La Paulée de San Francisco - The Verticals (The Fairmont - San Francisco CA): Tasting, brief note. Earthy with mature red fruit. Open and accessible for a 1995 with moderate depth. Other than being from the same plot and owned by the same family, this has little in common with the 2011 and 2012 in the vertical, given the multiple winemaking changes in between. Good for now.
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The Verticals Tasting at La Paulée 2016 (The Fairmont, San Francisco): Browning, some sediment. Green aromas. Slightly bigger than the 2 young vintages. Brown sugar, short finish, and the acid seems high and out of place. A second taste from a different bottle showed better balance and length, but the overall impression was not different-this is awkward, artificial, and probably over the hill. Totally different, more extracted style than currently. The oldest wine at the Verticals and certainly not the best.
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The nose and wine had limited offering for a rsv. The nose was muted with only some red fruits. The wine seemed to be one dimensional. It did not really have the freshness and elegance of a rsv. When it was drank side by side with the other big boys, it did not stand out.
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An impressive experience. For me simply impossible to describe all impressions. Nearly too much, exotic. I think those wines from places like Romanee St.Vivant, if from a good vintage and good producer, are completely apart from the "normal" Burgundy.
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Another Saturday at Knightsbridge - mostly blind (Northbrook, IL): Tasted double blind. Red cherry and forest floor aromas in balance, with background spice hints. Same red cherry flavors, lots of earth, acidity and tannins. Firm, very 1995 from middle to finish, with some nice spice at the very end.
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Renaissance Wines 2011 Burgundy Tasting (Renaissance Premium Wines and Cigars, Orenco Station, Oregon): The nose is complex, reminding me of a handful of deep, dark cherries and strawberries sitting on top of some light asphalt. A bit of leather shows on the nose as well. As the wine opens up, the nose also gives up scents of dried fruit. Nice cherry juice appears on the palate, but the tannins get very full and dominate the experience almost immediately. The acidity brings some soft green apple flavors along for the ride, but this still needs some time to let those tannins settle down.
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Medium-red with some slight bricking. Great eathy aromas. Well-balanced despite the 14% alcohol. I was a bit worried when I cut the capsule and saw some evidence of oxidation (then the cork broke), but the wine was fine -- still very fruity and generous. Excellent bottle overall; will probably easily live on another 10+ years.
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This is an underrated burgundy house. Not too many Cellar Trackers seem to have this but it was a great burgundy, drinking fabulously 30 minutes out of the bottle. Ripe cherry aromas and flavors with an earthy/cherry flavor and wonderful intensity of flavor. Really a gem.
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10/15/2016 - steinersing wrote: 93 Points
earthy, forest floor, quite nice - vintage shows a bit.
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3/4/2016 - Burgundy Al wrote:
La Paulée de San Francisco - The Verticals (The Fairmont - San Francisco CA): Tasting, brief note. Earthy with mature red fruit. Open and accessible for a 1995 with moderate depth. Other than being from the same plot and owned by the same family, this has little in common with the 2011 and 2012 in the vertical, given the multiple winemaking changes in between. Good for now.
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3/4/2016 - drwine2001 wrote:
The Verticals Tasting at La Paulée 2016 (The Fairmont, San Francisco): Browning, some sediment. Green aromas. Slightly bigger than the 2 young vintages. Brown sugar, short finish, and the acid seems high and out of place. A second taste from a different bottle showed better balance and length, but the overall impression was not different-this is awkward, artificial, and probably over the hill. Totally different, more extracted style than currently. The oldest wine at the Verticals and certainly not the best.
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9/8/2015 - Burgnick wrote: 90 Points
The nose and wine had limited offering for a rsv. The nose was muted with only some red fruits. The wine seemed to be one dimensional. It did not really have the freshness and elegance of a rsv. When it was drank side by side with the other big boys, it did not stand out.
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12/27/2013 - Eubulos Likes this wine: 96 Points
An impressive experience. For me simply impossible to describe all impressions. Nearly too much, exotic. I think those wines from places like Romanee St.Vivant, if from a good vintage and good producer, are completely apart from the "normal" Burgundy.
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1/26/2013 - Burgundy Al wrote: 90 Points
Another Saturday at Knightsbridge - mostly blind (Northbrook, IL): Tasted double blind. Red cherry and forest floor aromas in balance, with background spice hints. Same red cherry flavors, lots of earth, acidity and tannins. Firm, very 1995 from middle to finish, with some nice spice at the very end.
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1/26/2013 - psmith wrote: 94 Points
Sexy red fruit and spice. Penetrating fruit, with great balance to the palate. Detailed. Very nice.
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4/16/2011 - subtlet Likes this wine: 90 Points
Renaissance Wines 2011 Burgundy Tasting (Renaissance Premium Wines and Cigars, Orenco Station, Oregon): The nose is complex, reminding me of a handful of deep, dark cherries and strawberries sitting on top of some light asphalt. A bit of leather shows on the nose as well. As the wine opens up, the nose also gives up scents of dried fruit. Nice cherry juice appears on the palate, but the tannins get very full and dominate the experience almost immediately. The acidity brings some soft green apple flavors along for the ride, but this still needs some time to let those tannins settle down.
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4/16/2011 - Sycamore wrote: 92 Points
Medium-red with some slight bricking. Great eathy aromas. Well-balanced despite the 14% alcohol. I was a bit worried when I cut the capsule and saw some evidence of oxidation (then the cork broke), but the wine was fine -- still very fruity and generous. Excellent bottle overall; will probably easily live on another 10+ years.
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12/22/2010 - davidselvia wrote: 93 Points
Nice.
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9/6/2010 - BigRed1000 wrote: 95 Points
Always a winner. Nice Vosne spice and sweet fruit.
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3/9/2010 - BigRed1000 wrote: 93 Points
This is always a winner from Noellat. Perfect vosne fruit intermixed with spices and fine tannin.
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3/3/2010 - Rupert wrote:
Goedhuis Burgundy Growers Walkaround Tasting (Saatchi Gallery, London SW3): Smells divine, ineffably complex fragrance, a citrus twist, the tannin not sticking out like it usually does in 1995 - an absolute stunner
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2/28/2009 - scamhi wrote:
not quite ready for prime time. Drank alongside the 96. The 95 was more meaty and fruit forward. Hold next boittle 5 more years.
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8/22/2006 - Topper wrote: 94 Points
This is an underrated burgundy house. Not too many Cellar Trackers seem to have this but it was a great burgundy, drinking fabulously 30 minutes out of the bottle. Ripe cherry aromas and flavors with an earthy/cherry flavor and wonderful intensity of flavor. Really a gem.
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