1988 Joseph Drouhin Gevrey-Chambertin

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 88 points

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  3/27/2016 - Trickyone wrote:

  Did a variation of "pop and pour" for this one. The wine itself was still alive but drying out a little, which you'd expect from a "village" Burgundy this old. Not much fruit was in the nose, but an earthy, mushroomy quality so typical of Pinot Noir was in abundance. A nice drink, but a little past its prime.
  That said, the real reason for pulling this one was to test a theory I had about opening older bottles with corks that are likely to be fragile. I'd found a device online--the Durand--that combined an "Ah-So" and a traditional worm corkscrew. My guess was that if I used a good Laguiole (which has a pretty low profile at the anchor point) and slipped the forks of an "Ah-So" around it, the function would be about the same.
  It worked perfectly. By turning and pulling both devices simultaneously, the cork came out in one piece and dropped nothing into the bottle. Two cautionary notes: 1. You might want to pad the top of the corkscrew with something to keep it from scratching; and 2. If the worm doesn't go all the way to the anchor point of your corkscrew, it might damage the cork. Bearing those two things in mind, I plan to use this method for older bottles from now on.

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  12/1/1990 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Tasting 5 Red Burgundy at Primas. Featured a forward, fruity nose, followed by a medium body of cherry fruit in the mouth that left a long, lingering finish. Fourth place.

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  10/4/1990 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 87 Points

  Tasting of 7 1988 Red Burgundy. Had a brilliant red color in the glass, slightly musty nose with concentrated fruit, ripe forward fruit in a medium body with lots of acid in the mouth, medium/long finish. My #6 $33.97.

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