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2016 Emmanuel Rouget Echezeaux
4/21/2024 - Cailles wrote: 92 Points
I had mixed feeling here. There is a lot of intensity, lot of depth and impressive delineation. But this young, this is just too dense, too intense to be truly enjoyed. One downside is, that I clearly had alcohol heat on the nose (it could not hide the 14% alcohol that well).
Decanting: I would not open this right now, better to wait a decade. If opened now I would give it two hours in the decanter.
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2016 Domaine Georges Mugneret-Gibourg Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Chaignots
4/21/2024 - Cailles wrote: 93 Points
This was a good study in that the 2016s need air. At first a bit muted, quite medicinal and that balanced, this opened up more and more, became more harmonious, refined with the fruit becoming brighter and delicate floral notes coming forward. Very promising but needs time and air. 93+pts
TN: Very intense bouquet with tons of dark cherries, smoke, stems, some menthol. Intriguing but intense and quite ripe nose. On the palate there is a lot of menthol, some medicinal notes, ripe cherries, some smoke and stems atound the red fruit core. Gets rounder and softer with the fruit coming out more and more the longer it sits in the glass. Last sip was best with exploding red berries and floral fruits towards the finish. Lots of finesse and good freshness, airy texture, good balance (with time).
Decanting: At least an hour in a decanter is advised.
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2014 Domaine Leflaive Chevalier-Montrachet
4/21/2024 - Cailles wrote: 94 Points
At the top level, the 2014s are not ready to drink and this Chevy from Leflaive was another reminder of that. At first closed, it only slightly opened up with time, showing promising complexity and precision, but it yet has to fill out and gain that oomph factor.
TN: At first muted nose, with time a subtle bouquet full of citrus and sea shell minerality. On the palate more concentration, full of fine citrus, some floral notes, minerality and a beauitful salinity. Got better and better and the last sips were quite good to but likely displaying only a fraction of what it has in store in the future.
Decanting: This needed a good hour in the decanter to open up.
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