2001 Domaine des Comtes Lafon Monthélie 1er Cru Les Duresses

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 85.3 points

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  6/30/2009 - Diane (LI) wrote:

  Not much going on - boring wine.

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  2/8/2009 - dbkitc wrote: 87 Points

  This wine has gotten pretty low marks from most who have tasted it. I am not in that camp. While certainly not a blockbuster, this is a wine of purity and just ripe essence that to me is a better dinner companion that most of the heavy handed wines on the market today. Enough of my editorial. Ruby to pink/clear at rim. The nose (certainly this wine’s best feature) is classic Cote de Beaune – voluptuous sweet cherry, forest grasses and a streak of mineral. Less compelling on the palate. Light, just ripe and in need of a good two to three hours air to round out. This is certainly on the edge of flavor ripeness, but it does get there. Good purity and a very decent drink. I enjoy this wine much better than the academic score I attribute to it. (87)

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  7/10/2008 - spacewrangler wrote: 80 Points

  Very pretty and earthy nose tricks you into thinking this will be a knockout, but the wine tastes pinched and the wall of drying tannin is worse than a Howell Mtn Cab.

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  9/27/2004 - Blair Curtis wrote: 86 Points

  A bit stern and austere right now. Quite tannic - hard. Cool fruit. Medium body. The 2000 was better.

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