Ripe and unctuous nose, this is very aromatic, but still somewhat primary. Aromas of liqueur-like dark fruits, violet liqueur, toasted spice, roast beef, alpine forest... rather gruff and tense on the palate, dense and layered, fruit is so ripe and dark for Burgundy, acid and tannins make themselves known, this is quite a powerful Pinot. Not open yet, tannins are fine however, and this will surely become velvety in time. Long and coating finish. I'd wager this needs 10 or more years before it becomes really interesting, it is very concentrated.
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JT and Marty Super Bowl Extravaganza (Chez Newman): This was more tertiary than I expected; very much forest floor and earth driven without a lot of fruit or floral notes. Still tannic, but starting to resolve and has reasonable balance. I'm not totally convinced this is going to come around, but we will see.
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Lafarge and d'Angerville study (Chicago, IL): My least favourite of the feature presentation this evening. This was all structure and no pleasure at the beginning. Some black fruit on the nose, but some oak aromas as well, with a palate whose structure completely eclipsed any of the black fruit that was there, at least initially. Blocky and inelegant, and especially so in contrast to the rest of the wines this evening. With air, the fruit on the palate did emerge some, but it was never able to break free from the tannic shackles. I'm not optimistic that this wine will ever come around (and truth be told, I don't really care for the overly structural 2005 red Burgundy vintage anyway), and even if it does, there would be plenty other vintages that could provide more pleasure for less coin.
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6/20/2023 - viniferatu Likes this wine:
Ripe and unctuous nose, this is very aromatic, but still somewhat primary. Aromas of liqueur-like dark fruits, violet liqueur, toasted spice, roast beef, alpine forest... rather gruff and tense on the palate, dense and layered, fruit is so ripe and dark for Burgundy, acid and tannins make themselves known, this is quite a powerful Pinot. Not open yet, tannins are fine however, and this will surely become velvety in time. Long and coating finish. I'd wager this needs 10 or more years before it becomes really interesting, it is very concentrated.
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5/6/2023 - rlove wrote: 92 Points
Regal with cassis, violet, smoke, and perhaps a bit of blueberry. Massive minerality. 2005s are finally showing up.
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2/13/2023 - jnewman77 wrote:
JT and Marty Super Bowl Extravaganza (Chez Newman): This was more tertiary than I expected; very much forest floor and earth driven without a lot of fruit or floral notes. Still tannic, but starting to resolve and has reasonable balance. I'm not totally convinced this is going to come around, but we will see.
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12/29/2021 - Dan_K wrote: 90 Points
Little fruit, lots of dirt. Big. Firm structure. Sleeping giant. Wait 5 years before opening next bottle.
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12/16/2021 - acyso wrote: 88 Points
Lafarge and d'Angerville study (Chicago, IL): My least favourite of the feature presentation this evening. This was all structure and no pleasure at the beginning. Some black fruit on the nose, but some oak aromas as well, with a palate whose structure completely eclipsed any of the black fruit that was there, at least initially. Blocky and inelegant, and especially so in contrast to the rest of the wines this evening. With air, the fruit on the palate did emerge some, but it was never able to break free from the tannic shackles. I'm not optimistic that this wine will ever come around (and truth be told, I don't really care for the overly structural 2005 red Burgundy vintage anyway), and even if it does, there would be plenty other vintages that could provide more pleasure for less coin.
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