Semi-guys night (My house): This had been previously coravined, about 3/4ths left. Minerality, earth, perfume, pink flowers, the finish is slightly hollow.
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Guy's Night: Aged Bordeaux/Bordeaux Blends (Joe & Khem's Place, Mpls): Dark red color. Drank a small glass over 30 minutes. Lots of iron and crushed rockm very minerally, earthy, cherry, slightly sweet fruit, dried herbs, lovely texture, solid backbone. Drinks well for the age. 92+ to 93pts.
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5 Guys and a Gal! (Casa Joe & Khem): Is it young? Yes! Is it good? No.....it's great! This wine should sit for years, but that will be difficult as it is pretty darn tasty right now! Nose is perfumed with lots of cherry and cherry blossom, plus some cedar and spice. Palate is predominantly cherry and tree bark, with a streak of minerality featuring lots of iron and graphite, with some mushroom, forest floor, spice and some signature black pepper. A nice balance between fruit and tertiary flavors, leaning toward the fruit side of the spectrum. As much as this is in my wheelhouse now, I can't help but feel how much better it will be with a few more years of bottle age and additional complexities emerge! 94 to 94+ now, could gain a point or two with additional bottle age!
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Rich and refined on the nose with layers of berry fruit and toasty oak. Structured with great intensity on the palate. Lovely, persistent creamy black cherry and vanilla finish. Hold.
WSET Notes:
Medium ruby.
Pronounced on the nose with black cherry, raspberry, blackberry, vanilla, cedar, cinnamon and toast. Youthful.
Pronounced and dry on the palate. Medium body, medium alcohol, medium plus tannins, long finish.
Too young.
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{Corton Clos des Corton tasting organized by JL at Black Cat} decanted at 3pm, tasted ~ 7.30 pm. Excellent size, elegant; surprisingly available and not reserved. I think the others at the table liked this more than I did - I thought the 2016 and 2017 (quite different styles) appealed to me more tonight.
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Domaine visit. Lots of sour cherry here. Generous fruit and very polished structure, tannins under control here as well. Sappy, fresh. Not the last word on complexity but solid, can add a point from here.
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Juicy, dense, rich, concentrated with a sound core of fruit. Almost sinful to open a wine like this at this stage (was not my idea), but like many wines from this year, it can certainly be enjoyed. Better in ten years. #fromIB
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Dark violet color. Nose is rich and opulent, jammy berries, sweet leather, dusty, hints of spice and forest. Palate is tight at this stage. Leaning quite ripe and fruit focused, with coaxing mineral undertones come about, along with some forest, forest floor, clay. Stylistically not my cup of tea as this vintage leans more new world at this stage. Lacking acid in some ways. With time this will mellow, curious how this develops.
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Rich and quite broad in the aromas with a dense fruit of dark redberry fruit, clearly hefty barrel spice, against mocha and leather. Full-bodied and wonderfully distinctive wine with a really dense mouthfeel that cries cellar time with concentrated redberry fruit against cherriesand raspberries. Lovely perfume and spices in the background with great saltiness. This wine stays in the mouth for a long time. Good acidity and tannin structure. For a eternity. 94 points.
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Clos des Cortons Monopole is one of the flagship wines of Faiveley, 2.77ha. Powerful and structured with similar intensity as the Chambertin Clos de Beze. Exuberant juicy blueberries and dense cherries. Full bodied with firm and ripe tannins. More red fruited than the Clos de Beze and arguably a touch less complex, but a fine Grand Cru. (91-92/100)
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Five winos excellent adventure , mostly in Burgundy; 6/7/2019-6/15/2019 (Beaune, France): Explosive nose displaying opulent concentrated black fruit, blackberry, blackberry liqueur, Chambord, lavender, baking spices and crushed rocks. Exceptional concentration, layers upon layers of intense black fruit, unctuous and dense yet silky and sensual, perfect amount of acidity and mineral, and a long concentrated black fruit driven finish. This is the most concentrated wine of the tasting. Really impressive showing.
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1/25/2024 - galewskj wrote: 93 Points
Semi-guys night (My house): This had been previously coravined, about 3/4ths left. Minerality, earth, perfume, pink flowers, the finish is slightly hollow.
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1/25/2024 - rocknroller wrote: 93 Points
Guy's Night: Aged Bordeaux/Bordeaux Blends (Joe & Khem's Place, Mpls): Dark red color. Drank a small glass over 30 minutes. Lots of iron and crushed rockm very minerally, earthy, cherry, slightly sweet fruit, dried herbs, lovely texture, solid backbone. Drinks well for the age. 92+ to 93pts.
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1/25/2024 - MN Wine Junkie Likes this wine: 94 Points
5 Guys and a Gal! (Casa Joe & Khem): Is it young? Yes! Is it good? No.....it's great! This wine should sit for years, but that will be difficult as it is pretty darn tasty right now! Nose is perfumed with lots of cherry and cherry blossom, plus some cedar and spice. Palate is predominantly cherry and tree bark, with a streak of minerality featuring lots of iron and graphite, with some mushroom, forest floor, spice and some signature black pepper. A nice balance between fruit and tertiary flavors, leaning toward the fruit side of the spectrum. As much as this is in my wheelhouse now, I can't help but feel how much better it will be with a few more years of bottle age and additional complexities emerge! 94 to 94+ now, could gain a point or two with additional bottle age!
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5/31/2023 - Irish_Wine Likes this wine: 93 Points
Rich and refined on the nose with layers of berry fruit and toasty oak. Structured with great intensity on the palate. Lovely, persistent creamy black cherry and vanilla finish. Hold.
WSET Notes:
Medium ruby.
Pronounced on the nose with black cherry, raspberry, blackberry, vanilla, cedar, cinnamon and toast. Youthful.
Pronounced and dry on the palate. Medium body, medium alcohol, medium plus tannins, long finish.
Too young.
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5/11/2023 - Musigny1955 Likes this wine: 91 Points
{Corton Clos des Corton tasting organized by JL at Black Cat} decanted at 3pm, tasted ~ 7.30 pm. Excellent size, elegant; surprisingly available and not reserved. I think the others at the table liked this more than I did - I thought the 2016 and 2017 (quite different styles) appealed to me more tonight.
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11/17/2022 - Collector1855 wrote: 94 Points
Domaine visit. Lots of sour cherry here. Generous fruit and very polished structure, tannins under control here as well. Sappy, fresh. Not the last word on complexity but solid, can add a point from here.
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10/19/2022 - Sean Tay wrote: 93 Points
Pronounced nose intensity with red and black fruits, dark red cherry. Medium+ acidity and medium+ tannin. Still youthful.
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3/29/2022 - Rajagopalanator Likes this wine: 95 Points
Would hold off opening this.
Leather, mild spice, berry nose.
Fairly tight right now.
Leathery, dark spice to finish
Big and complex tannins
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3/1/2022 - beatles wrote:
Juicy, dense, rich, concentrated with a sound core of fruit. Almost sinful to open a wine like this at this stage (was not my idea), but like many wines from this year, it can certainly be enjoyed. Better in ten years.
#fromIB
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4/10/2021 - T.E.D. wrote: 91 Points
Dark violet color. Nose is rich and opulent, jammy berries, sweet leather, dusty, hints of spice and forest. Palate is tight at this stage. Leaning quite ripe and fruit focused, with coaxing mineral undertones come about, along with some forest, forest floor, clay. Stylistically not my cup of tea as this vintage leans more new world at this stage. Lacking acid in some ways. With time this will mellow, curious how this develops.
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2/21/2021 - Andre Brattland wrote: 94 Points
Rich and quite broad in the aromas with a dense fruit of dark redberry fruit, clearly hefty barrel spice, against mocha and leather. Full-bodied and wonderfully distinctive wine with a really dense mouthfeel that cries cellar time with concentrated redberry fruit against cherriesand raspberries. Lovely perfume and spices in the background with great saltiness. This wine stays in the mouth for a long time. Good acidity and tannin structure. For a eternity. 94 points.
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11/14/2019 - Jammy Wine wrote: 91 Points
Clos des Cortons Monopole is one of the flagship wines of Faiveley, 2.77ha. Powerful and structured with similar intensity as the Chambertin Clos de Beze. Exuberant juicy blueberries and dense cherries. Full bodied with firm and ripe tannins. More red fruited than the Clos de Beze and arguably a touch less complex, but a fine Grand Cru. (91-92/100)
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6/12/2019 - dcwino wrote: 96 Points
Five winos excellent adventure , mostly in Burgundy; 6/7/2019-6/15/2019 (Beaune, France): Explosive nose displaying opulent concentrated black fruit, blackberry, blackberry liqueur, Chambord, lavender, baking spices and crushed rocks. Exceptional concentration, layers upon layers of intense black fruit, unctuous and dense yet silky and sensual, perfect amount of acidity and mineral, and a long concentrated black fruit driven finish. This is the most concentrated wine of the tasting. Really impressive showing.
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