7th of 12, decanted 2 hours, perfect cork and level, glacial development since more detailed note on bottle in Oct 18, pure black fruit but a tad angular, starting to show nail varnish (often a good sign in Burgs betokening maturity 2 to 3 years away), perhaps considerable upside. F+ (18)......these are taking a v long time to come round properly!
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Consistent with my bottle from 3 years ago, this is maturing slowly and gracefully, but remains a powerful, meaty, and somewhat tannic ducs. Accessible now, but no hurry.
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Dinner at Nico Osteria (Chicago, IL): This was a bit clamped down and was mostly ornery tonight. The nose shows a bit of the Volnay perfume alongside a mild hint of red fruit and some dusty earth elements. The palate is a bit more of a slog in the sense that it's a lot of acid and tannin right now. I think there's a good material here but it's not out for show yet.
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5/22/2021 - liber Likes this wine: 93 Points
7th of 12, decanted 2 hours, perfect cork and level, glacial development since more detailed note on bottle in Oct 18, pure black fruit but a tad angular, starting to show nail varnish (often a good sign in Burgs betokening maturity 2 to 3 years away), perhaps considerable upside. F+ (18)......these are taking a v long time to come round properly!
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9/13/2020 - Claret & CdP Gang Likes this wine:
Tight, light coloured, this was very shy today even with a 2 hour decant, these old Burgs need time to open up, believe will get better with time
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1/3/2020 - jerhardt Likes this wine: 93 Points
Consistent with my bottle from 3 years ago, this is maturing slowly and gracefully, but remains a powerful, meaty, and somewhat tannic ducs. Accessible now, but no hurry.
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12/14/2019 - AudunG wrote: 93 Points
Quite light and brick red, which reminded of a Nebbiolo. But the aromas were from Burgundy. Intense, sharp and tart.
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8/16/2019 - acyso wrote: 90 Points
Dinner at Nico Osteria (Chicago, IL): This was a bit clamped down and was mostly ornery tonight. The nose shows a bit of the Volnay perfume alongside a mild hint of red fruit and some dusty earth elements. The palate is a bit more of a slog in the sense that it's a lot of acid and tannin right now. I think there's a good material here but it's not out for show yet.
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