fruit, forrest floor, mushroom, and potpourri. Medium bodied with fabulous depth and texture, all confined by focusing red berry acidity and quite significant structure. This opened up significantly over the course of the evening, likely a good sign for the cellar. Hold.
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Bright clear ruby in the glass. Raspberry, clove, sandalwood on the nose. Bright red tart fruits, spice, hint of leather, with a rounded, polished medium body and finish.
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4/16/2022 - Shiaxonna wrote: 90 Points
Holds up well after all these years. Nerve and complexity present. Some fine grained tannins from the vintage. Floral and elegant. Really good.
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4/9/2022 - SGoenophile Likes this wine: 92 Points
Dinner at Wah Lok. Deep garnet. Soft textured. Juicy and generously fruited. Already mature but still quite fresh. Still has some way to go. A competently made village wine with grace and elegance enhanced by age and maturity.
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2/7/2022 - Goldstone Likes this wine: 87 Points
First of a couple of bottles bought on release. Nice earthy nose but somewhat dilute. Palate is thin and tart… cranberries. Nothing wrong, but nothing great. Drink up.
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4/26/2020 - Jurgens wrote: 91 Points
Wauw...Outstanding stage right now....
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9/1/2019 - Jurgens wrote: 88 Points
agree with Shiaxonna
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3/6/2019 - Shiaxonna wrote: 90 Points
Good. Fresh fruited but perhaps lacking a bit complexity. Still lots of fresh red fruit after all these years.
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9/6/2018 - Cote d'Or wrote:
PopnPour, tasted over 2 hrs
-dark red purple no bricking
-rich ripe earthy dark fruit intermingled with mature sousbois notes
-med acidity, med weight faded dark fruit and earth mature elements, med/med+ tannins with a faint oak signature creeping in at the 2nd hour
-now on a mature plateau though there is still substantial structure
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12/18/2017 - Roland67 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Very dark and intense colour, though with a lighter edge signalling maturity. Intense and concentrated nose with blackberry and significant oak. Toasted oak. Very smooth flavour, despite that the acidity is still high. After one hour in the glass it opens and become even more friendly and gain a little more complexity with some herbs under the fruit. Very nice, very drinkable. You just don´t want this bottle to get empty. Given the fact that this is “only” a Village wine it is having a proud composition. Perfect Gevrey dark fruit and a surprisingly, almost Chambolle-like sweetness. 12 years of age and still I would not be afraid to keep the remaining bottles in the cellar for 5 or even 10 years more. It also drinks very well now, but give it time in the glass or decant it before serving. Will be perfect for accompanying duck or game. Last comment; this “just a Village” 2005 just push my expectations for the 2005 vintage in general even higher. Can’t wait to get into my 2005 premiere crus and grand crus …. (In some 5-10-15 years from now… ). 90+
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11/6/2016 - Burgundy Al wrote:
Knightsbridge Annual Holiday Burgundy/Champagne Tasting and Sale (Northbrook, IL): Tasting, brief note. Black berries come across as big and ripe but still backward. Very "2005" concentration and structure. Needs until at least 2020. Or decant.
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10/21/2016 - Ahay wrote:
Not quite as good as old vine 03 more oak than i would like it began to change after about 1 hour to a less oak foward wine
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4/13/2016 - ashikoh Likes this wine: 93 Points
Dark ruby red with amber rim. Wonderfully complex earthy aromas of truffles, forrest floor, and a bit of Brett. Mixture of black and red fruit with cassis, cherry, and raspberry balanced by good acidity and a somewhat savory quality. Fairly full bodied with a long finish.
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12/31/2015 - WKW57 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Excellent tasting wine that opened up nicely over dinner. Fruit up front with berry and some cassis flavors. Terrific medium to full bodied wine with light tannins and an smooth and long finish.
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12/19/2015 - Wine Poor Likes this wine: 91 Points
Mouldy cork.
A brownish tinge to the light red colour.
Interesting nose with cherry and spice that I really enjoyed upon first opening.
Sour cherry and a soft tannin that gives a little grip on the finish.
Very enjoyable now and looking forward to how this develops as dinner approaches.
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9/4/2015 - Drunk at 40000ft Likes this wine: 95 Points
Awesome village Gevrey-Chambertin from a great vintage. I Wish I had more then 2 bottles left.
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11/30/2014 - pclin wrote: 90 Points
Good nose, musky and clean. Notes of violet, stem, oak, and spices. Sweet and smooth on entry, decent mid-palate and a touch of bitterness on finish. Good mixed of black and red fruits. Label indicated 13% with no heat, good balance. Probably should have a bit more acidity, given the vintage. For a basic village, this has good length. Delicious stuff, hard to imagine VV version could be better than this. Does not hold up well on the 2nd day....Hmmmmm...90-93 pts. (A-)
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9/2/2014 - diggydan wrote: 92 Points
This was drinking great. At a bidness dinner so not too focused on the wine but it was silky, powerful, elegant, and plush with ripe sweet dark fruit. $188 off the list at Charleston.
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7/27/2014 - neilemc Likes this wine: 90 Points
Bricking lite garnet color. Fruit-forward nose of forest berries and flowers, mocha and vanilla. Everything about this is perfect pinot noir expression except its a tiny bit thin throughout the palate. Flavors, layers, sweetness, spice and oak, just needs concentration to take it to greatness.
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7/15/2014 - Rob and Meg wrote: 91 Points
This was excellent. Stunning aromas and flavors of deep, wild berry fruit, forrest floor, mushroom, and potpourri. Medium bodied with fabulous depth and texture, all confined by focusing red berry acidity and quite significant structure. This opened up significantly over the course of the evening, likely a good sign for the cellar. Hold.
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2/20/2014 - ataraxy Likes this wine: 90 Points
This opened up nicely after 2 hours. Lovely barnyard/mushroom funk
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9/29/2013 - ingar wrote:
Husker ikke at jeg drakk den, så da det vel ikke noe helt stort.
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12/18/2011 - Cleve Miller Likes this wine: 90 Points
Bright clear ruby in the glass. Raspberry, clove, sandalwood on the nose. Bright red tart fruits, spice, hint of leather, with a rounded, polished medium body and finish.
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3/18/2011 - louis99nolet wrote: 91 Points
Belle notes de fruits rouges, belles arômes, bien équilibré, excellent.
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