NV Beaulieu Vineyard Burgundy

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  7/30/2016 - Mrbuzz Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Dinner at Galletto's (Modesto): Acquired from the Barney Rhodes cellar......bottle and cork were in perfect condition! This "Burgundy" probably has everything BUT Pinot in it! Super dark and youthful looking....needed some air to really open up...a little old cellar funk at first, but not dead at all. Dark fruits more like an aged Petite Sirah....some coffee and leather, decayed strawberry....old cellar dust, earth tones.....got better with air...kind of went in and out of "is it dying, no it's alive, it's amazing, it's falling apart...." Very smooth, but still structured strong....there was an intriguing perfume spice/mint thing that I kept finding here and there.....but then the aged flavors would take hold again. Not crazy good, but good enough to contemplate...especially for the age(maybe late 50's early 60's), and who knows what's in it! Fun stuff though!

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