Just perfectly ready now to enjoy in full flower, so to speak. Since two years ago, this wine no longer needs a decant. The dark red/ black color yields a magnificent nose pf Mazoyères red fruits of mid-to-dark tenor, a lot of black cherry, perfumed forest scents and some of the more rustic terroir. On the palate, a classic Chambertin dark sturdy elegance with sweet ripe dark cherry, moist wood, sous bois and a nice finish. But also the slightly foresty brawn of Mazoyèrees over arching the passage.
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Deep garnet, almost amber color. Coffee, nutmeg, and cherry liqueur on the nose. Medium-light body with medium acid and well integrated tannins. Flavors of cherries, balsamic, and dried leaves. This felt a bit one note -- it was a really good note but I was hoping for more complexity.
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Mazoyeres nailed! Every inch of the bottle a perfumed, perfectly aged, wonderfully colored grand dame— with that hint of sauvage terroir. A slightly tinged garnet with a dark hue, so perfectly ready without any decanting. A nose that just kept multipying itself, with sophisticated deep-dark cherry, hay, moist earth and perfume. The wine needed a little breathing, after which the dark central corps yielded an expanse of aromas in the Burgundy glass that spoke to everything that these wonderful Chambertin hills portend. The red, mature but not browned color brought forth perfume of raspberry, cherry and oak. The style was quite different from their more recent Charmes, which show more forward fruit and, while quite classical in style, o\are not quite as classical as this. Enjoy now.
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Everything one might look for in a bottle of burgundy; stunning stuff. Drinking extremely well but still has lots of life ahead. A bit more traditional in approach compared to today’s Perrot-Minot.
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1996 Burgundy Tasting (Holiday Inn - Skokie IL): Tasted double blind in 1996 Burgundy tasting. Lots of black fruit concentration that started out with some rugged notes, but softened nicely with more air. Much more "old school" than what we now expect from Perrot-Minot, this is a wine that is barely starting to become accessible, but is still nicely cellarworthy.
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A bottle that seems tired. No nose whatsoever. Air helped the wine gain some weight, but to me, it was still lacking something. the age definitely showed, for me it really wasn't there. I enjoyed it somewhat, but would not purchase again. Better Burgs for $100 out there.
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Okay, I just don't understand the Perrot-Minot style of the 1990's - wow is this stuff harsh.
Tastes like a cross between [ocean-going] ship tar & Arm-n-Hammer baking soda.
Does this stuff ever settle down after 30 or 40 years?
NR [no rating/not rated] in the hopes that maybe Perrot-Minot knew what they were doing back in 1996 and eventually this stuff will evolve into something consummable.
But I wouldn't expect that any time before about 2036, if ever.
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2/25/2024 - nmmnori wrote: flawed
Flawed.
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10/20/2023 - Sotto325 wrote: 94 Points
Just perfectly ready now to enjoy in full flower, so to speak. Since two years ago, this wine no longer needs a decant. The dark red/ black color yields a magnificent nose pf Mazoyères red fruits of mid-to-dark tenor, a lot of black cherry, perfumed forest scents and some of the more rustic terroir. On the palate, a classic Chambertin dark sturdy elegance with sweet ripe dark cherry, moist wood, sous bois and a nice finish. But also the slightly foresty brawn of Mazoyèrees over arching the passage.
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8/26/2021 - timothynbond Likes this wine: 91 Points
Deep garnet, almost amber color. Coffee, nutmeg, and cherry liqueur on the nose. Medium-light body with medium acid and well integrated tannins. Flavors of cherries, balsamic, and dried leaves. This felt a bit one note -- it was a really good note but I was hoping for more complexity.
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6/4/2021 - Sotto325 wrote: 94 Points
Mazoyeres nailed! Every inch of the bottle a perfumed, perfectly aged, wonderfully colored grand dame— with that hint of sauvage terroir. A slightly tinged garnet with a dark hue, so perfectly ready without any decanting. A nose that just kept multipying itself, with sophisticated deep-dark cherry, hay, moist earth and perfume. The wine needed a little breathing, after which the dark central corps yielded an expanse of aromas in the Burgundy glass that spoke to everything that these wonderful Chambertin hills portend. The red, mature but not browned color brought forth perfume of raspberry, cherry and oak. The style was quite different from their more recent Charmes, which show more forward fruit and, while quite classical in style, o\are not quite as classical as this. Enjoy now.
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3/16/2020 - ovenmitt wrote: 94 Points
Notes much the same as the last bottle..... WOTN for most of us.
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10/13/2018 - ovenmitt wrote: 94 Points
Everything one might look for in a bottle of burgundy; stunning stuff. Drinking extremely well but still has lots of life ahead. A bit more traditional in approach compared to today’s Perrot-Minot.
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7/22/2018 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Meaty and weedy, like it’s got allot of oak that’s fading off on it. Allot of new oak that’s fading off on it.
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1/8/2017 - Burgundy Al wrote: 91 Points
1996 Burgundy Tasting (Holiday Inn - Skokie IL): Tasted double blind in 1996 Burgundy tasting. Lots of black fruit concentration that started out with some rugged notes, but softened nicely with more air. Much more "old school" than what we now expect from Perrot-Minot, this is a wine that is barely starting to become accessible, but is still nicely cellarworthy.
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4/9/2013 - Didman wrote: 88 Points
This wine is clearly past its prime, but still a bit of fruit left and pleasant. Wish I had opened it a few years ago.
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4/9/2010 - Harrypotter wrote:
Aromatically - musty lactic cherry yogurt..On the palate very sweet and expansive but not as alluring as it could be. 86
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4/9/2010 - dridge11 wrote: 95 Points
Consumed at a 96 Burg Tasting...my 2nd favorite out of 9 blind wines. Great bottle!
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3/1/2010 - wallstreet wrote: flawed
A corked wine. Damn I hate that! Especially when it's an expensive bottle!
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2/17/2010 - Serge Birbrair wrote:
I wish I could add anything to wallstreet's note, but I can not - Alan nailed it to the T.
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2/16/2010 - wallstreet wrote:
A bottle that seems tired. No nose whatsoever. Air helped the wine gain some weight, but to me, it was still lacking something. the age definitely showed, for me it really wasn't there. I enjoyed it somewhat, but would not purchase again. Better Burgs for $100 out there.
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10/30/2008 - The Vozhd wrote: flawed
Okay, I just don't understand the Perrot-Minot style of the 1990's - wow is this stuff harsh.
Tastes like a cross between [ocean-going] ship tar & Arm-n-Hammer baking soda.
Does this stuff ever settle down after 30 or 40 years?
NR [no rating/not rated] in the hopes that maybe Perrot-Minot knew what they were doing back in 1996 and eventually this stuff will evolve into something consummable.
But I wouldn't expect that any time before about 2036, if ever.
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6/11/2007 - mnh wrote:
Really lovely but not earth shattering
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1/27/2007 - mnh wrote:
Very complex, inviting.
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