2006 Domaine Humbert Frères Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Estournelles-St.-Jacques

Community Tasting Notes (10) Avg Score: 89 points

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  11/29/2020 - Derek Darth Taster wrote: 93 Points

  Tasted semi-blind. Significant air already. Drank in Grassl Cru.
  Appearance is clear, medium intensity, ruby colour with wide garnet rim. Legs.
  Nose medium+ intensity, with aromas of soy earth, potpourri, dried plum, dried red cherry, dark red cherries, leather. Developed.
  On the palate, dry, juicy high acidity, medium+ alcohol, puckery well structured high tannins, medium+ nearly full body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of tanned leather, bit of meat, umami earth, sweet dried red plum, ripe red cherries drying up into sour red cherries with a lick of spice and mineral. Long grippy finish.
  Very good quality. Time to drink up before the balance of tannin and fruit falls apart.

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  7/17/2019 - dsimmons Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Last of these. Loaded with sour cherry and cranberry. Drank with fresh parchment paper red salmon.

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  10/29/2018 - dsimmons Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Pretty good Pinot drank with Red Salmon Sushi. PnP. Nice fruit upon opening but it faded to acidity and dusty tannin over a few hours. Have one more to drink.. probably next year.

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  7/26/2017 - dsimmons Likes this wine: 90 Points

  this continues to improve and was a delicious accompaniment to some fresh King Salmon baked on the grill. Cherry fruit and earthiness with good balance. The overbearing acidity evident in past bottles has mellowed.

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  8/30/2015 - dsimmons Likes this wine: 87 Points

  Okay with grilled silver salmon but too much acidity and tartness for my taste. Maybe it will resolve with more cellar time??

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