Consumed with yakitori omakase at Torien NYC, 8/14/2023. Firing on all cylinders from the pop and pour. The 2002 Roumier Les Cras, usually the wine to steal my heart in a tasting, seemed downright shy and mute in comparison (which it was not, it showed as should, one of my fav roumiers.)
This is drinking at peak pleasure now - I’m not confident cellaring can tease out additional complexity out of this young vine juice but I am confident one will be hard-pressed to open wines that can equal gibourg young-vine ruchottes’ aromatic fireworks of perfumey flowers, juicy & sweet red berries (like eating perfectly ripe wild strawberries I found in a Parisian farmer’s market.) A perfect wine for my palate but stopped short of a 100pt cuz in my book it takes great bottles cellared long in an ideal setting to arrive at such perfection.
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A 2002 Mugneret-Gibourg Horizontal: Vivid and punchy and charismatic - immediately grabbed everyone's attention. Pure and pungent aromas of red fruit and a bit of meat and blood, all underlined by rock. Powerful stuff, but entirely pure and gentle too. Shows the nobility of the vineyard - a wonderful wine and drinking so well now.
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Excellent. High toned, piercing, complex, wild flower and red berry nose, a meatiness to it after 45+ min open. From young Ruchottes vines. Showing beautifully at this stage. Drink now and over next few years I would think.
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Out of magnum, young vine Ruchottes-Chambertin. Really impressive immediately from the bottle. Nose is very elegant for Gevrey, an almost floral component to the high toned darker fruit. Perfectly balanced in the mouth with a long finish. Certainly not a village wine. Held it's own with other Gevrey grands crus.
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This is so dense and rich, I'd say medium-full bodied...still crazy young for a villages. The red fruits just cling to the palate, very grippy and there's a great dose of acidity, preventing the fruit from becoming burdensome or overbearing. Fresh might be a good word to describe the sensation. This is leaps and bounds better than other villages wines I've experienced, even from 2005 - and the finish doesnt quit. It's not terribly complex once you get past the layered fruit, especially on the palate. But there is a fun autumnal/shroomy/truffle aspect in the bouquet. I'm eager to see how this changes with some more air - I think this would be a great "transition" wine for anyone who likes the fruit in Pinot from Cali (though this isn't sweet) and wants a reasonable price point for a Burgundy.
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8/15/2023 - burg_gram_Jason Likes this wine: 99 Points
Consumed with yakitori omakase at Torien NYC, 8/14/2023. Firing on all cylinders from the pop and pour. The 2002 Roumier Les Cras, usually the wine to steal my heart in a tasting, seemed downright shy and mute in comparison (which it was not, it showed as should, one of my fav roumiers.)
This is drinking at peak pleasure now - I’m not confident cellaring can tease out additional complexity out of this young vine juice but I am confident one will be hard-pressed to open wines that can equal gibourg young-vine ruchottes’ aromatic fireworks of perfumey flowers, juicy & sweet red berries (like eating perfectly ripe wild strawberries I found in a Parisian farmer’s market.)
A perfect wine for my palate but stopped short of a 100pt cuz in my book it takes great bottles cellared long in an ideal setting to arrive at such perfection.
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11/27/2017 - blank blank wrote: 92 Points
lol this is just village wine in the same way that Elizabeth Taylor was just a girl when she was young.
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1/31/2016 - brooklynguy Likes this wine:
A 2002 Mugneret-Gibourg Horizontal: Vivid and punchy and charismatic - immediately grabbed everyone's attention. Pure and pungent aromas of red fruit and a bit of meat and blood, all underlined by rock. Powerful stuff, but entirely pure and gentle too. Shows the nobility of the vineyard - a wonderful wine and drinking so well now.
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2/11/2015 - LW31 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Excellent. High toned, piercing, complex, wild flower and red berry nose, a meatiness to it after 45+ min open. From young Ruchottes vines. Showing beautifully at this stage. Drink now and over next few years I would think.
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1/10/2015 - ATBridge wrote:
Out of magnum, young vine Ruchottes-Chambertin. Really impressive immediately from the bottle. Nose is very elegant for Gevrey, an almost floral component to the high toned darker fruit. Perfectly balanced in the mouth with a long finish. Certainly not a village wine. Held it's own with other Gevrey grands crus.
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11/24/2010 - Mister45 wrote: 90 Points
Licorice, anise, cassis, some age, medium finish, great with dried meat, truffle.
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11/18/2009 - AllRed wrote: 90 Points
Flickinger Wines Customer Appreciation Tasting (The Casino Club, Chicago, Illinois): Light ruby color. Notes of earth, cherry and pine forest. Good acidity with red fruit and earth tones on the palate.
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1/12/2009 - spacewrangler wrote: 91 Points
This is so dense and rich, I'd say medium-full bodied...still crazy young for a villages. The red fruits just cling to the palate, very grippy and there's a great dose of acidity, preventing the fruit from becoming burdensome or overbearing. Fresh might be a good word to describe the sensation. This is leaps and bounds better than other villages wines I've experienced, even from 2005 - and the finish doesnt quit. It's not terribly complex once you get past the layered fruit, especially on the palate. But there is a fun autumnal/shroomy/truffle aspect in the bouquet. I'm eager to see how this changes with some more air - I think this would be a great "transition" wine for anyone who likes the fruit in Pinot from Cali (though this isn't sweet) and wants a reasonable price point for a Burgundy.
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