1952 Domaine Doudet Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru Aux Guettes

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 87.5 points

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  8/5/2015 - Alhag Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Fruit was thin right after opening. Strong initial metallic taste yielded after a half hour to classic burgundy flavors.
  
  Definitely past peak

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  12/31/2009 - Keith Levenberg wrote: 86 Points

  57-year-old Savigny definitely isn't a slam dunk but this bottle was a pristine library release with a new label and fill a centimeter below the cork. I had figured it must be a reconditioned bottle but it turns out it had its original cork. And it turns out it's still in fine condition, but I get the impression it probably was better a decade ago. I wouldn't exactly call it tired, but the aroma dissipated quickly and it offered an obvious aged Burgundy profile but not much more character than that. It was full and fleshy and not at all hollowing out - but ultimately, every way I try to describe it comes out sounding like that - remarking more on how it hasn't fallen apart than on any especially compelling features it has in a positive sense. A good aged Burgundy, but that's about it.

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