1947 Charles Krug Winery (Peter Mondavi Family) Burgundy

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  11/17/2019 - vindictive wrote:

  Bottle was weathered, but fill very good and the cork was extracted intact. I tasted a shoulder pour and decided to hold off on decanting until about 2 hours before dinner. The wine was decanted and put back in its cleaned bottle. Lovely old earthy smells, leather, black current. A fine old wine and unique. Held up well through dinner. Nothing like a burg or a California pinot for that matter. Probably no pinot noir in this bottle - ? Gamay, Mondeuse, Zinfandel and /or Cabernet; the winery was unsure of the grapes used and apparently "burgundy" and "claret" had no specific requirements. Unlike any old wine I have tried and a fun exploration.

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  8/2/2008 - Totatalitarian wrote:

  This bottle had fairly low fill and label stains that suggest very old seepage, so it was a great surprise to find this wine so very fine. It was blind to only one person, who is a great lover of older Burgundy and believed it to be '47 Grand Cru Vosne-Romanee. I can see what he was getting at, although this wine had a bit more leather in it, not uncommon in older California pinot. The nose offered dark fruit and cherry, asian spices, beeswax, a touch of malt and antique furniture, while the palate exhibited nice balance, a touch of grip still, and a lovely finish. This is a great wine I'd never tried before.

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