2004 Couly-Dutheil Chinon Clos de l'Echo

Community Tasting Notes (21) Avg Score: 87.4 points

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  4/3/2020 - Julian Marshall Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Lo and behold - this has finally woken up and it's really quite good. Quite a rich and dark nose, with forest fruits and leather, then a rich, deep mouthful of cranberry, cherry, plus the requisite blackberry at the end. The balance is good and there is a hint of chalk on the finish. Not at all OTT, but rather like a civilized Madiran, oddly enough. This will keep for yonks.

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  8/1/2019 - Markus IWC wrote: 90 Points

  SOJ BYOB 5# (david)
  
  Mörkt röd med orange kant.
  
  Kraftfull näsa med gräs, tobak, ceder, tjära, mörk frukt, bläckig, Pessac känsla, jord.
  
  Tobak, tjära och den mörka frukten följer med i munkänslan.

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  6/21/2019 - Julian Marshall Likes this wine: 89 Points

  From a half. Much better than last year and already better than the 98, the tannins are beginning to fade and the fruit is starting to emerge. Still quite burly and thick, but I think it always will be. Good notes of blackcurrant and black cherry with a lot of leather and a decent finish. Needs another two years and probably won't really hit its peak for another five, in a normal bottle size. I still think the Crescendo will always be better from 04.

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  4/13/2018 - Julian Marshall wrote: 80 Points

  Hopefully this will improve, because Coulys often go through this sort of patch. A little green at first, thick, heavy and still a little tannic, not much fruit and not tasting very ripe. Not a patch on the Crescendo.

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  12/14/2013 - Pfleonard Likes this wine: 86 Points

  Green bell peppers and herbs. Tannins a bit rough around the edges. Good wine and well received and went with pork served.

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