This was tasty from the time the cork was pulled. Black-fruited with some tomato-y flavors and a little hot, perhaps reflecting the vintage. But strongly mushroomy with some mild spice notes and pleasing bottle sweetness. Not extraordinary but a happy drink, this is ready and probably as good as it will ever be, for my taste. No sign of brett, either.
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Developed, with sweet maple-y strawberry fruit and mushroom, with gentle soy notes. A bit roasted per the vintage, with barely moderate concentration. Mature and resolved, I see no upside to holding this further. Did not decant, but this was best after several hours open. There were initially some metallic brett notes that mostly moved to the background as this opened up. Very tasty but a little disappointing for what it is.
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Really outstanding, but actually improved in the glass over several hours. I thought that this would be fully mature, but I think that it should actually wait another 3 years.
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Brought this to my wine tasting group featuring red Burgundies 2002 and older. Beautiful expression of elegance in this richly flavored lighter burgundy. Nose was ripe cherries and some strawberries and same fruit faded by time around the edges. Not so much dried as much as less ripe. An earthiness to the nose tethers the fruit and I tasted a rich roundness to the wine that was part sweet and part savory with a touch of schist wrapped in cherries. There was a yeast component somewhere between mid-palate and finish that was like tomato brioche. Beautiful flavors that were well integrated and segued smoothy to a long and light finish. The wine ended on a higher note from a flavor profile standpoint - I tasted optimism in the finish and I was ecstatic. I've had some disappointing vosne-romanees from the same vintage and it was gratifying to drink such a beautiful wine from this producer.
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Third Thursday Does More Red Burgundy (Willamette Wine Storage, Portland OR): The nose is meaty, suggesting a dry steak. I also get something that reminds me a lot of Dr. Pepper, without the syrupy sweetness that would seem to imply. Some deep cherry scents linger underneath these other two elements. Cherry flavors are delicate and clean as the wine runs long across the palate. The structure is gentle and even, with the tannins settling gracefully on the sides of the palate. I actually noticed a second bloom of fruit flavor late on the finish! The structure remains gentle and persistent while the fruit goes through a wonderful evolution. The length and texture on this is just wonderful! 92+
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Musty, with mild spice. Slightly dusty book aromas. Overall light and subtle, but really nice and pleasing. Quite soft and pleasing exuberant fruit on the palate, with a slight metallic notion as it lingers (it feels like the tannins themselves are metallic). Wow, big time pepperoni pizza crust on the finish. Odd. Really rich fruit as well. Nice.
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Smells rich and delicious, a bit savory, cooked mushroom, fresh bread and strawberry. The palate is full with strawberry and dirty cherries, and old wood with balanced structure. The richness from the nose shows on the palate. I like where this is drinking today, it is very delicious with a nice trade-off between savory old characteristics and youthful, fresh red fruit.
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Perfectly stored bottle, starts off a touch mustardy but opens to reveal delicate and beguiling aromas of earth and red fruits. I thought this would be prime-time drinking but it was reticent, I'll hold my remaining bottles for a few years.
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The wine clearly benefited from one hour in the decanter, but apart from that it's ready for consumption, although it didn't really start to develop tertiary aromas yet -- deciding to drink it now or later is more a question of taste than anything. This wine is a very good example of the level of elegance, purity and balance that can be achieved in Burgundy, but even more than that it is one of the most charming wines I can remember tasting. I could have drunk the bottle by myself and another one after that. Although the palate was delicious and the finish adequate at this level, the most impressive trait was the nose, incredibly fine and seductive. This wine has everything I'm looking for when I open a bottle, and easily brings a smile to my face -- I wish all my bottles were like that.
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8/7/2015 - 5laton wrote:
This was tasty from the time the cork was pulled. Black-fruited with some tomato-y flavors and a little hot, perhaps reflecting the vintage. But strongly mushroomy with some mild spice notes and pleasing bottle sweetness. Not extraordinary but a happy drink, this is ready and probably as good as it will ever be, for my taste. No sign of brett, either.
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2/28/2015 - 5laton wrote:
Developed, with sweet maple-y strawberry fruit and mushroom, with gentle soy notes. A bit roasted per the vintage, with barely moderate concentration. Mature and resolved, I see no upside to holding this further. Did not decant, but this was best after several hours open. There were initially some metallic brett notes that mostly moved to the background as this opened up. Very tasty but a little disappointing for what it is.
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9/13/2013 - Spencer wrote: flawed
Corked.
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7/31/2011 - Jeff Hellman wrote: 94 Points
Really outstanding, but actually improved in the glass over several hours. I thought that this would be fully mature, but I think that it should actually wait another 3 years.
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5/10/2011 - rosesandthorns wrote: 91 Points
Brought this to my wine tasting group featuring red Burgundies 2002 and older. Beautiful expression of elegance in this richly flavored lighter burgundy. Nose was ripe cherries and some strawberries and same fruit faded by time around the edges. Not so much dried as much as less ripe. An earthiness to the nose tethers the fruit and I tasted a rich roundness to the wine that was part sweet and part savory with a touch of schist wrapped in cherries. There was a yeast component somewhere between mid-palate and finish that was like tomato brioche. Beautiful flavors that were well integrated and segued smoothy to a long and light finish. The wine ended on a higher note from a flavor profile standpoint - I tasted optimism in the finish and I was ecstatic. I've had some disappointing vosne-romanees from the same vintage and it was gratifying to drink such a beautiful wine from this producer.
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4/26/2011 - subtlet Likes this wine: 92 Points
Third Thursday Does More Red Burgundy (Willamette Wine Storage, Portland OR): The nose is meaty, suggesting a dry steak. I also get something that reminds me a lot of Dr. Pepper, without the syrupy sweetness that would seem to imply. Some deep cherry scents linger underneath these other two elements. Cherry flavors are delicate and clean as the wine runs long across the palate. The structure is gentle and even, with the tannins settling gracefully on the sides of the palate. I actually noticed a second bloom of fruit flavor late on the finish! The structure remains gentle and persistent while the fruit goes through a wonderful evolution. The length and texture on this is just wonderful! 92+
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4/21/2011 - David Paris (dbp) wrote: 90 Points
Musty, with mild spice. Slightly dusty book aromas. Overall light and subtle, but really nice and pleasing. Quite soft and pleasing exuberant fruit on the palate, with a slight metallic notion as it lingers (it feels like the tannins themselves are metallic). Wow, big time pepperoni pizza crust on the finish. Odd. Really rich fruit as well. Nice.
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4/21/2011 - gripNsip wrote: 91 Points
Smells rich and delicious, a bit savory, cooked mushroom, fresh bread and strawberry. The palate is full with strawberry and dirty cherries, and old wood with balanced structure. The richness from the nose shows on the palate. I like where this is drinking today, it is very delicious with a nice trade-off between savory old characteristics and youthful, fresh red fruit.
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8/19/2010 - salil wrote: flawed
Score another one for the Portuguese menace.
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7/12/2010 - spacewrangler wrote: 91 Points
Maybe the best of the three bottles. Elegant with plenty of depth, not a powerhouse.
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4/13/2010 - spacewrangler wrote: 91 Points
Much better place than the prior bottle, full resolved and should be drank soon.
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2/7/2010 - spacewrangler wrote:
Perfectly stored bottle, starts off a touch mustardy but opens to reveal delicate and beguiling aromas of earth and red fruits. I thought this would be prime-time drinking but it was reticent, I'll hold my remaining bottles for a few years.
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11/27/2004 - Will wrote:
The wine clearly benefited from one hour in the decanter, but apart from that it's ready for consumption, although it didn't really start to develop tertiary aromas yet -- deciding to drink it now or later is more a question of taste than anything. This wine is a very good example of the level of elegance, purity and balance that can be achieved in Burgundy, but even more than that it is one of the most charming wines I can remember tasting. I could have drunk the bottle by myself and another one after that. Although the palate was delicious and the finish adequate at this level, the most impressive trait was the nose, incredibly fine and seductive. This wine has everything I'm looking for when I open a bottle, and easily brings a smile to my face -- I wish all my bottles were like that.
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