A wine to hold. Seemingly in a period of dislocation at the moment. Rather ripe and jammy. Richness of 16 without the lift of acidity one might expect. Will almost certainly come together with time. A rather strange bottle; certainly far too young now.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No
/ Comment
Houze's Wedding; 12/9/2023-12/10/2023: Seven hours of air translate into lifted blue fruit, clean, ripe, somewhat supple on the back. Decanted quickly, quite large on the palate but nothing particularly exciting for me. 94
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No
/ Comment
Five winos excellent adventure , mostly in Burgundy; 6/7/2019-6/15/2019 (Beaune, France): Gorgeous youthful nose displaying opulent yet pure black fruit with a hint of red, crushed blackberry, black cherry, strawberry and rhubarb tart, licorice, sap, smoked meat, red flowers, roasted coffee bean and crushed rocks. Excellent concentration, layers upon layers of perfectly ripe crushed blackberry, flamboyant yet pure and energetic, perfect amount of acidity and mineral, very fine tannins and a long pure black fruit driven finish. This is concentrated yet very pure. Excellent showing.
1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No
/ Comment
Winos' excellent adventure in France; 6/22/2017-6/27/2017 (All over France): Regular barrel – Expressive nose displaying rich black fruit, black cherry, blackberry liqueur, ink, licorice, liquid smoke and espresso bean. Excellent concentration, beautifully layered intense black fruits, quite dense yet pure and airy, bright acidity, noticeable fine tannins and a long intense black fruit driven finish. More black fruit and a bit more structured than the second barrel. 98 pts.
Steamed barrel – Rounder nose displaying rich red fruits, raspberry, Chambord, red cherry, a hint of blackberry, rose and mineral. Excellent concentration, rich, warm, round, subtle acidity, good mineral presence and a long warm red fruit driven finish. This seems a bit softer and rounder with more red fruits. 97 pts.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No
/ Comment
Professional reviews have copyrights and you can view them here for your personal use only as private content. To view pro reviews you must either subscribe to a pre-integrated publication or manually enter reviews below. Learn more.
12/10/2023 - nmmnori wrote: 90 Points
A wine to hold. Seemingly in a period of dislocation at the moment. Rather ripe and jammy. Richness of 16 without the lift of acidity one might expect. Will almost certainly come together with time. A rather strange bottle; certainly far too young now.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
12/10/2023 - hprphf wrote: 94 Points
Houze's Wedding; 12/9/2023-12/10/2023: Seven hours of air translate into lifted blue fruit, clean, ripe, somewhat supple on the back. Decanted quickly, quite large on the palate but nothing particularly exciting for me. 94
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
11/7/2022 - fcxj wrote: 96 Points
Quality comparable to Chambertin but felt more tightly wound and less leafy. (3503)
1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comment
6/9/2019 - dcwino wrote: 97 Points
Five winos excellent adventure , mostly in Burgundy; 6/7/2019-6/15/2019 (Beaune, France): Gorgeous youthful nose displaying opulent yet pure black fruit with a hint of red, crushed blackberry, black cherry, strawberry and rhubarb tart, licorice, sap, smoked meat, red flowers, roasted coffee bean and crushed rocks. Excellent concentration, layers upon layers of perfectly ripe crushed blackberry, flamboyant yet pure and energetic, perfect amount of acidity and mineral, very fine tannins and a long pure black fruit driven finish. This is concentrated yet very pure. Excellent showing.
1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comment
6/27/2017 - dcwino wrote: 97 Points
Winos' excellent adventure in France; 6/22/2017-6/27/2017 (All over France): Regular barrel – Expressive nose displaying rich black fruit, black cherry, blackberry liqueur, ink, licorice, liquid smoke and espresso bean. Excellent concentration, beautifully layered intense black fruits, quite dense yet pure and airy, bright acidity, noticeable fine tannins and a long intense black fruit driven finish. More black fruit and a bit more structured than the second barrel. 98 pts.
Steamed barrel – Rounder nose displaying rich red fruits, raspberry, Chambord, red cherry, a hint of blackberry, rose and mineral. Excellent concentration, rich, warm, round, subtle acidity, good mineral presence and a long warm red fruit driven finish. This seems a bit softer and rounder with more red fruits. 97 pts.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment