Opened to evaluate. This is a v easy drinking wine with a good nose of fruit, great sweetness, very ripe sour cherry flavoured with mild tannins that leaves a slight oak taste on the back of the palate.This has the makings of a great wine but time will tell. My advice.. don't open a bottle until they have at least 10+ years of cellaring.
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Decanted for ~3-hrs prior to serving. Deep purplish, almost opaque... Wow, an "enormous" (stature) wine. Very, very young, with lots of "baby fat" where the quality was immediately discernable. Cherry/strawberry liqueur/sweetness on the nose, with bits of spice & smoke. So much fruit depth/concentration on the palate, yet so lively & balanced. A beautifully textured wine which culminated in a long finish. Definitely a baby which requires more cellar time!
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Yesterday a new tasting with my friends, Domaines B.Leroux, B.Clair and Comte Armand (26 wines, only 2018) This is the notes of the best (for us) and some other with special impressions.
Barrel Tasting at Bruno Clair (Marsannay): A brilliant CSJ. Intensely perfumed with so much layering of red and black cherry, spice, meat and some stem character. Grand Cru concentration with so much rich fruit that is well contained and balanced. Everything is in harmony here. 93-95+
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Burgundy, Day 3 (Beaune, France): Barrel sample. Grand cru in all but name. The Clair plot is separated from the Cazetiers on the northern side of the CSJ by the Esmonin plot. This wine saw 40% stem inclusion. This is quite close in character to the Jadot rendition, showing less of the opulence of Esmonin, and more of a straightforward, simple expression. The gracefulness of this wine, where you get the raw power cut with the acidity is something really special.
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2018 Burgundy en primeur tastings (London): Fantastically appealing nose of raspberry and with some licorice hints. Deep fruit with concentration combined with fine tannin and uplifting acidity. A great wine as usual! In my own humble opinion the best in the Bruno Clair line up. At least for now. 93-94p
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12/31/2022 - Pinot Peter Likes this wine:
Opened to evaluate. This is a v easy drinking wine with a good nose of fruit, great sweetness, very ripe sour cherry flavoured with mild tannins that leaves a slight oak taste on the back of the palate.This has the makings of a great wine but time will tell. My advice.. don't open a bottle until they have at least 10+ years of cellaring.
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12/29/2021 - etyc Likes this wine:
Decanted for ~3-hrs prior to serving. Deep purplish, almost opaque... Wow, an "enormous" (stature) wine. Very, very young, with lots of "baby fat" where the quality was immediately discernable. Cherry/strawberry liqueur/sweetness on the nose, with bits of spice & smoke. So much fruit depth/concentration on the palate, yet so lively & balanced. A beautifully textured wine which culminated in a long finish. Definitely a baby which requires more cellar time!
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9/21/2020 - Ramonee Confit Likes this wine: 100 Points
GIGANTESQUE!!!!!
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5/23/2020 - watcheslover Likes this wine: 99 Points
Yesterday a new tasting with my friends, Domaines B.Leroux, B.Clair and Comte Armand (26 wines, only 2018) This is the notes of the best (for us)
and some other with special impressions.
B. Leroux:
Clos Saint Denis 98-99
Vosne Malconsorts 97-98+
NSG Boudots 94-95
Clos de la Roche 93-94
Chassagne 1er Cru Abbaye Morgeot (White) 94-95
Vosne Romanée 91-92
Bruno Clair:
Clos Saint Jacques 99-100
Clos de Beze 98-99
Bonnes Mares 94-95
Gevrey Ch. 92-93 (top quality price)
Comte Armand:
1er cru Pommard Clos Epeneaux 97-98
1er cru Volnay Fremiets 92-93
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2/13/2020 - Nanda wrote:
Barrel Tasting at Bruno Clair (Marsannay): A brilliant CSJ. Intensely perfumed with so much layering of red and black cherry, spice, meat and some stem character. Grand Cru concentration with so much rich fruit that is well contained and balanced. Everything is in harmony here. 93-95+
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2/13/2020 - acyso wrote: 95 Points
Burgundy, Day 3 (Beaune, France): Barrel sample. Grand cru in all but name. The Clair plot is separated from the Cazetiers on the northern side of the CSJ by the Esmonin plot. This wine saw 40% stem inclusion. This is quite close in character to the Jadot rendition, showing less of the opulence of Esmonin, and more of a straightforward, simple expression. The gracefulness of this wine, where you get the raw power cut with the acidity is something really special.
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1/14/2020 - Mascarello59 Likes this wine: 93 Points
2018 Burgundy en primeur tastings (London): Fantastically appealing nose of raspberry and with some licorice hints. Deep fruit with concentration combined with fine tannin and uplifting acidity. A great wine as usual! In my own humble opinion the best in the Bruno Clair line up. At least for now. 93-94p
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