Tasted together with the 2005. Both wines showed a remarkable intensity but were definitely neither pleasant nor charming at all. The 2010 was a little bit more open but is still less attractive than the potentially inferior vintages 2012 and 2008. Won’t open the next bottle before 2030!
Intense, dark and deep but after 15 years not charming at all. Requires at least another 10 years of storage.Only time will show whether the wine really is a blockbuster deserving higher rates.
2012 Olivier Bernstein Chambertin-Clos de Bèze
6/20/2020 - Eric99 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Enormous complexity. Rather work than fun. The wine probably has the potential to be a superstar - in 2040!
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2010 Château Pontet-Canet
6/19/2020 - Eric99 wrote: 90 Points
Tasted together with the 2005. Both wines showed a remarkable intensity but were definitely neither pleasant nor charming at all. The 2010 was a little bit more open but is still less attractive than the potentially inferior vintages 2012 and 2008. Won’t open the next bottle before 2030!
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2005 Château Pontet-Canet
6/19/2020 - Eric99 wrote: 89 Points
Intense, dark and deep but after 15 years not charming at all. Requires at least another 10 years of storage.Only time will show whether the wine really is a blockbuster deserving higher rates.
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