Bottle breathe for 45 min. Seductive nose with some fruit, and full body. The palate is however rather mature with subtle fruit remained, with fully integrated tannin. Quite strong still. Medium finishing. It went downhill after 1 hour. I would try to shorten the breathing time next time.
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Far better than my previous bottle: still plenty of mature dark cherry, balanced nicely with savoury cooking herbs, leather, wood spice, and a hint of beetroot. Fully resolved tannins, and still vibrant acidity.
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Pungent nose of ripe cherry and strawberry, tobacco leaf, leather and prunes. Fairly light body but good concentration of ripe, sour cherry, leather, earth and spice. Good acidity. The finish is medium length, with some tannic bite and lingering sour cherry notes. This wasn't a stellar Burgundy vintage, and especially not a great year for the Baby Jesus. It's drinking well, and is still an enjoyable, interesting bottle. But it's on its decline and is not going to improve any further.
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A Hobbesian wine - nasty, brutish and short. Just after the nadir of winemaking for Bouchard (1995), and a hot year... beyond their capacity at the time but fortunately they are infinitely better now! This has one nice feature - the nose is very nice. The palate is stript of any redeeming quality. Shame.
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3/24/2023 - schan109 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Bottle breathe for 45 min. Seductive nose with some fruit, and full body. The palate is however rather mature with subtle fruit remained, with fully integrated tannin. Quite strong still. Medium finishing. It went downhill after 1 hour. I would try to shorten the breathing time next time.
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12/12/2022 - noir Likes this wine: 91 Points
The 97's keep drinking well.
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9/3/2018 - Nothung Likes this wine: 92 Points
Beautiful and elegant. Magnum. A bit over the hill but still drinking well.
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9/26/2014 - sunnylea57 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Far better than my previous bottle: still plenty of mature dark cherry, balanced nicely with savoury cooking herbs, leather, wood spice, and a hint of beetroot. Fully resolved tannins, and still vibrant acidity.
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2/8/2014 - sunnylea57 Likes this wine: 89 Points
Pungent nose of ripe cherry and strawberry, tobacco leaf, leather and prunes. Fairly light body but good concentration of ripe, sour cherry, leather, earth and spice. Good acidity. The finish is medium length, with some tannic bite and lingering sour cherry notes. This wasn't a stellar Burgundy vintage, and especially not a great year for the Baby Jesus. It's drinking well, and is still an enjoyable, interesting bottle. But it's on its decline and is not going to improve any further.
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12/16/2012 - 83AJ wrote:
interesting, drank at the end of the night out of split. Light but very much in the groove. Tasty.
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4/13/2012 - noir wrote: 90 Points
Needs 1/2 hour min to open
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6/12/2011 - Geoffs11 wrote: 89 Points
Big heavy nose. Decanted and had with grilled pork loin. Peppery in the middle with a smooth finish.
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5/23/2011 - lepetitchateau wrote: 85 Points
A Hobbesian wine - nasty, brutish and short. Just after the nadir of winemaking for Bouchard (1995), and a hot year... beyond their capacity at the time but fortunately they are infinitely better now! This has one nice feature - the nose is very nice. The palate is stript of any redeeming quality. Shame.
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3/10/2008 - Cortona5 wrote: 89 Points
Straightforward, fuity and enjoyable. Did not know what to expect after many years in the cellar!
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12/1/2007 - Arcturus wrote: 87 Points
The nose is dominated by smoke. Very light weight, the high level of acidity outweighed an echo of dark fruit. 87
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10/19/2005 - Keith Levenberg wrote: 84 Points
Bouchard Père et Fils Tasting with Luc Bouchard (Burgundy Wine Company): Leafy, autumnal nose, also very smoky. Smooth and balanced mouthfeel with flavors of tobacco and dried fruit.
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