1998 Domaine Michel Gaunoux Beaune

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 89.3 points

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View godx's profile
  • Report Issue

  5/24/2013 - godx wrote: 89 Points

  No formal notes. Started out a bit funky but opened up with air became really nice. Sweeter red fruits with some earthy notes as well. A good bit of structure. Drinking well now but should improve with more time in the cellar. Very good. 89+

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View strad's profile
  • Report Issue

  8/3/2012 - strad wrote: 88 Points

  Forest floor-pine needle-earthy nose. Palate shows good structure & plenty of red fruit. Drinking well & shows significant upside with more years in bottle. Tannins still have plenty of bite. Drink now or over the next 5-10 years.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View vindictive's profile
  • Report Issue

  5/1/2012 - vindictive wrote:

  Another serious, tannic Gaunoux wine - real meat on the beaunes. Big wine, lots of structure, tightens up with air. Plenty of material here, pretty nose. It absolutely needs substantial food - duck was OK, but maybe beef or game would tame it. Not as good as the '99 version. Not sure how well this village wine will age, but it won't fade away anytime soon.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View strad's profile
  • Report Issue

  3/19/2012 - strad wrote: 88 Points

  Lovely secondary and tertiary characteristics with lot’s of pleasant barnyard. Tart cherry palate w/ licorice cherry nose. Just as good on day 2, so lots of life left. Drink now or hold. 12.5% alc.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View bdelancy's profile
  • Report Issue

  2/26/2012 - bdelancy wrote: 90 Points

  Drank after the 88 Dehlinger the evening after La Paulee. I really enjoyed this wine, although it will still keep for awhile. Really pretty nose, not the most elegant but full and rich with lots of red fruits and some gaminess. Good acid backbone, nice weight and nice long finish.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

Professional reviews have copyrights and you can view them here for your personal use only as private content. To view pro reviews you must either subscribe to a pre-integrated publication or manually enter reviews below. Learn more.