Lovely perfume on initial pour of tart cherries, mixed berries, red and purple florals, orange rind. Rustic yet with lively acidity and smooth tannins. Still a bit austere and not quite at maturity. Hold.
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Dark berries, leather, savory herbs, and underwood on the nose. Very tannic still with good acidity and more dark berries, wild strawberries, and some rustic notes on the palate. Nice finish. This significant improved with a couple of hours in the decanter. A very nice wine, but as many 2005s, this is still tannic and tough. Quite promising, if the tannins ever soften... 92+
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Red fruit (cherry), spice, earth, good acidity. Bright fruit. Lingering finish. Feels like it could use a few more years. Popped and poured. Really enjoyable
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A bit rounded, lacking depth, with slightly higher acidity / a bit lean. Some notes of earth coming through. Off memory, I think I enjoyed the 2015 more despite being a decade younger.
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Palate shows dark cherry, sour cherry and dry fruit tea notes, with a note of mincemeat at the center. Dry tannin still present and noticeable. The sides are creamy and round, yet this is not overtly oaky. Even with hours of air, this seems dry and lacks sweetness of fruit. Hold, and hopefully this will develop interesting secondary complexities to make up for the lack of sweetness of fruit. In New City.
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(NARBONTONS Savigny 1er CAMUS-BRUCHON) 2005 Burgundy Dear Friends, This set of 2005 red Burgundy is flat-out great - period. You can look up the Burghound reviews of the 2006's to get an idea (I don't believe he reviewed the 2005s) or the glowing praise from Claude Kolm, Gilman or others on the 2005 portfolio but all that really matters is what's in the bottle and that puts Camus-Bruchon among the very best of all the 2005's for the tarrif. In a nutshell, wine for wine, this may be the most successful portfolio in 2005 under $50 for every wine - it's that good. Most of the wines are from very old vines - they are pure, lovely and deftly expressive of their place with beautiful backbones and a clear message of minerality and site - they are neither too much nor too little - they jump from their vessel with aromatics and flavors that remind us of why 2005 was so magical in the Cote d'Or. With quality this good comes demand from many nooks of the world and (as a result) this allocation is miniscule - please limit requests to 3/each. This parcel has outstanding provenance - as direct from the source as I could muster: 2005 Camus-Bruchon Savigny-Les-Beaune "Les Pimentiers" Vielles Vignes 80-90 year old vines on clay and chalk - very fine and regal style with perfumed, spice-laden aromatics. Excellent. 2005 Camus-Bruchon Savigny-Les-Beaune "Aux Grands Liards" Vielles Vignes 90-100 year old vines grown in sand on top of bedrock. The opposite of the Pimentiers - muscular and strapping with smoke and earth tones wrapped around a tornado an an inner core - could age for 20 years. 2005 Camus-Bruchon Savigny-Les-Beaune "Les Lavieres" 1er Opposites attract once again - from the north of the Bois de Noel, this is elegance personified... 2005 Camus-Bruchon Savigny-Les-Beaune "Narbontons" 1er ...and from the south of Mont Battois, this is sheer force of will. Thank you, Jon Rimmerman Garagiste Seattle, WA Burg6310 Burg6320 Burg6330 Burg6340
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6/25/2021 - rieslinghoarder Likes this wine: 92 Points
Lovely perfume on initial pour of tart cherries, mixed berries, red and purple florals, orange rind. Rustic yet with lively acidity and smooth tannins. Still a bit austere and not quite at maturity. Hold.
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5/17/2020 - glou.sf Likes this wine: 92 Points
Dark berries, leather, savory herbs, and underwood on the nose. Very tannic still with good acidity and more dark berries, wild strawberries, and some rustic notes on the palate. Nice finish. This significant improved with a couple of hours in the decanter. A very nice wine, but as many 2005s, this is still tannic and tough. Quite promising, if the tannins ever soften... 92+
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10/10/2019 - JJKinch wrote: 90 Points
Red fruit (cherry), spice, earth, good acidity. Bright fruit. Lingering finish. Feels like it could use a few more years. Popped and poured. Really enjoyable
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8/16/2019 - SARED wrote: 90 Points
A bit rounded, lacking depth, with slightly higher acidity / a bit lean. Some notes of earth coming through. Off memory, I think I enjoyed the 2015 more despite being a decade younger.
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10/24/2015 - Pknut wrote:
Palate shows dark cherry, sour cherry and dry fruit tea notes, with a note of mincemeat at the center. Dry tannin still present and noticeable. The sides are creamy and round, yet this is not overtly oaky. Even with hours of air, this seems dry and lacks sweetness of fruit. Hold, and hopefully this will develop interesting secondary complexities to make up for the lack of sweetness of fruit. In New City.
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