2005 Nicolas Potel Beaune 1er Cru Clos du Roi

Community Tasting Notes (6) Avg Score: 90 points

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  11/17/2019 - SMHalps Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Not much change from my previous bottle, almost 3 years ago. Opened, for an hour before serving, decanted 15 minutes before serving. The cork came out in parts and was totally saturated with a deep red color. We needed the Durant to get the bottom half of the cork out, as the top half broke. My previous bottle of this wine was in July 2016, and three years later, it still tastes very fresh. Its started out with a great nose, that was evident as soon as the bottle was uncorked. Cherry red color. Medium acid and flavors of mushroom and forest floor along with some sour (in a good way) cherries. Good lingering finish, not quite a long finish, but more than a medium length finish. The wine went very well with the restaurant's Mutton Chop.

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  2/6/2018 - acyso wrote: 88 Points

  Dougie comes to town (Chicago, IL): From jeroboam (#grandcru #alldayeveryday). Quite young still, likely a function of the vintage and the size of the bottle. Really earthy, with some coiled black fruit. Not the most expressive or complex, but drinking well.

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  1/16/2017 - Hazeo wrote: 88 Points

  Given the price paid ($27) it was pretty good. Rounded and pleasant burgundy with not much harshness, though a slightly bitter finish. Red cherries, on the lighter side and not particularly complex.

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  9/16/2016 - Pinot1313 Likes this wine: 89 Points

  REBUY - YES, the wine smelled of earth and tasted of wet earth and wet cherries, nice long finish. Had with sausage pasta. Glad I have more!

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  7/21/2016 - SMHalps Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Had this at a restaurant out of a double magnum as part of a large format night w/ 16 people. This might have been the WOTN. As we had such a large bottle, everyone had a chance to try this throughout the evening and see how this wine evolved. Its started out with a great nose, that was evident as soon as the bottle was uncorked. High acid and flavors of mushroom and forest floor along with some sour (in a good way) cherries. It actually tasted very young. I won't open another bottle of this for another year, at least.

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