Rob comes to London (67 Pall Mall): First time with Engel. Initially this wasn't particularly promising, showing fairly rustic and mature, but air did it a lot of good, with the nose becoming lifted and delicately floral on top of the lean, gamey red fruit. The wine was intriguing on the palate, with some deep cherry and plum fruit that was almost overwhelmed by blood, iron and smoked sausage - tastier than it sounds! Overall: Vosne meets Pommard/Nuits?
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Engel and Truchot dinner at Jade Palace. Flight 1 with the Truchot MSD VV 99, Serafin Gevrey 99, Engel Brulees 98. I must have had this wine thrice in the last year, and every bottle was so different. Deep red in appearance. This was actually typical Gevrey - minerals, soil, beef broth with lots of dark fruit. (The group guessed this was the Serafin). Again, a lack of the typical Engel exotic-ness and spice. On the palate, this seemed rich and powerful with the first sip, but lacked the complexity and opulence in the mid/back palate. Good acidity however and good core of red and black fruit.
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7/4/2023 - NickA Likes this wine: 93 Points
Rob comes to London (67 Pall Mall): First time with Engel. Initially this wasn't particularly promising, showing fairly rustic and mature, but air did it a lot of good, with the nose becoming lifted and delicately floral on top of the lean, gamey red fruit. The wine was intriguing on the palate, with some deep cherry and plum fruit that was almost overwhelmed by blood, iron and smoked sausage - tastier than it sounds! Overall: Vosne meets Pommard/Nuits?
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4/25/2021 - aquacongas wrote: 92 Points
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Some aging signs but nicely balanced. The fruit is still in the background but it is dominated from his tertiary aromas. 92
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6/6/2019 - fcxj wrote: 90 Points
Good but not amazing. Floral but not precise.
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3/2/2017 - etyc wrote:
RE & Truchot dinner at Jade Palace.
Like the Serafin, this was a tad tight and un-yielding. So much structure, perhaps requiring more time to be able to strut its stuff.
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3/2/2017 - justburg wrote: 88 Points
Engel and Truchot dinner at Jade Palace. Flight 1 with the Truchot MSD VV 99, Serafin Gevrey 99, Engel Brulees 98. I must have had this wine thrice in the last year, and every bottle was so different. Deep red in appearance. This was actually typical Gevrey - minerals, soil, beef broth with lots of dark fruit. (The group guessed this was the Serafin). Again, a lack of the typical Engel exotic-ness and spice. On the palate, this seemed rich and powerful with the first sip, but lacked the complexity and opulence in the mid/back palate. Good acidity however and good core of red and black fruit.
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