OMG this was great. No sign of heat probs whatsoever nose- boysenberry , seductive berry, sexy fruit nose mouth- absolutely delicious sensuous fruit forward, juicy but still with structure. Showy. A wow wine.
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Dinner for Blair Walter at Noble Rot (Noble Rot, Wellington, NZ): Purple red colour. A perfumed, very primary seeming bouquet of black cherries, blackberries and other dark fruit, dark spices and liquorice. This wine drank very pure and primary. Also, very dark berried and quite linear and powerful. Very tight, structured and still tannic, but they're fine grained tannins. Drinking it blind, I thought this was a classy 2010 Vosne-Romanee. On the reveal, I was surprised the Richebourg was a 2003. I didn't find any hint of baked or roasted notes. Another 2003 Grand Cru drinking well. No hurry needed to drink this wine.
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Decided to open fairly young because it had a puffy capsule and some light signs of seepage. Looked to have been overfilled and only one narrow strip of the cork was compromised.
Wild aromatics -- game, earth, spice, some heat. Powerful fruit, slightly 03-ish in nature, but not as much so as most. Great balance overall. Touch of heat on the finish, but not over the top. Surprisingly good acidity. Now to 15-20 years.
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This had a nose you could smell across the room. Elegant and complex notes of red berries and spice, not at all over-ripe or baked in character. Palate is velvety and fresh, red fruited with vibrant acid. An excellent Richebourg for the vintage and the price.
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The nose represents the best character of the 2003 vintage, ripe fruit, tempting, sexy and seductive. Oaky with the Richebourg's scent lies underneath. Very charming !!!
Woww...Full-bidied, well-rounded, dense and delicious with the powerful finished. Last bottle 2000 is nothing special but the 2003 makes me crazy so I have to buy the 2002, 2005 and 2006 soon. The good value Richebourg....
Drink now - 2016.....should be opened 2 hours before drinking.........94-96+/100...............
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Like the Lambrays, this was tight when first opened, but five hours in a decanter softened it nicely - very rich, oaky, exotically spiced, so luxurious in the mouth, the tannin all buffered - I enjoyed this a lot, but I'll be waiting a fair while before opening another.
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10/16/2021 - soyhead wrote:
OMG this was great. No sign of heat probs whatsoever
nose- boysenberry , seductive berry, sexy fruit nose
mouth- absolutely delicious sensuous fruit forward, juicy but still with structure. Showy. A wow wine.
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9/20/2019 - _water.into.wine_ Likes this wine: 95 Points
Bright red. Red fruits nose. Perfume. Savoury notes. Hints of coffee. Structure is there. Great acidity. Balanced. Sweet and fruity. Shared by TL
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3/10/2018 - HowardNZ Likes this wine:
Dinner for Blair Walter at Noble Rot (Noble Rot, Wellington, NZ): Purple red colour. A perfumed, very primary seeming bouquet of black cherries, blackberries and other dark fruit, dark spices and liquorice. This wine drank very pure and primary. Also, very dark berried and quite linear and powerful. Very tight, structured and still tannic, but they're fine grained tannins. Drinking it blind, I thought this was a classy 2010 Vosne-Romanee. On the reveal, I was surprised the Richebourg was a 2003. I didn't find any hint of baked or roasted notes. Another 2003 Grand Cru drinking well. No hurry needed to drink this wine.
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1/17/2015 - Sycamore Likes this wine: 93 Points
Decided to open fairly young because it had a puffy capsule and some light signs of seepage. Looked to have been overfilled and only one narrow strip of the cork was compromised.
Wild aromatics -- game, earth, spice, some heat. Powerful fruit, slightly 03-ish in nature, but not as much so as most. Great balance overall. Touch of heat on the finish, but not over the top. Surprisingly good acidity. Now to 15-20 years.
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3/4/2014 - Lord Rayas wrote: 92 Points
ripe fruits and prunes, a touch over baked. firm structure but lacks a bit of complexity.
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2/18/2013 - gblacave wrote: 93 Points
This had a nose you could smell across the room. Elegant and complex notes of red berries and spice, not at all over-ripe or baked in character. Palate is velvety and fresh, red fruited with vibrant acid. An excellent Richebourg for the vintage and the price.
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1/9/2010 - Rupert wrote: flawed
Corked. Ouch
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2/20/2009 - noppakit s. wrote: 94 Points
The nose represents the best character of the 2003 vintage, ripe fruit, tempting, sexy and seductive. Oaky with the Richebourg's scent lies underneath. Very charming !!!
Woww...Full-bidied, well-rounded, dense and delicious with the powerful finished. Last bottle 2000 is nothing special but the 2003 makes me crazy so I have to buy the 2002, 2005 and 2006 soon. The good value Richebourg....
Drink now - 2016.....should be opened 2 hours before drinking.........94-96+/100...............
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4/5/2008 - Rupert wrote: 92 Points
Like the Lambrays, this was tight when first opened, but five hours in a decanter softened it nicely - very rich, oaky, exotically spiced, so luxurious in the mouth, the tannin all buffered - I enjoyed this a lot, but I'll be waiting a fair while before opening another.
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