Currently undrinkable. Green, hard, unpleasant. The nose shows a little bit of what I had been expecting, but otherwise zero joy. Hoping this comes round and some fruit emerges.
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This has really come out of its shell. Fresh red fruits, floral, granitic, nicely integrated reduction. Stripped back and all the better for it. Delicious
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I've nearly worked my way through a case of this bought from a good source and it has been a disappointing journey. The bottle I'm currently drinking is largely oxidised and one dimensional, much like some others in the case. I'm persevering out of sheer stubbornness given its the last throw of the dice. Other bottles I've had showed well briefly, then with air, just returned to a dull and uninspiring state. Likely I just don't get these wines. Perhaps they're just woefully inconsistent.
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2021 Franck Balthazar Crozes-Hermitage
3/7/2024 - Mellers Does not like this wine:
Currently undrinkable. Green, hard, unpleasant. The nose shows a little bit of what I had been expecting, but otherwise zero joy. Hoping this comes round and some fruit emerges.
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2017 Domaine Thillardon Chénas Chassignol
9/23/2023 - Mellers wrote:
This has really come out of its shell. Fresh red fruits, floral, granitic, nicely integrated reduction. Stripped back and all the better for it. Delicious
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2001 Cavallotto Barolo Riserva Bricco Boschis Vigna San Giuseppe
2/9/2023 - Mellers wrote:
I've nearly worked my way through a case of this bought from a good source and it has been a disappointing journey. The bottle I'm currently drinking is largely oxidised and one dimensional, much like some others in the case. I'm persevering out of sheer stubbornness given its the last throw of the dice. Other bottles I've had showed well briefly, then with air, just returned to a dull and uninspiring state. Likely I just don't get these wines. Perhaps they're just woefully inconsistent.
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