Second bottle (first was flawed). Bricking color. Nose of mostly dirt, moss, and cherry. Ripe bitter cherry and mud on the palate. Very rustic. Not my favorite CM from Hudelot-Noellat, but pleasant and drinkable. Lacks elegance of CM. Reached plateau and will not improve further, however no urgency to drink. Improves after 1-2 hours of air.
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Sadly, this was slightly corked. Drinkable but with a distinct musty note. Dark fruited profile, very ripe, lower than usual acid. Cork almost fully soaked.
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A bit of funk that needed to blow off. Cork fairly wet 3/4 the way up. Gave it a good decant. Nice crystal ruby color with brick undertones. Takes a good coaxing to get a nose of clean cherry and wet stone. Entry is clean cherry skin. Dies back a bit mid mouth but with a silky feel throughout. A touch of bitterness to the finish - bitter cherry skin. Nice acidity remaining with a touch of tannin.
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Cork completely bled through. Fairly light nose on opening but opened with time. Sweet cherry with a slight animal mustiness that built over time. Entry is delicious with a nice mid weight throughout. Finishes a bit dusty but deep with mineral complexity. Little harshness just lightly tart stoney fruit.
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5/9/2022 - probraided Likes this wine: 88 Points
Second bottle (first was flawed). Bricking color. Nose of mostly dirt, moss, and cherry. Ripe bitter cherry and mud on the palate. Very rustic. Not my favorite CM from Hudelot-Noellat, but pleasant and drinkable. Lacks elegance of CM. Reached plateau and will not improve further, however no urgency to drink. Improves after 1-2 hours of air.
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4/16/2022 - probraided wrote: flawed
Sadly, this was slightly corked. Drinkable but with a distinct musty note. Dark fruited profile, very ripe, lower than usual acid. Cork almost fully soaked.
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12/9/2021 - SonOfBarolo Likes this wine: 92 Points
I liked the minerality without the American graphite smell. Mix of cherry and black fruit, some mid-level woody notes (not really oak or plywood.)
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12/31/2018 - riskun Likes this wine: 91 Points
A bit of funk that needed to blow off. Cork fairly wet 3/4 the way up. Gave it a good decant. Nice crystal ruby color with brick undertones. Takes a good coaxing to get a nose of clean cherry and wet stone. Entry is clean cherry skin. Dies back a bit mid mouth but with a silky feel throughout. A touch of bitterness to the finish - bitter cherry skin. Nice acidity remaining with a touch of tannin.
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9/28/2017 - riskun Likes this wine: 91 Points
Cork completely bled through. Fairly light nose on opening but opened with time. Sweet cherry with a slight animal mustiness that built over time. Entry is delicious with a nice mid weight throughout. Finishes a bit dusty but deep with mineral complexity. Little harshness just lightly tart stoney fruit.
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