1978 Remoissenet Père et Fils Pommard 1er Cru Les Épenots

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  6/27/2015 - Old Doug wrote: 92 Points

  Quite dark orangeish-red. Beautiful, penetrating nose of cherries, white flowers, touch of honeysuckle, hard to believe it's a 37 year old wine. Impressive core of acidity, initially some oak and tannins, reticent truffles and mushrooms, candied cherry finish. An enormously interesting wine that changed a lot over a few hours, vanilla and violets coming out in the nose, the finish losing the candied aspect, becoming purely smooth and subtle, a melange of spices, cool truffles, still-strong acidity giving way to a nice little tannic kiss at the very end.

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  6/27/2015 - Champagneinhand Likes this wine: 92 Points

  how is it possible for this wine to be 37 years old it has to have been kept in casks and bottled within the last 10 years. Serious acidity with tannin from parking but framing a red currant and pomegranate fruit base that was dark in the glass and close to Bordeaux-like. However directly comparing it to a 2nd growth Margaux from 2000, it neither had the remaining tannin that wasn't from oak or the complexity to go much further. Still this was almost all about structure of red dominant fruits, a citrus peel acidity with remaining mineral and chocolate covered jerry finish that was persistent with some mushroom/truffle and forest floor notes. Drank over 4+ hours.
  
  Pricey but given the wines age and purity, it was worth the experiment.
  
  I would probably go with a known 1976 or within the same acidic range a 1er Cru from 1996, but solid performer and a definite good friendly wine.

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