Popped on my 50th. Some ullage, and the cork was jet black up top. So there was certainly some concern about significant oxidation. Cork came out well with a nice vacuum hiss, which was promising. Two hours without decant. Cranberry up front, moving towards a dry earthy texture. Mushrooms, mint and oregano. Honey in the middle. Citrus everywhere. Dry raspberry finish. Holding up unexpectedly well.
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Inglorious Batards (Noreetuh restaurant, Manhattan, NY): Tart cherry, super medicinal, dirt, black fruits, more dirt. Super tart on the palate and medicinal, tart, dirt, sour cherry, very smokey and earthy as well. I'm not a fan of the dirty old Red Burgs that are thin and just taste like dirt, but this wasn't one of those, at least to me. Matt went with dirty pool water and that was it for him, But Zak, Jay and i all found it to be more than that. Yes, this is old and tertiary, but there was an umami and some flesh and perfume we found compelling. Definitely AFWE at this point and we loved it for that. Drink up. Thanks Jay! Probably 15.5-16/20.
Drank with a friend at lunch. We were both pleasantly surprised considering the age and vintage. On the light side with a bunch of bricking. Mushroom, sous bois and earth. Red fruit and a bit of spice. Nice finish and as much as you could expect. At two hours still held together.
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10/4/2022 - rstark Likes this wine: 90 Points
Bring Out Your Dead – "I’m not dead yet!" Tasting (Robin's House, Cardiff-by-the-Sea CA): Nose was all cigar box but there were still traces of fruit and "Burgundy spice". Very smooth but smoky elements dominate.
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2/9/2022 - SanderB wrote:
Popped on my 50th. Some ullage, and the cork was jet black up top. So there was certainly some concern about significant oxidation. Cork came out well with a nice vacuum hiss, which was promising. Two hours without decant. Cranberry up front, moving towards a dry earthy texture. Mushrooms, mint and oregano. Honey in the middle. Citrus everywhere. Dry raspberry finish. Holding up unexpectedly well.
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1/3/2020 - Seth Rosenberg Likes this wine:
Inglorious Batards (Noreetuh restaurant, Manhattan, NY): Tart cherry, super medicinal, dirt, black fruits, more dirt. Super tart on the palate and medicinal, tart, dirt, sour cherry, very smokey and earthy as well. I'm not a fan of the dirty old Red Burgs that are thin and just taste like dirt, but this wasn't one of those, at least to me. Matt went with dirty pool water and that was it for him, But Zak, Jay and i all found it to be more than that. Yes, this is old and tertiary, but there was an umami and some flesh and perfume we found compelling. Definitely AFWE at this point and we loved it for that. Drink up. Thanks Jay! Probably 15.5-16/20.
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10/1/2015 - ojeffso wrote:
Drank with a friend at lunch. We were both pleasantly surprised considering the age and vintage. On the light side with a bunch of bricking. Mushroom, sous bois and earth. Red fruit and a bit of spice. Nice finish and as much as you could expect. At two hours still held together.
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