2010 Red Burgundy (Allen & Overy, London): Bright, mentholated nose. Much more austere and dark-toned than the Suchots (characteristically), taut and leanly-muscled, grippy and energetic, with a touch of charcoal biscuit on the finish. Well-crafted and sophisticated, and certainly enjoyable, but will be a few years before this dense, Pauillac-ish wine is properly ready.
A first check in on this wine. Decanted for a couple of hours. Medium body with a little fading at the rim. Very strong legs. At the start it’s all violets on the nose, but with time in the glass the fruit starts to come to the fore with mainly darker cherries. Plenty of crunchy cherry fruit on the palate, decent acidity and some fine tannins still hanging around. Decent length. It feels in its early window, it’s certainly approachable now but I would hope for some more complexity to develop to prove its status so will check back in a few more years. Heavy bottle
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Perfect cork, medium ruby. Very appealing nose opened right up. Started to drink really well after 30 minutes. Elegant fruit with a long finish. Only one more bottle.
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11/16/2023 - NickA Likes this wine: 92 Points
2010 Red Burgundy (Allen & Overy, London): Bright, mentholated nose. Much more austere and dark-toned than the Suchots (characteristically), taut and leanly-muscled, grippy and energetic, with a touch of charcoal biscuit on the finish. Well-crafted and sophisticated, and certainly enjoyable, but will be a few years before this dense, Pauillac-ish wine is properly ready.
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8/5/2023 - Thomas123 wrote: 90 Points
Seriously good. Only drawback is that it was a little bit corked. A good swirling did the job, but still.
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5/31/2023 - VinoMomNola wrote: 93 Points
Pure perfection. Best enjoyed with private chef’s offerings.
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1/2/2022 - kingkanu wrote:
A first check in on this wine. Decanted for a couple of hours. Medium body with a little fading at the rim. Very strong legs. At the start it’s all violets on the nose, but with time in the glass the fruit starts to come to the fore with mainly darker cherries. Plenty of crunchy cherry fruit on the palate, decent acidity and some fine tannins still hanging around. Decent length. It feels in its early window, it’s certainly approachable now but I would hope for some more complexity to develop to prove its status so will check back in a few more years. Heavy bottle
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12/28/2021 - Sonoma Duck Likes this wine: 94 Points
Perfect cork, medium ruby. Very appealing nose opened right up. Started to drink really well after 30 minutes. Elegant fruit with a long finish. Only one more bottle.
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