Like a feather in the air. Light red color with just a hint of bricking. Very Pinot’ish with red strawberry flavors, soft and round, good acidity, tertiary flavors. So light and elegant and a real joy to drink. I suspect it’s the acidity that keeps this going. Wow.
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“S” Cuvée. Nice nose with a mix of berries, cherries, leather, earth, and citrus zest. The palate is very light and delicate with more cherry notes, new leather, and a savory note that lingers. Good finish. This seems to be in a great spot, although tertiary flavors are starting to take the lead. A very subtle, nuanced wine that needs some attention to be appreciated.
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Saturated garnet fading to a narrow, orange rim. Compelling aromas of cranberry and cornelian cherry against a backdrop of earth and a charming herbal quality. Rich and layered with a velvety texture and savoury red fruit flavours that are more fresh than dried. Beautifully evolved but promises for more.
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Takes time to open up. Lean and delicately fruited with good acidity. Cranberry fruit, licorice pastilles. Nice, but also on of the weaker vintages for Lapierre.
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Well, this is still delicate, definitely a bit more lean than normal but delicious nonetheless. On cranberry and chalk notes with a crisp acidity. No material change since last bottle in 2017.
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The unsulfured version, kept in wine fridge for 7+ years. Quite pale colour with some orange hue on the rim. Soft impact, feels like a solid aged basic level Burgundy. Very smooth, long, but lacking a little depth to be really interesting. Also a little hint of brett. This has still some years of life left.
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Uva spina e ribes prendono il posto della fragola che trovi nel 2015. Morbidissimo, glicerico e maturo. La parte vegetale dei raspi + ormai ingentilita su note di felce, aloe, linfa. E' un capolavoro multistrato di profondità impensabile a un Beaujolais classico. In bocca è tutto profumo, acidità filante e finale di erbe amaricanti. CAPOLAVORO
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In a very good spot now. The fruit is soft and subtle, more relaxed, and there are notes of earth and gentle spices. Delicious and, surprisingly, better on day 2.
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nice but sort of flat and certainly won't get better Update: more expressive the next day. this might actually be in a difficult place and may need more time.
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Graceful and crowd pleasing. Less oomph than a few years ago, but this wine has gained balance and a quiet charm. Rhubarb/raspberry, with mineral notes, a silky palate, and subtle, receding tannins. If this wine is a bit less compelling than it was in the past, it's still a tour de force of skillful winemaking: impeccably pure and oh so easy to drink. Yum.
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Great on night one with TK roasted chicken and smashed potatoes. Classic red fruit and fresh soil notes. It gained weight and palate presence on day two. I believe it has a nice little future ahead of it.
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really delicious savory notes, but not at all funky. fresh red fruit, and a roundness balanced with wonderful acidity that i so freaking classic morgon. ab fab.
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This wine doesn't taste like it's getting any better. The fullness of Morgon is apparent, but the distinct forest floor and red fruit components are starting to fade. The acid is loosing it's edge and the tannin has nearly completely melted away. Still very pleasant and will continue to enjoy for another year or three.
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Drank over two nights. Pretty reticent day one, even trying from three different glasses; better day two, though this bottle never really seemed to gain any focus. Good, but as diffuse as the nebulized sediment in it (plus a spoonful of precipitated sediment). Dried strawberry, sous bois, charcoal, willow bark?, crust of a strawberry/rhubarb pie. It was a bit more open and tasty day two, though not a better bottle of Lapierre for me. Wouldn't have been a fan if this were my first. C'est la vie. S 22/05/09 lot.
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Thanksgiving Week Wines; 11/22/2012-11/25/2012 (Edison, NJ): Yummy bottle with great raspberry, florals, earth and spice notes. Noticed a small amount of drying tannins on the palate, but overall thought this was drinking very nicely. Worth mentioning that the pure, cool fruit on the palate was framed nicely by its acidity. Good stuff.
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Sad this is my one and only bottle. In one word, this is pure. Fresh nose of cherries and cranberries. Delicate but layered with jolts of subtlety explosive sweet fruit interlaced with stone, herbs and earth.
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From 375ml. Ripe cherry and red raspberry. The sweet herbal spice of the hairs on raspberries. That expresses in a mild potpourri way. Oranging at the rim and medium (-) body. Med(-) if not low tannin. There's a touch of grit to the palate, that gives just the slightest tug. The slightest tug.
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Continues to be one of my favorite cru Beaujolais. Classic Gamay nose, ripe, rich red berry fruit. A good Beaujolais is one of the few red wines that can be truly palate cleansing. Delicious with a ridiculous QPR.
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From 375ml. Tasted along side 2009 375 and 2010 750ml. nose is really showing some ripe raspberry expression at the moment. wild!!! cinnamon. a flowery green decent. palate is really giving up some sweet fruit feel. loaded and this really has the harmony of fruit, spice, and resolving green. thoughts of the soft fruit, earth, smoke of the Crooner or 04 Leroy N-St.-G. Showing and absolutely stunning bouquet off the cork pull.
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More brett than most bottles, but I bought this direct from the KL retail shop, so I don't think this has the sulphur addition. Still has quite a bit of weight, but the fruit isn't over-the-top and actually provides a nice contrast with the brett. I love this wine.
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From 375ml, utterly beautiful tonight. Present and airy ash and fruit. Soft pepper digressing into the fruit. Dutch black licorice and flowers across the palate. Top of the world right now, fresh and alive, full of fruit upfront with youthful Beaujolais spice playing the back ground. Wow.
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Wow! Drank this with some wine friends on a porch in Sebastopol. Perfect weight, integrated tannin and acid, well defined fruit with earth and texture. Perfect bottle for the occasion. This was a from the sulphured bottling.
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Popped and poured from 375. Medium ruby, clear rim with subtle bricking. Forward aromatically, the fruit evokes raspberry, stone fruits, and pomegranate aromas which are complimented by complex notes of root vegetables, floral incense, and a touch of briny, provencal herbs (the last element especially reminiscent of a Côtes du Rhône). Medium-light to medium body. The flavors on the palate are much as touched upon by the nose, with spice-laden raspberry notes on the front interspersed by savory elements and complimentary notes of green stem; in fact, the spice, fruit, and green makes this eminently quaffable yet so deceivingly complex. The tannins are nearly resolved on the lingering close. Simply a delicious example of the Gamay grape, and although lacking the elegance and sublime texture of the justifiably hyped 2009, the 2008 Lapierre isn't terribly far behind it. In fact, if the 2008 is a portend for how the 2009 might develop then with a bit of time anyone holding quantity is in store for quite a treat. But aside from that and without getting too sidetracked from the bottle at hand, the 2008 is drinking splendidly right now and should continue to do so over the short term or possibly longer if holding in a cold cellar. Just Yummy.
Quick commentary: Don't know what it is about Lapierre...rarely do wines combine complexity, texture, and sheer pleasure so seamlessly. Surely, these wines are not only world class but are also some of the greatest bargains one can find in wine.
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colour a little bit cloudy but nicely of a cherries. nose: very fruity and juicy, with some mushrooms; later citrus notes with some rotten hints. taste: at the beggining huge accidity but letr fading - should brethe some time, very light bodied, some pomegranate later a little bit fermented friuts. generally very refreshing but thaught it would be more elegant. Medium finish but generally persisiting. Had that to rare duck breast - excellent match. 88-89
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A little more musty than I expected and otherwise somewhat closed off, but an enjoyable dinner wine regardless. Medium acidity and fruit, quite rustic.
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Having a bottle roll out of a rack and smash, I decided to open another (my next-to-last) in its memory. Sorry I opened it, because it confirmed the depth of my loss. This is drinking beautifully. It gives proof to the claim that great Beaujolais resembles (very decent) Burgundy. Great acidic mid-palate, cherry undertones, fresh and vibrant.
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drank this one after an account questioned the wine and found this 375 to be in great shape. not tonnes of gritty/green texture. really smooth fun, fresh wild cherry fruit.
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Light garnet color. Totally fresh and inviting nose, with red cherries and perfumed flowers. Palate is light to medium weight and bright with red fruits riding through from start to finish and just a touch of earth on the finish. Enjoyable and classically made Beaujolais.
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Translucent, light ruby. Tight on the nose initially with red cherry coming through. Opened up to reveal more vibrant cherry, forest floor, and herbal menthol aromas. Palate is light on its feet, with zippy cranberry and pomegranate, minerality, and mouthwatering acidity. Finishes with just a touch of earthiness.
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Delicious again. Fresh raspberries, slightly tart cherries and other red fruits with floral and earthy accents, lightweight and incredibly refreshing with bright acids keeping it very precise and fresh, flavour without weight.
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An absolutely stunning wine that currently, and I know this is not a surprise, drinks much better than the 2009 version. The raspberry fruit is so subtle and understated, yet it hits the palate with tremendous power and force. As usual, a beautiful mark from the soil. 12% alcohol. Wow!
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Delicious with perfect red fruit, spice, herbs, a mineral finish and an amazing perfumed bouquet. But this wine is more about texture and purity than flavor. How can it seem so slight while it provides pleasure on so many fronts?
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Beautiful stuff - airy and crunchy red fruit flavors mix in spice and plums. This is ultra-graceful and reminds me of Keira Knightley - could use a bit more flesh on the bones but is pretty spellbinding as it is. :)
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A bottle of the sulphured version at lunch w/GG (bottle 2 of 4). Compared to the unsulphured version I had a couple of months ago this was...incredible. Tons more sweet fruit and all 'round deliciousness while the prior bottle was pinched and tight. What's the deal? The sulphur treatment? A few months in bottle? I don't know but while I'd be reluctant even to open a bottle of the other, based on that first taste, I could see craving more of this.
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I've heard that Lapeirre is like russian roulette with wine. Maybe that's what happened here? No nose, no flavor, and kind of thin. I'll have to try again because it's so well respected, but I really don't understand the hype.
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Very tasty and easy to drink. Beautiful translucent raspberry color, which sort of summarizes the wine - this is all about pure, albeit slightly simple red fruits and clarity. Elegance all the way. Started out with some funk, but that disappeared rather quickly and left the delicious fruit underneath alone. Nice!
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Terrific gamay perfect for summertime patio living ... fruit-laden with a penetrating finish - the sort of wine that causes you to ponder it because of its unexpectedly sophisticated structure and balance, showcasing tart red cherry aromas and flavors, with a complex herbal and iron component.
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N bottle. About an hour of air this is really singing. Good depth of fruit, spice, some iron minerals. Excellent balance and concentration. Liked it a lot, will try to get some more.
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Mine is from the S lots, those with sulfur. this is delicious beaujolais, and a return to form, as I had too many off bottles of the 07 and began to lose faith in the wine. with the 08, faith=restored. very aromatic, fresh, balanced, and just delicious. there is dark gamay fruit and some herbs, lots of snappy acidity, and a lovely mineral finish. energetic wine, the good stuff is back.
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Delicious juicy red cherry, floral, and mineral notes on the nose and palate with wonderful acidity and tannic structure on the finish. The rest of the bottle was used for a killer beef bourguignon!
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Clearly a lighter, less expressive version of Lapierre's Morgon - a very understated wine. Still, a delicious wine showing pretty red garden fruit combined with chalk/earth and very fine and subtle tannins. I think I'd opt to drink this wine within the next couple of years.
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This wine gets overpowered in any tasting event, so I will not judge this. Nevertheless, I believe the 2007 had a bit more structure to it. Think I will skip this vintage and go long on the 09s.
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Conclusion I totally enjoyed this wine, I would of not guessed Gamay I know there were some others at the tasting getting the banana/bubble gum notes which I would of hated and would of guessed Beaujolais but I was not picking up any of those
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At first this seemed astonishingly simple and one-dimensional. Indeed, right out of the opened bottle I thought this was a dud. Twenty minutes later I could discern the barest hints of something more, and then it was like pulling teeth to get it to come to the fore. This wine (or at least this bottle) demands air. Large amounts of it helped this to open up, spread out, and sweeten. Vigorously carafe this wine is my advice. Slosh it about. Then it shows its fleshy fruit (cherry? strawberry?) and mild spiciness. I wouldn't be surprised if this is better tomorrow. Lot N 04/09/09.
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Perfect pairing with french onion soup. Served ever so slightly chilled. Juicy cherry fruits. Lots of fresh crisp acidity. Medium bodied with a smooth finish. I enjoyed this more than the Foillard we had earlier in the week, but that might have been due to this being a better pairing with the food.
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Really fresh, slightly sweet cherry and watermelon fruit flavours with gentle touches of rose petals and earth in a package that's incredibly light and polished. Delicious.
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Ethereal and weightless, but with plenty of underlying tension and complexity in a light-medium weight package. A real treat to drink, almost thirst quenching.
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Troisième et dernière bouteille de ce petit Morgon qui regorge de fruits tant au nez qu'en bouche. Pas aussi profond que le Morgon 2006 de Descombes ou le Morgon Javernière 2006 de Desvigne dégusté recemment mais tout de même une belle fraicheur en bouche et beaucoup de plaisir à vider nos verres.
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A remarkable wine. Very young, obviously, with vibrant red fruit and a stunning mineral backbone. Clay/chalk - one can taste the soil here. Delicicous with chicken.
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I don't know, I think I liked the 2006 better, but it could just have been the showing tonight. It's still tight and not terribly forthcoming. But what does come through is familiar and convincing. I'll have to try this again to get a better read on it.
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Unfortunately, this was closer to my last lousy bottle than the magnificent first. Lapierre and bottle variation seem to go together like cocaine and waffles.
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Five Days in Paris; 11/17/2009-11/21/2009: Not crystal clear in color or, for that matter, in the mouth. Tart cherries with some vegetality and dilution. Not as bright and appealing as Lapierre can be.
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Lurid transparent violet colour. Wonderful citric, crushed dried leaves, cherry, Pansy, candied Ginger, carrot top, rose hip nose -a nose that neither quits nor stop evolving. It's a shame to drink! Tart brambly cherry & forest floor entry, lipstick middle & crisp minerally lingering finish. Still somewhat primal will no doubt sing in a year.
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Ack - a completely different wine compared to my previous bottle, which was fantastic. Not flawed, but very simple and fruity, with none of that first bottle's ethereal aromatics. Closer in style and quality to Lapierre's Vin de Pays des Gauls, yet lacking even that wine's exhuberance and fun. One of the more discouraging examples of bottle variation I've come across in such a young wine. (Lot N 22/05/09)
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This just arrived at KLWM and what a delight it is. The mesmerizingly complex nose brings a cascade of shape-shifting aromas that seem to cycle from tart red berries, to blood orange, mineral, rust/iron, pine needle, floral violet/lilac, rhubarb and back again. The palate is juicy with bright acidity and gorgeously fresh, mouthwatering blood orange-like fruit and mineral flavors. On first glance, this is lighter and less textural than '05 or '06, almost water-weight in the mouth, with flavors that linger for just a bit. But it adds a bit of flesh and gentle structure with a couple of hours of air, so I suspect a few short months will bring about the more typical Lapierre textural snap. Who cares though, really. The freshness today is to die for and the ripeness just seems perfect. This is one of those wines I feel I can't possibly drink enough of. (Lot N 22/05/09)
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3/6/2024 - pbaek wrote:
Like a feather in the air. Light red color with just a hint of bricking. Very Pinot’ish with red strawberry flavors, soft and round, good acidity, tertiary flavors. So light and elegant and a real joy to drink. I suspect it’s the acidity that keeps this going. Wow.
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12/5/2022 - glou.sf Likes this wine: 93 Points
“S” Cuvée. Nice nose with a mix of berries, cherries, leather, earth, and citrus zest. The palate is very light and delicate with more cherry notes, new leather, and a savory note that lingers. Good finish. This seems to be in a great spot, although tertiary flavors are starting to take the lead. A very subtle, nuanced wine that needs some attention to be appreciated.
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9/30/2021 - Umay Ceviker wrote: 92 Points
Saturated garnet fading to a narrow, orange rim. Compelling aromas of cranberry and cornelian cherry against a backdrop of earth and a charming herbal quality. Rich and layered with a velvety texture and savoury red fruit flavours that are more fresh than dried. Beautifully evolved but promises for more.
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12/25/2020 - biggie wrote: flawed
Fruit Day - Corked. Just slightly but definitely corked
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7/8/2020 - pbaek wrote:
Takes time to open up. Lean and delicately fruited with good acidity. Cranberry fruit, licorice pastilles. Nice, but also on of the weaker vintages for Lapierre.
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10/3/2019 - pbaek wrote:
Well, this is still delicate, definitely a bit more lean than normal but delicious nonetheless. On cranberry and chalk notes with a crisp acidity. No material change since last bottle in 2017.
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11/3/2017 - pbaek wrote:
Lean and delicate with soft notes of cranberry and orange peel. On its last leg I suspect, time to drink up.
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7/24/2017 - ekallio wrote:
The unsulfured version, kept in wine fridge for 7+ years. Quite pale colour with some orange hue on the rim. Soft impact, feels like a solid aged basic level Burgundy. Very smooth, long, but lacking a little depth to be really interesting. Also a little hint of brett. This has still some years of life left.
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11/3/2016 - galenico Likes this wine: 93 Points
Uva spina e ribes prendono il posto della fragola che trovi nel 2015. Morbidissimo, glicerico e maturo. La parte vegetale dei raspi + ormai ingentilita su note di felce, aloe, linfa. E' un capolavoro multistrato di profondità impensabile a un Beaujolais classico.
In bocca è tutto profumo, acidità filante e finale di erbe amaricanti.
CAPOLAVORO
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6/18/2016 - pbaek wrote:
In a very good spot now. The fruit is soft and subtle, more relaxed, and there are notes of earth and gentle spices. Delicious and, surprisingly, better on day 2.
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10/12/2015 - bags wrote:
nice but sort of flat and certainly won't get better
Update: more expressive the next day. this might actually be in a difficult place and may need more time.
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1/11/2015 - Brix Likes this wine: 89 Points
Graceful and crowd pleasing. Less oomph than a few years ago, but this wine has gained balance and a quiet charm. Rhubarb/raspberry, with mineral notes, a silky palate, and subtle, receding tannins. If this wine is a bit less compelling than it was in the past, it's still a tour de force of skillful winemaking: impeccably pure and oh so easy to drink. Yum.
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3/24/2014 - nzinkgraf wrote:
Sweet red raspberry fruit at the cork pull. A wild, modestly spiced edge. Beautiful aromas. On the palate, still some lingering dried herb spice.
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3/9/2014 - greenblanket Likes this wine:
Great on night one with TK roasted chicken and smashed potatoes. Classic red fruit and fresh soil notes. It gained weight and palate presence on day two. I believe it has a nice little future ahead of it.
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10/21/2013 - moveablesirkus wrote:
really delicious savory notes, but not at all funky. fresh red fruit, and a roundness balanced with wonderful acidity that i so freaking classic morgon. ab fab.
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9/28/2013 - moveablesirkus Likes this wine:
This wine doesn't taste like it's getting any better. The fullness of Morgon is apparent, but the distinct forest floor and red fruit components are starting to fade. The acid is loosing it's edge and the tannin has nearly completely melted away. Still very pleasant and will continue to enjoy for another year or three.
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9/5/2013 - nzinkgraf wrote:
Red berry fruit. Raspberry palate. Ethereal body type. Like a soft yet encompassing hug. Chrysthanthemum palate. Really, really easy going tonight.
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4/12/2013 - MindMuse wrote: 87 Points
Drank over two nights. Pretty reticent day one, even trying from three different glasses; better day two, though this bottle never really seemed to gain any focus. Good, but as diffuse as the nebulized sediment in it (plus a spoonful of precipitated sediment). Dried strawberry, sous bois, charcoal, willow bark?, crust of a strawberry/rhubarb pie. It was a bit more open and tasty day two, though not a better bottle of Lapierre for me. Wouldn't have been a fan if this were my first. C'est la vie. S 22/05/09 lot.
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11/23/2012 - tooch wrote: 91 Points
Thanksgiving Week Wines; 11/22/2012-11/25/2012 (Edison, NJ): Yummy bottle with great raspberry, florals, earth and spice notes. Noticed a small amount of drying tannins on the palate, but overall thought this was drinking very nicely. Worth mentioning that the pure, cool fruit on the palate was framed nicely by its acidity. Good stuff.
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7/25/2012 - jkline wrote: 94 Points
Sad this is my one and only bottle. In one word, this is pure. Fresh nose of cherries and cranberries. Delicate but layered with jolts of subtlety explosive sweet fruit interlaced with stone, herbs and earth.
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5/3/2012 - nzinkgraf wrote:
From 375ml. Ripe cherry and red raspberry. The sweet herbal spice of the hairs on raspberries. That expresses in a mild potpourri way. Oranging at the rim and medium (-) body. Med(-) if not low tannin. There's a touch of grit to the palate, that gives just the slightest tug. The slightest tug.
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4/30/2012 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
It has found its own little wonderful space. Shockingly wonderful, even to someone who has already drunk through a case or more. Just a delight.
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4/23/2012 - mjf@ulkner wrote: 91 Points
Continues to be one of my favorite cru Beaujolais. Classic Gamay nose, ripe, rich red berry fruit. A good Beaujolais is one of the few red wines that can be truly palate cleansing. Delicious with a ridiculous QPR.
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4/7/2012 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Just right in a sweet spot. Even better on day two.
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1/8/2012 - nzinkgraf wrote:
From 375ml. Tasted along side 2009 375 and 2010 750ml. nose is really showing some ripe raspberry expression at the moment. wild!!! cinnamon. a flowery green decent. palate is really giving up some sweet fruit feel. loaded and this really has the harmony of fruit, spice, and resolving green. thoughts of the soft fruit, earth, smoke of the Crooner or 04 Leroy N-St.-G. Showing and absolutely stunning bouquet off the cork pull.
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12/18/2011 - cabcbv7 wrote: 90 Points
A beautiful wine that is impeccably balanced with nice dried red fruit and floral notes.
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11/18/2011 - moveablesirkus Likes this wine:
More brett than most bottles, but I bought this direct from the KL retail shop, so I don't think this has the sulphur addition. Still has quite a bit of weight, but the fruit isn't over-the-top and actually provides a nice contrast with the brett. I love this wine.
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11/7/2011 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Polished off another one of these.
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10/31/2011 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Delicious as always.
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10/9/2011 - greenblanket wrote:
Better than ever - pure and alive with taut red fruit, bright acidity, powdery fine tannin and mineral.
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10/2/2011 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Delicious as always.
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9/25/2011 - nzinkgraf wrote:
From 375ml, ahh...these are drinking beautifully right now. Losing the prickly texture and exuding a softness and charming fruit!
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9/10/2011 - nzinkgraf wrote:
From 375ml, utterly beautiful tonight. Present and airy ash and fruit. Soft pepper digressing into the fruit. Dutch black licorice and flowers across the palate. Top of the world right now, fresh and alive, full of fruit upfront with youthful Beaujolais spice playing the back ground. Wow.
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8/28/2011 - moveablesirkus Likes this wine:
Wow! Drank this with some wine friends on a porch in Sebastopol. Perfect weight, integrated tannin and acid, well defined fruit with earth and texture. Perfect bottle for the occasion. This was a from the sulphured bottling.
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8/13/2011 - pjhr wrote: 92 Points
Simply delicious Morgon!
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8/4/2011 - *Vine* wrote:
Popped and poured from 375. Medium ruby, clear rim with subtle bricking. Forward aromatically, the fruit evokes raspberry, stone fruits, and pomegranate aromas which are complimented by complex notes of root vegetables, floral incense, and a touch of briny, provencal herbs (the last element especially reminiscent of a Côtes du Rhône). Medium-light to medium body. The flavors on the palate are much as touched upon by the nose, with spice-laden raspberry notes on the front interspersed by savory elements and complimentary notes of green stem; in fact, the spice, fruit, and green makes this eminently quaffable yet so deceivingly complex. The tannins are nearly resolved on the lingering close.
Simply a delicious example of the Gamay grape, and although lacking the elegance and sublime texture of the justifiably hyped 2009, the 2008 Lapierre isn't terribly far behind it. In fact, if the 2008 is a portend for how the 2009 might develop then with a bit of time anyone holding quantity is in store for quite a treat.
But aside from that and without getting too sidetracked from the bottle at hand, the 2008 is drinking splendidly right now and should continue to do so over the short term or possibly longer if holding in a cold cellar. Just Yummy.
Quick commentary: Don't know what it is about Lapierre...rarely do wines combine complexity, texture, and sheer pleasure so seamlessly. Surely, these wines are not only world class but are also some of the greatest bargains one can find in wine.
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7/31/2011 - garthbernstein wrote:
Simple, yet delicious wine. Perfect with fresh tomatoes and grilled pizza. A simple food with a simple wine = a great meal!
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5/30/2011 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Absolutely delicious, drink now.
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4/7/2011 - Jeffyboy wrote: 88 Points
colour a little bit cloudy but nicely of a cherries. nose: very fruity and juicy, with some mushrooms; later citrus notes with some rotten hints. taste: at the beggining huge accidity but letr fading - should brethe some time, very light bodied, some pomegranate later a little bit fermented friuts. generally very refreshing but thaught it would be more elegant. Medium finish but generally persisiting. Had that to rare duck breast - excellent match. 88-89
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4/7/2011 - spacewrangler wrote:
Taking on a touch of savoriness, lacking the flesh of 2009 but a treat in and of its own.
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4/6/2011 - tbriggs Likes this wine:
A little more musty than I expected and otherwise somewhat closed off, but an enjoyable dinner wine regardless. Medium acidity and fruit, quite rustic.
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4/4/2011 - bags wrote:
Having a bottle roll out of a rack and smash, I decided to open another (my next-to-last) in its memory. Sorry I opened it, because it confirmed the depth of my loss. This is drinking beautifully. It gives proof to the claim that great Beaujolais resembles (very decent) Burgundy. Great acidic mid-palate, cherry undertones, fresh and vibrant.
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4/3/2011 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Within half an hour of being open its got all the spice and love you need.
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4/1/2011 - drwine2001 wrote:
An Exploration of Great Beaujolais Domains In Situ; 3/29/2011-4/1/2011 (Villie-Morgon, France and environs): Perhaps even lighter than the non-souffre wine and in this lighter vintage, the sulfur stripped away the pleasing elements of that wine. Very interesting.
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2/5/2011 - pjhr wrote: 92 Points
As tasty as the last bottle!
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1/15/2011 - pjhr wrote: 92 Points
Simply delicious Morgon!
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12/31/2010 - nzinkgraf wrote:
drank this one after an account questioned the wine and found this 375 to be in great shape. not tonnes of gritty/green texture. really smooth fun, fresh wild cherry fruit.
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11/28/2010 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Just beautiful and in prime form. Fit perfectly with the grilled tomato soup and cesar salad.
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11/26/2010 - troutmonster wrote: 88 Points
Light garnet color. Totally fresh and inviting nose, with red cherries and perfumed flowers. Palate is light to medium weight and bright with red fruits riding through from start to finish and just a touch of earth on the finish. Enjoyable and classically made Beaujolais.
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11/25/2010 - troutmonster wrote: 89 Points
Translucent, light ruby. Tight on the nose initially with red cherry coming through. Opened up to reveal more vibrant cherry, forest floor, and herbal menthol aromas. Palate is light on its feet, with zippy cranberry and pomegranate, minerality, and mouthwatering acidity. Finishes with just a touch of earthiness.
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11/15/2010 - pjhr wrote: 92 Points
As tasty as the last bottle!
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11/11/2010 - SadEdjo wrote: 90 Points
Pale red. Redolent nose & finish of raspberry, violets, peppermint & cloves. Lingering, tart, minerally finish.
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10/31/2010 - salil wrote: 90 Points
Delicious again. Fresh raspberries, slightly tart cherries and other red fruits with floral and earthy accents, lightweight and incredibly refreshing with bright acids keeping it very precise and fresh, flavour without weight.
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10/15/2010 - pjhr wrote: 92 Points
As tasty as the last bottle!
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10/11/2010 - unflappable wrote:
ML RIP
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10/7/2010 - pbaek wrote:
An absolutely stunning wine that currently, and I know this is not a surprise, drinks much better than the 2009 version. The raspberry fruit is so subtle and understated, yet it hits the palate with tremendous power and force. As usual, a beautiful mark from the soil. 12% alcohol. Wow!
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9/18/2010 - greenblanket Likes this wine:
Delicious with perfect red fruit, spice, herbs, a mineral finish and an amazing perfumed bouquet. But this wine is more about texture and purity than flavor. How can it seem so slight while it provides pleasure on so many fronts?
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9/14/2010 - pjhr wrote: 92 Points
As tasty as the last bottle!
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9/8/2010 - spacewrangler wrote:
Beautiful stuff - airy and crunchy red fruit flavors mix in spice and plums. This is ultra-graceful and reminds me of Keira Knightley - could use a bit more flesh on the bones but is pretty spellbinding as it is. :)
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9/2/2010 - pjhr wrote: 91 Points
Tasty, but not quite up to the last couple of bottles.
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8/14/2010 - pjhr wrote: 92 Points
As tasty as the last bottle!
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8/12/2010 - slanum wrote:
A bottle of the sulphured version at lunch w/GG (bottle 2 of 4). Compared to the unsulphured version I had a couple of months ago this was...incredible. Tons more sweet fruit and all 'round deliciousness while the prior bottle was pinched and tight. What's the deal? The sulphur treatment? A few months in bottle? I don't know but while I'd be reluctant even to open a bottle of the other, based on that first taste, I could see craving more of this.
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7/24/2010 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
The discussion centers around the coming 09s. Is 2008 a taster vintage overall, just now, or does it suck?
To me spicy and beautiful now, ready to go, delicious, if a touch lighter. 2009 rock hard, to hard to tell where it is going to go.
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7/21/2010 - 5laton wrote:
Better than some bottles I've had of this, but quite loose, and a little oxidized.
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7/11/2010 - christyler wrote: 78 Points
I've heard that Lapeirre is like russian roulette with wine. Maybe that's what happened here? No nose, no flavor, and kind of thin. I'll have to try again because it's so well respected, but I really don't understand the hype.
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6/29/2010 - pifcho wrote: 89 Points
Very tasty and easy to drink. Beautiful translucent raspberry color, which sort of summarizes the wine - this is all about pure, albeit slightly simple red fruits and clarity. Elegance all the way. Started out with some funk, but that disappeared rather quickly and left the delicious fruit underneath alone. Nice!
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6/8/2010 - pgb67 wrote: 91 Points
Terrific gamay perfect for summertime patio living ... fruit-laden with a penetrating finish - the sort of wine that causes you to ponder it because of its unexpectedly sophisticated structure and balance, showcasing tart red cherry aromas and flavors, with a complex herbal and iron component.
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5/25/2010 - marc d wrote:
N bottle. About an hour of air this is really singing. Good depth of fruit, spice, some iron minerals. Excellent balance and concentration.
Liked it a lot, will try to get some more.
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5/22/2010 - greenblanket Likes this wine:
Better than ever - fresh and snappy with red fruits and minerals. This bottle gained weight and depth until it was happily drained.
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5/21/2010 - pjhr wrote: 92 Points
As tasty as the last bottle!
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5/19/2010 - brooklynguy wrote:
Mine is from the S lots, those with sulfur. this is delicious beaujolais, and a return to form, as I had too many off bottles of the 07 and began to lose faith in the wine. with the 08, faith=restored. very aromatic, fresh, balanced, and just delicious. there is dark gamay fruit and some herbs, lots of snappy acidity, and a lovely mineral finish. energetic wine, the good stuff is back.
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5/13/2010 - sofarsolar wrote: 89 Points
Not as good as last time - not nearly as much of the same rocks and earth.
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5/13/2010 - pjhr wrote: 92 Points
Delicious juicy red cherry, floral, and mineral notes on the nose and palate with wonderful acidity and tannic structure on the finish. The rest of the bottle was used for a killer beef bourguignon!
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5/12/2010 - pbaek wrote:
Clearly a lighter, less expressive version of Lapierre's Morgon - a very understated wine. Still, a delicious wine showing pretty red garden fruit combined with chalk/earth and very fine and subtle tannins. I think I'd opt to drink this wine within the next couple of years.
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5/8/2010 - drwine2001 wrote:
Tart cherry and some herbs. Better body and less herbaceous than last time, but this still comes across as underripe and diffuse.
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5/4/2010 - Brad L wrote:
Pretty closed, iron, stern. Good balance, somewhat 06 like. I'm sure this will come around but not really that pleasant now.
Day two more pleasant and open.
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4/27/2010 - Roughl wrote:
This wine gets overpowered in any tasting event, so I will not judge this. Nevertheless, I believe the 2007 had a bit more structure to it. Think I will skip this vintage and go long on the 09s.
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4/19/2010 - Weston3220 Likes this wine: 89 Points
YVRWine - The Heartbreak Grape - Central Otago (Scott Landon Antiques): Clear Ruby, Aromas Closed, A little ripe fruit coming through, Palate, Kirsh Liquer, Dash Astringent [Good] opening up with Cherrys and Strawberrys.
Conclusion I totally enjoyed this wine, I would of not guessed Gamay I know there were some others at the tasting getting the banana/bubble gum notes which I would of hated and would of guessed Beaujolais but I was not picking up any of those
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4/16/2010 - slanum wrote:
At first this seemed astonishingly simple and one-dimensional. Indeed, right out of the opened bottle I thought this was a dud. Twenty minutes later I could discern the barest hints of something more, and then it was like pulling teeth to get it to come to the fore. This wine (or at least this bottle) demands air. Large amounts of it helped this to open up, spread out, and sweeten. Vigorously carafe this wine is my advice. Slosh it about. Then it shows its fleshy fruit (cherry? strawberry?) and mild spiciness. I wouldn't be surprised if this is better tomorrow. Lot N 04/09/09.
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3/20/2010 - mjf@ulkner wrote: 90 Points
Perfect pairing with french onion soup. Served ever so slightly chilled. Juicy cherry fruits. Lots of fresh crisp acidity. Medium bodied with a smooth finish. I enjoyed this more than the Foillard we had earlier in the week, but that might have been due to this being a better pairing with the food.
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3/20/2010 - greenblanket Likes this wine:
Crazy good, medium to light in weight but deep in texture, complexity and deliciousness.
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3/14/2010 - czar33 Likes this wine: 90 Points
All fruit, smooth, great length.
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3/14/2010 - salil wrote: 90 Points
Really fresh, slightly sweet cherry and watermelon fruit flavours with gentle touches of rose petals and earth in a package that's incredibly light and polished. Delicious.
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3/8/2010 - spacewrangler wrote: 91 Points
Ethereal and weightless, but with plenty of underlying tension and complexity in a light-medium weight package. A real treat to drink, almost thirst quenching.
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2/26/2010 - Pedro the Lion wrote: 88 Points
Troisième et dernière bouteille de ce petit Morgon qui regorge de fruits tant au nez qu'en bouche. Pas aussi profond que le Morgon 2006 de Descombes ou le Morgon Javernière 2006 de Desvigne dégusté recemment mais tout de même une belle fraicheur en bouche et beaucoup de plaisir à vider nos verres.
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1/10/2010 - pbaek wrote:
A remarkable wine. Very young, obviously, with vibrant red fruit and a stunning mineral backbone. Clay/chalk - one can taste the soil here. Delicicous with chicken.
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1/8/2010 - 14frimaire wrote:
I don't know, I think I liked the 2006 better, but it could just have been the showing tonight. It's still tight and not terribly forthcoming. But what does come through is familiar and convincing. I'll have to try this again to get a better read on it.
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1/8/2010 - d'Artagnan wrote: 90 Points
Decca 77. Fruité et minéral à souhaits, avec une bonne structure et de la fraicheur. excellent et supérieur au 2006 de mémoire. 90 pts
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12/15/2009 - chbeaumont wrote: 91 Points
Absolutely delicious; cherries, delicate, ethereal; so utterly easy to drink. Totally absorbing.
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12/1/2009 - 5laton wrote:
Unfortunately, this was closer to my last lousy bottle than the magnificent first. Lapierre and bottle variation seem to go together like cocaine and waffles.
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11/26/2009 - marc d wrote:
Tart red berry with a strong vegetable/green note, some floral also. Enjoyable.
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11/17/2009 - drwine2001 wrote:
Five Days in Paris; 11/17/2009-11/21/2009: Not crystal clear in color or, for that matter, in the mouth. Tart cherries with some vegetality and dilution. Not as bright and appealing as Lapierre can be.
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10/25/2009 - SadEdjo wrote: 90 Points
Lurid transparent violet colour. Wonderful citric, crushed dried leaves, cherry, Pansy, candied Ginger, carrot top, rose hip nose -a nose that neither quits nor stop evolving. It's a shame to drink! Tart brambly cherry & forest floor entry, lipstick middle & crisp minerally lingering finish. Still somewhat primal will no doubt sing in a year.
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10/24/2009 - 5laton wrote: 82 Points
Ack - a completely different wine compared to my previous bottle, which was fantastic. Not flawed, but very simple and fruity, with none of that first bottle's ethereal aromatics. Closer in style and quality to Lapierre's Vin de Pays des Gauls, yet lacking even that wine's exhuberance and fun. One of the more discouraging examples of bottle variation I've come across in such a young wine. (Lot N 22/05/09)
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10/12/2009 - 5laton wrote: 92 Points
This just arrived at KLWM and what a delight it is. The mesmerizingly complex nose brings a cascade of shape-shifting aromas that seem to cycle from tart red berries, to blood orange, mineral, rust/iron, pine needle, floral violet/lilac, rhubarb and back again. The palate is juicy with bright acidity and gorgeously fresh, mouthwatering blood orange-like fruit and mineral flavors. On first glance, this is lighter and less textural than '05 or '06, almost water-weight in the mouth, with flavors that linger for just a bit. But it adds a bit of flesh and gentle structure with a couple of hours of air, so I suspect a few short months will bring about the more typical Lapierre textural snap. Who cares though, really. The freshness today is to die for and the ripeness just seems perfect. This is one of those wines I feel I can't possibly drink enough of. (Lot N 22/05/09)
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10/4/2009 - pjhr wrote: 93 Points
Beautiful wine with an incredible dinner at Comptoir du relais!
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