Drastic differences when served in Zalto vs unknown Pinot. Vibrant dark fruit aromatics in Zalto, unimaginative stem bomb in Pinot. Palate remained disintegrated either way. Great potential with further cellaring.
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Expressive nose displaying dark ripe black fruit, blackberry, dark cherry, dark spices, licorice, rose, sap, grilled cep, a hint of cedar and earth. Excellent concentration, nicely layered sweet black fruit, silky and fluid, medium acidity, earthy mineral, a hint of fine tannins and a long sweet black fruit and cinnamon driven finish. Although enjoyable, it remains quite youthful and only showing a hint of sous bois.
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Splendid! Incredible dry rose aroma hidden under berries and flowers. Layers of flavor accompanied by balanced acidity. Just ripe at the right drinking window! Drinking side by side with Leroy Nabantons 2011 and Py Charmes Chambertin 2007. Most delicate among them.
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White Truffle Extravaganza (Aria, Atlanta, GA): Dark cherry and spice, quite intense, it really needs more time but it pairs brilliantly with a delicate veal carpaccio with white truffles which tones down the Dujac and brings out more depth.
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Lunch at Spring Court (Spring Court, Singapore): Nice, but this was clearly a poorer showing from a bottle we had a few months back. The nose was deep and rather reserved here, with dark blue fruit, earth, mineral and a bit of Bonnes Mares spice. Really big and dense, but an impressive bouquet. The palate was huge - deep, dense and powerful, with dark cherry and spice wound around a deep core of clean acidity and gentle spice. Really pure and pristine in spite of its depth and girth - this was really impressive. It was all still quite tight and unyielding though; this was a monster of the wine that will take quite a few years to come around though. I would love to try this in a decade's time. It will be one of the longest lived 2006 wines fo sure.
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2006 Burgundy Dinner (Imperial Treasure Super Peking Duck, Paragon): Delicious stuff. Although I must say this really suffered from being placed next to a wonderful bottle of Roumier's 2006 Bonnes Mares: it would probably have taken more plaudits otherwise. It had a great nose, with just the lightest touch of toasty bramble and herb floating around a nice core of blueberry and earth aromas. The palate showed a light bite of velvety tannins and fresh acidity, lending the wine a very pure, almost delicate feel - quite unusually so a for a 2006 I thought, with a lovely elegance showing in its otherwise mouthfilling flavours of blueberries laced with a nice spiciness. Great finish too, with a light chew on the backpalate reminding us that this still has a long way to go before being fully resolved and ready for peak drinking. A very fine Bonnes Mares indeed, and one that should age very nicely over the next decade and beyond.
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Green, energetic, and very fruity nose. Bright raspberry, red cherry, and blueberry. Some stemmy florals present but not as aromatically expressive or as rustic as the 2002 Charmes Chambertin enjoyed side-by-side. Far bigger and brighter on the palate though. Muscular and endowed fruit while remaining texturally light. More energy than elegance at this point in time, but that balance will surely shift over ten+ years.
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Decades of Decadence - x6s (Tetsuya's, Sydney, Australia): Blind. Picked as Bonnes Mares but not the producer. Meaty, violet, cherry, a light and bright green lift and when revealed the stalks suddenly make sense. Well balanced, there is good grip from the tannins and while the fruit is restrained, you can tell it has power and depth behind it. Should age easily over the next decade and beyond.
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Leiden 2 days in Burgundy 2014; 11/20/2014-11/21/2014: A muscular typic Bonnes Mares. Decanted for 30 minutes. Black fruit nose, spicy, a bit restricted. Taste very concentrated, muscular, round tannins, red and black fruit. Kept on opening over the course of an hour, was magnificent during the last sips.
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8/23/2021 - jchan1 wrote: 94 Points
Drastic differences when served in Zalto vs unknown Pinot. Vibrant dark fruit aromatics in Zalto, unimaginative stem bomb in Pinot. Palate remained disintegrated either way. Great potential with further cellaring.
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3/5/2020 - Burgundy Al wrote: 92 Points
Zachys La Paulée "Warm-up" Dinner (Lafayette - New York NY): Late night small pour. Sweet spice with red and black cherry. Good+ balance, slightly less density than I typically expect from Dujac Bonnes Mares.
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8/19/2019 - dcwino wrote: 94 Points
Expressive nose displaying dark ripe black fruit, blackberry, dark cherry, dark spices, licorice, rose, sap, grilled cep, a hint of cedar and earth. Excellent concentration, nicely layered sweet black fruit, silky and fluid, medium acidity, earthy mineral, a hint of fine tannins and a long sweet black fruit and cinnamon driven finish. Although enjoyable, it remains quite youthful and only showing a hint of sous bois.
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8/4/2019 - onboisduvin Likes this wine: 94 Points
Splendid! Incredible dry rose aroma hidden under berries and flowers. Layers of flavor accompanied by balanced acidity. Just ripe at the right drinking window! Drinking side by side with Leroy Nabantons 2011 and Py Charmes Chambertin 2007. Most delicate among them.
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12/4/2018 - MikeATL Likes this wine: 93 Points
White Truffle Extravaganza (Aria, Atlanta, GA): Dark cherry and spice, quite intense, it really needs more time but it pairs brilliantly with a delicate veal carpaccio with white truffles which tones down the Dujac and brings out more depth.
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9/10/2018 - ak101peter Likes this wine: 90 Points
Surprisingly good for the vintage. Decent for 30 mins. Good structure. Very deep on bouquet. Echo in Cavum.
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6/8/2018 - Paul S wrote: 93 Points
Lunch at Spring Court (Spring Court, Singapore): Nice, but this was clearly a poorer showing from a bottle we had a few months back. The nose was deep and rather reserved here, with dark blue fruit, earth, mineral and a bit of Bonnes Mares spice. Really big and dense, but an impressive bouquet. The palate was huge - deep, dense and powerful, with dark cherry and spice wound around a deep core of clean acidity and gentle spice. Really pure and pristine in spite of its depth and girth - this was really impressive. It was all still quite tight and unyielding though; this was a monster of the wine that will take quite a few years to come around though. I would love to try this in a decade's time. It will be one of the longest lived 2006 wines fo sure.
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4/2/2018 - Paul S wrote: 94 Points
2006 Burgundy Dinner (Imperial Treasure Super Peking Duck, Paragon): Delicious stuff. Although I must say this really suffered from being placed next to a wonderful bottle of Roumier's 2006 Bonnes Mares: it would probably have taken more plaudits otherwise. It had a great nose, with just the lightest touch of toasty bramble and herb floating around a nice core of blueberry and earth aromas. The palate showed a light bite of velvety tannins and fresh acidity, lending the wine a very pure, almost delicate feel - quite unusually so a for a 2006 I thought, with a lovely elegance showing in its otherwise mouthfilling flavours of blueberries laced with a nice spiciness. Great finish too, with a light chew on the backpalate reminding us that this still has a long way to go before being fully resolved and ready for peak drinking. A very fine Bonnes Mares indeed, and one that should age very nicely over the next decade and beyond.
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6/28/2017 - fcxj wrote: 90 Points
Cabotte. Deep ruby, quite rich. Much preferred relative elegance of 14 recently tasted.
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1/18/2017 - The Vines That Bind wrote: 92 Points
Green, energetic, and very fruity nose. Bright raspberry, red cherry, and blueberry. Some stemmy florals present but not as aromatically expressive or as rustic as the 2002 Charmes Chambertin enjoyed side-by-side. Far bigger and brighter on the palate though. Muscular and endowed fruit while remaining texturally light. More energy than elegance at this point in time, but that balance will surely shift over ten+ years.
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6/3/2016 - CamWheeler wrote: 92 Points
Decades of Decadence - x6s (Tetsuya's, Sydney, Australia): Blind. Picked as Bonnes Mares but not the producer. Meaty, violet, cherry, a light and bright green lift and when revealed the stalks suddenly make sense. Well balanced, there is good grip from the tannins and while the fruit is restrained, you can tell it has power and depth behind it. Should age easily over the next decade and beyond.
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6/9/2015 - clayfu wrote:
NEEDS SO MUCH TIME. Didn't shed tannis until day 3. Highly recommend not opening it unless you pop and pour. After about 2 hours it just shuts down
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6/7/2015 - FYC wrote:
Dark cherry and earth. Also a tannic wall. Also wait 15-20 years on this.
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11/21/2014 - Burgaddict wrote: 94 Points
Leiden 2 days in Burgundy 2014; 11/20/2014-11/21/2014: A muscular typic Bonnes Mares. Decanted for 30 minutes. Black fruit nose, spicy, a bit restricted. Taste very concentrated, muscular, round tannins, red and black fruit. Kept on opening over the course of an hour, was magnificent during the last sips.
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