in reading my note for a previous bottle, a distant 5+ years ago, liked it but thought not the best value & certainly too young; tonight's bottle, with several hours of air, warranted its original purchase price, at least. nose started out typical Girardin oak-inflected & fruit sap, but developed more interesting woodsy & forest floor aromas, maybe even just a bit of brett; exaggerated cherry extract ripeness that tempers some with air, but never steps down; lingering acidity, moderated roasted tannins.
pan - roasted chicken thighs; warm white bean, radicchio & arugula salad w/roasted zephyr squash
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Purchased 2 different lots of this, 2 yrs apart. First group yielded some 94 pt stunning stuff. More recent purchase (this March) yielded the first of a more disappointing group. Gave this a generous 93, with high acidity and somewhat thin fruit. Lots more to go.
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9/15/2020 - pigdaddy wrote: 91 Points
in reading my note for a previous bottle, a distant 5+ years ago, liked it but thought not the best value & certainly too young; tonight's bottle, with several hours of air, warranted its original purchase price, at least. nose started out typical Girardin oak-inflected & fruit sap, but developed more interesting woodsy & forest floor aromas, maybe even just a bit of brett; exaggerated cherry extract ripeness that tempers some with air, but never steps down; lingering acidity, moderated roasted tannins.
pan - roasted chicken thighs; warm white bean, radicchio & arugula salad w/roasted zephyr squash
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5/30/2020 - Gary N Likes this wine: 93 Points
Purchased 2 different lots of this, 2 yrs apart. First group yielded some 94 pt stunning stuff. More recent purchase (this March) yielded the first of a more disappointing group. Gave this a generous 93, with high acidity and somewhat thin fruit. Lots more to go.
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2/9/2017 - BlancdeBlanc Likes this wine: 94 Points
Aroma: dried flowers. Taste: Sweet fruit, cherry, syrup, allspice, thick, long finish
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7/23/2016 - winecat9 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Good example of GC from Vosne Romanee but a little too much barrel influence (char?) reduces the score.
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11/14/2015 - helispud Likes this wine: 93 Points
Pulled the cork to honor France. Glad we did, cherries and raspberries. Nice long finish. Vive la France!
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