1999 Domaine Bruno Clair Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru La Dominode

Community Tasting Notes (18) Avg Score: 90.4 points

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  11/9/2023 - Satoshi Nakamoto Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Gorgeous nose. Mature dark fruit, sous bois, white pepper. Not sure if it was my wine glass from all the prior pours of the evening, but it finished a bit hot for me, which threw me off. But for the aromatics and pedigree of the vintage, this was a wonderful wine to experience.

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  10/14/2023 - Rieslingfan wrote:

  Solo bottles are the hardest. I bought this on release ages ago, and it then just sat in the cellar…waiting…waiting. Finally tonight I decided enough was enough and popped the cork. It was mostly worth the wait.
  
  I did not expect magic, and did not get it, but I did get a solid 1er Cru Burgundy, with earthy, loamy notes and a surprisingly solid core of fruit that even had a bit of cherry cola to it. Not much in the way of tannin left, but good acids to provide structure, and the umami elements happily dominated the finish.
  
  Worth waiting over 20 years? I suppose so, especially if setting realistic expectations for the wine.

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  11/15/2021 - rc@ughey wrote: 92 Points

  Nice wine. A bit surly and structured out of the gate, but with a couple hours in the decanter this softens into a deep, reasonably complex burg with intense, spicy Pinot fruit. The fruit is quite dense and crunchy, showing the old vines character. This is on the darker and more brooding end of the spectrum, with substantial structure, and I suspect it won't hit its apex until at least a decade from now.

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  10/24/2020 - rc@ughey wrote: 92 Points

  This comes from ancient vines and is a pet favorite wine of mine. It’s still so young but quite tasty. Takes a couple hours in the decanter to show much of anything. But as it unfurls the nose is really very lovely and the palate is bright and mineral but on the lean side. It slowly deepens with air. Four hours in, the last sip was the best.

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  6/9/2020 - wlayne Likes this wine: 90 Points

  '99 is still so tight, not sure if it will ever open up but I will keep trying every six months. All things considered this was good but not great, more due to the vintage than the producer I would say.

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