Opened 5 hours earlier. Ripe dark fruit and smoke. Medium weight with moderate flesh. Black cherry, spice notes, very good soil base, excellent acidity, and ripe tannins. Well integrated, drinking very well now, and one of the better Nicolas Potel wines I've had. Middle tier Premier Cru.
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Light, clear ruby. Anise and black fruit on the nose, which is backward at first but develops quickly. Poised, perfect medium weight with strong acidity, clay, and salinity. Smoky blackberry fruit that gradually shows some sweetness, light herb, and more back end acidity than tannin. I've had a number of cranky, rough edged wines from this vintage, but not so with this one. Harmonious and the second really good Nicolas Potel wine I've had this week. I'd say that this is in the early stage of maturity. Hope springs eternal for both vintage and producer.
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Deep colour, strong flavour though astringent. Quite austere on opening and was still opening up after 3-4 hours. Would have been better in 3-4+ years. Lovely aromas. More Cote de Beaune in character, IMO.
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9/27/2023 - drwine2001 wrote:
Opened 5 hours earlier. Ripe dark fruit and smoke. Medium weight with moderate flesh. Black cherry, spice notes, very good soil base, excellent acidity, and ripe tannins. Well integrated, drinking very well now, and one of the better Nicolas Potel wines I've had. Middle tier Premier Cru.
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7/1/2022 - drwine2001 wrote:
Light, clear ruby. Anise and black fruit on the nose, which is backward at first but develops quickly. Poised, perfect medium weight with strong acidity, clay, and salinity. Smoky blackberry fruit that gradually shows some sweetness, light herb, and more back end acidity than tannin. I've had a number of cranky, rough edged wines from this vintage, but not so with this one. Harmonious and the second really good Nicolas Potel wine I've had this week. I'd say that this is in the early stage of maturity. Hope springs eternal for both vintage and producer.
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7/12/2019 - richard.presser Likes this wine: 90 Points
Deep colour, strong flavour though astringent. Quite austere on opening and was still opening up after 3-4 hours. Would have been better in 3-4+ years. Lovely aromas. More Cote de Beaune in character, IMO.
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3/21/2014 - mychurch wrote: 86 Points
Jelle Comes to Visit for the Weekend; 3/21/2014-3/23/2014 (Leiden and Rotterdam): Closed and a bit tannic. Earthy fruit. Opened up as we ate and the last glass was the best, so no rush to drink up
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7/25/2013 - Tairroirist wrote: 88 Points
Plummy nose. Eventually developed a touch of stem-my structure.
Became juicy with a hint of bell pepper profile.
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