Last bottle of a case that I purchased from Garagiste. I didn't like this at all at first and never thought it would come around. It hung around in a neglected portion of the cellar reserved for those sorts of items. Not good enough to drink. Not good enough to gift or donate. Then one days I tried one a few years back and by God, I liked it. Not great, but not bad. Drinkable on a weeknight when you're looking for a Pinot to accompany dinner. This was the last in a string of 4 that all have fairly similar notes. Light color. Pale red fruit, strawberries in the nose and mouth. Acid in check.With so much wine out there that is more approachable in youth and so little cellar space available, not sure I'd pop for something this simple that took so long to come around.
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(Domaine Claude Nouveau Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Beaune Vieilles Vignes) Medium red color with 7 millimeter clear meniscus; reticent, tart cherry nose; tart cherry, sous bois, mineral palate with grip; medium finish
(Domaine Claude Nouveau Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Beaune Vieilles Vignes) Medium, slightly bricking, red color with pale meniscus; earthy, tart red fruit, mineral nose; tasty, tart red fruit, tobacco, mineral palate with good acidity; medium finish (has matured nicely, and added some complexity)
(Domaine Claude Nouveau Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Beaune Vieilles Vignes) Medium red color with pale meniscus; sous bois and tart red fruit nose; good tart red fruit, with minerality, light-medium bodied, with good acidity and good grip from tart tannins; short-medium finish 88+ pts. (tasted again 9/5/08, with similar notes)
6/7/2019 - t.c.green wrote: flawed
corked
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5/20/2018 - gbauer wrote:
Past its prime, if it ever had one.
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8/20/2017 - drdecanto wrote: 89 Points
Last bottle of a case that I purchased from Garagiste. I didn't like this at all at first and never thought it would come around. It hung around in a neglected portion of the cellar reserved for those sorts of items. Not good enough to drink. Not good enough to gift or donate. Then one days I tried one a few years back and by God, I liked it. Not great, but not bad. Drinkable on a weeknight when you're looking for a Pinot to accompany dinner. This was the last in a string of 4 that all have fairly similar notes. Light color. Pale red fruit, strawberries in the nose and mouth. Acid in check.With so much wine out there that is more approachable in youth and so little cellar space available, not sure I'd pop for something this simple that took so long to come around.
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5/20/2017 - GeeDub wrote: flawed
Undrinkable.
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3/24/2016 - drdecanto Likes this wine:
Similar notes to the last bottle.
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