Drank side-by-side with 17' Rousseau Lavaux St. Jacques. The 18' CSJ was more approachable and overall drank better than the 17', but both wines were showing quite young compared to the 14' Mugnier Amoureuses and the 16' Bizot Bourgogne also on the table. Lovely wine, will be better with time.
This was a wonderful positive surprise vs expectations for the vintage (I really do not love 18 red burgs from previous experiences). This wine was accesssible - in fact it was wide open to my surprise, soft (!) even and measured (drank like the 13.5 pct alcohol it had on the label). I would say that compared to a 19 CSJ had a year prior a case in point where I prefer the 18 version at this early juncture as it's less alcoholic and mighty. The wine developed beautifully in the glass and we savoured it over dinner with the last glass being the best.
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A private dinner (Restaurant d'Oude Schuur, Sint-Martens-Latem, Belgium): Tasted blind. A marvellous marriage between the richness of the vintage and the elegant, delicate house style, sich a refined interpretation of the ripe year, fragrant flowers and black fruit, hint of smoky black tea, cool minerality, so precise and layered, grand vin, attractive already but needs time.
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4/5/2024 - joshabramson Likes this wine:
Drank side-by-side with 17' Rousseau Lavaux St. Jacques. The 18' CSJ was more approachable and overall drank better than the 17', but both wines were showing quite young compared to the 14' Mugnier Amoureuses and the 16' Bizot Bourgogne also on the table. Lovely wine, will be better with time.
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2/7/2024 - BenBlu Likes this wine: 96 Points
This was a wonderful positive surprise vs expectations for the vintage (I really do not love 18 red burgs from previous experiences). This wine was accesssible - in fact it was wide open to my surprise, soft (!) even and measured (drank like the 13.5 pct alcohol it had on the label). I would say that compared to a 19 CSJ had a year prior a case in point where I prefer the 18 version at this early juncture as it's less alcoholic and mighty. The wine developed beautifully in the glass and we savoured it over dinner with the last glass being the best.
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9/27/2022 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 96 Points
A private dinner (Restaurant d'Oude Schuur, Sint-Martens-Latem, Belgium): Tasted blind. A marvellous marriage between the richness of the vintage and the elegant, delicate house style, sich a refined interpretation of the ripe year, fragrant flowers and black fruit, hint of smoky black tea, cool minerality, so precise and layered, grand vin, attractive already but needs time.
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