This was, to my surprise, outperformed by an '07 Remoissenet Beaune Marconnets. Better vintage, better producer, arguably better vineyard, but lesser wine on this night. This has a pretty dark ruby color, somewhat subdued nose of flowers, spice, cherries and a bit of crushed rock. Has a very lovely crystalline fruit profile, which starts on the red fruit spectrum (sour cherry, cranberry, raspberry) and finishes on the black fruit end (black cherry, pomegranate). Juicy, floral and laced with minerals, but seems to be holding back a bit. I suspect this will be the better wine than the Remoissenet in time, but it is a bit reserved at this moment (even on day 2), while the Remoissenet is open for business. Hold at least another 5 years or decant a few hours.
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Popped and poured. At first this was quite austere but opened up quickly. Black fruit, sandalwood, and menthol on the nose. Perfectly balanced with plenty of body and a long finish. This is drinking well now but has no signs of deteriorating. Wish I would have bought more!
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Deep color. Sweet, spicy bouquet - plum sauce. The palate is bristling with spicy plum fruit, balanced by lively acidity. Medium/full bodied. Lovely texture & searing long finish. Very pure & certainly not the slightest hint of any fault in this bottle. Superb & very memorable.
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Dull red. Excitingly gamy nose which clearly has some brett, but this is more of a "secret sauce" which adds to the interest rather than killer horsiness. Medium weight, quite sappy, strong black cherry fruit, and a fine layer of earth. Rustic, robust Beaune with amazingly fresh fruit. Not a wine of refinement but true Burgundy with character. As I look back on my notes over 10 years, it is easy to see that this wine has provided a wild ride, but a mostly very enjoyable one. Don't expect squeaky clean perfection, though.
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Healthy ruby. A nasty, sharp, chemical element right in the middle of the aroma and palate threatened the bottle; eventually this faded but did not entirely disappear. Otherwise, medium weight, excellent earthy dark red and blue fruit, fine acidity, and some residual tannin. Looking back, I've had variable luck with this. Based on this bottle, I'd say that if sound, it still has enough to make it an interesting mid to lower tier red Burgundy.
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Dull red. Off-putting brett on the nose. Medium weight, some sap. Nice black cherry fruit and soil, but the palate is also tainted to the point of unpleasant funkiness. Still drinkable but not very enjoyable.
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Even ruby. Forward ripe black cherry and some oak char, then settles down to show more pine and green. Medium to full, fairly foursquare due to at best average acidity but very strong dark red fruit. At a good place now, and I can't see much upside potential from here. In my recollection, not as good as the Cras.
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Medium to light ruby. Forward aromas of red fruits and flowers. Juicy, pure raspberry on the front end without excessive sweetness or fat, medium body, lively acidity and an excellent sense of stone bringing up the rear. A bit of cool menthol also creeps in. This is drinking beautifully now, and you could hardly ask more of a Beaune Premier Cru.
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Medium depth without much fading. Strawberry and blueberry with some cinnamon. Medium weight, strong fruit and acidity, gentle soil finish. Excellent Beaune approaching its peak.
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Ruby center, slight lightening. Exciting nose-crackling red fruits, char, caramel and herbs. Medium to light weight. The fruit is slightly more subdued than it seemed from the aromatics, but in toto, the wine is mature, earthy and complex, with good bolstering '02 acidity. Elegantly rendered Beaune. Very good but certainly no better than 3 years ago and probably slightly faded compared to then. I'd count this as a mild disappointment given the trajectory it appeared to be following at that time.
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Nose: Dark fruits, licorice, tree sap/green stemmy action, a bit of heat. Palate: Black cherries, cherry cola, good acidity on the attack. Big, huge tannins along with a hint of licorice, bit of a scorched earth on the mid-palate. More black cherries/berries on the finish. Big, dark, and dense with plenty of structure to boot.
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Very puzzling wine. Dark, opaque purple - very atypical. Simple smells emerged from the glass, of dark fruit plus vanilla. Massive oak on the palate which frankly obscured everything else. After a lovely showing of the 2002 Chorey Cras, this was quite disappointing.
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needed two days to smooth out the oak. pretty big for a beaune, deep red fruits, still plenty of oak on the second day but it didn't take away from the wine. lots going on on the nose and still very young. medium long finish.
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Deep ruby color. Lots of crushed dark red raspberry on the nose with damp soil and smoke, Very expansive on the palate with ripe berry and plum and a good bit of spice. Lots of length. Absolutely delicious.
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Youthful moderate ruby. Wonderfully evolving nose of secondary perfume, framboise, smoke, and soil tones. Medium weight with a sense of lightness, bright red fruits, and espresso accompanied by perfect acidity. This is a beauty for its appellation, drinking beautifully now and poised for a promising run by virtue of its balance.
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11/22/2020 - GrapeScott wrote: 91 Points
This was, to my surprise, outperformed by an '07 Remoissenet Beaune Marconnets. Better vintage, better producer, arguably better vineyard, but lesser wine on this night. This has a pretty dark ruby color, somewhat subdued nose of flowers, spice, cherries and a bit of crushed rock. Has a very lovely crystalline fruit profile, which starts on the red fruit spectrum (sour cherry, cranberry, raspberry) and finishes on the black fruit end (black cherry, pomegranate). Juicy, floral and laced with minerals, but seems to be holding back a bit. I suspect this will be the better wine than the Remoissenet in time, but it is a bit reserved at this moment (even on day 2), while the Remoissenet is open for business. Hold at least another 5 years or decant a few hours.
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7/18/2020 - corktaint Likes this wine: 92 Points
Popped and poured. At first this was quite austere but opened up quickly. Black fruit, sandalwood, and menthol on the nose. Perfectly balanced with plenty of body and a long finish. This is drinking well now but has no signs of deteriorating. Wish I would have bought more!
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5/9/2020 - welltempered88 Likes this wine: 96 Points
Deep color. Sweet, spicy bouquet - plum sauce. The palate is bristling with spicy plum fruit, balanced by lively acidity. Medium/full bodied. Lovely texture & searing long finish. Very pure & certainly not the slightest hint of any fault in this bottle. Superb & very memorable.
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5/2/2020 - collin wrote:
No notes, but perfect with Helen Rosner's roast chicken on cabbage (I've become a broken record in quarantine)
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2/2/2019 - drwine2001 wrote:
Dull red. Excitingly gamy nose which clearly has some brett, but this is more of a "secret sauce" which adds to the interest rather than killer horsiness. Medium weight, quite sappy, strong black cherry fruit, and a fine layer of earth. Rustic, robust Beaune with amazingly fresh fruit. Not a wine of refinement but true Burgundy with character. As I look back on my notes over 10 years, it is easy to see that this wine has provided a wild ride, but a mostly very enjoyable one. Don't expect squeaky clean perfection, though.
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11/4/2018 - drwine2001 wrote:
Healthy ruby. A nasty, sharp, chemical element right in the middle of the aroma and palate threatened the bottle; eventually this faded but did not entirely disappear. Otherwise, medium weight, excellent earthy dark red and blue fruit, fine acidity, and some residual tannin. Looking back, I've had variable luck with this. Based on this bottle, I'd say that if sound, it still has enough to make it an interesting mid to lower tier red Burgundy.
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11/27/2017 - DaleW wrote:
Black cherry, sandalwood spice, a little meaty note, a touch of mocha. Medium to full bodied, good length, fresh but drinking well. B+/A-
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2/7/2017 - drwine2001 wrote: flawed
Dull red. Off-putting brett on the nose. Medium weight, some sap. Nice black cherry fruit and soil, but the palate is also tainted to the point of unpleasant funkiness. Still drinkable but not very enjoyable.
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1/13/2016 - drwine2001 wrote:
Even ruby. Forward ripe black cherry and some oak char, then settles down to show more pine and green. Medium to full, fairly foursquare due to at best average acidity but very strong dark red fruit. At a good place now, and I can't see much upside potential from here. In my recollection, not as good as the Cras.
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8/23/2014 - winequant wrote: 91 Points
The best way to describe this wine is "lovely". Bright, crisp, with a hint of florals and earth.
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3/13/2014 - drwine2001 wrote:
Medium to light ruby. Forward aromas of red fruits and flowers. Juicy, pure raspberry on the front end without excessive sweetness or fat, medium body, lively acidity and an excellent sense of stone bringing up the rear. A bit of cool menthol also creeps in. This is drinking beautifully now, and you could hardly ask more of a Beaune Premier Cru.
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11/20/2013 - toddjerry wrote: 92 Points
Deep dark red color. Very primary, red fruit. Ripe for 2002, but still a nice backbone. Drinking well now, but youthful. Very enjoyable.
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9/20/2013 - drwine2001 wrote:
Medium depth without much fading. Strawberry and blueberry with some cinnamon. Medium weight, strong fruit and acidity, gentle soil finish. Excellent Beaune approaching its peak.
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3/3/2013 - Neecies Likes this wine: 90 Points
At Bill's Friday lunch. A big, youthful wine with some primary notes that generated a first guess of 'Pommard'. Full-bodied, ripe and enjoyable.
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9/1/2012 - drwine2001 wrote:
Ruby center, slight lightening. Exciting nose-crackling red fruits, char, caramel and herbs. Medium to light weight. The fruit is slightly more subdued than it seemed from the aromatics, but in toto, the wine is mature, earthy and complex, with good bolstering '02 acidity. Elegantly rendered Beaune. Very good but certainly no better than 3 years ago and probably slightly faded compared to then. I'd count this as a mild disappointment given the trajectory it appeared to be following at that time.
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6/9/2010 - gunpwdr wrote: 91 Points
Nose: Dark fruits, licorice, tree sap/green stemmy action, a bit of heat. Palate: Black cherries, cherry cola, good acidity on the attack. Big, huge tannins along with a hint of licorice, bit of a scorched earth on the mid-palate. More black cherries/berries on the finish. Big, dark, and dense with plenty of structure to boot.
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4/5/2010 - DougLee wrote: flawed
Very puzzling wine. Dark, opaque purple - very atypical. Simple smells emerged from the glass, of dark fruit plus vanilla. Massive oak on the palate which frankly obscured everything else. After a lovely showing of the 2002 Chorey Cras, this was quite disappointing.
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3/16/2010 - br wrote:
needed two days to smooth out the oak. pretty big for a beaune, deep red fruits, still plenty of oak on the second day but it didn't take away from the wine. lots going on on the nose and still very young. medium long finish.
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12/3/2009 - 60ouvrees wrote:
Pleasant but surprisingly simple and one-dimensional. Expected a bit more from this
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10/11/2009 - MatthewF wrote:
Consistent with the bottle drank last week. Very pretty berry and spice. A great little wine; hope I can save the rest of these a few more years.
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10/2/2009 - MatthewF wrote:
Deep ruby color. Lots of crushed dark red raspberry on the nose with damp soil and smoke, Very expansive on the palate with ripe berry and plum and a good bit of spice. Lots of length. Absolutely delicious.
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5/23/2009 - drwine2001 wrote:
Youthful moderate ruby. Wonderfully evolving nose of secondary perfume, framboise, smoke, and soil tones. Medium weight with a sense of lightness, bright red fruits, and espresso accompanied by perfect acidity. This is a beauty for its appellation, drinking beautifully now and poised for a promising run by virtue of its balance.
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11/7/2007 - burningstarIV wrote: 85 Points
50+4+11+14+6=85
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