1998 Domaine Anne Gros Richebourg

Community Tasting Notes (33) Avg Score: 92.8 points

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  12/31/2023 - Burgundy Al wrote: 93 Points

  New Year's Eve Warmup (State Street Manor - Chicago IL): Mature red cherry and berry aromas and flavors with a touch of the sweetness of many good 1998s. Wonderfully balanced that just manages to show its Grand Cru density, with sneaky good length.

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  2/11/2022 - MC wrote:

  PNP and enjoyed over 2.5 hours with dinner. I do believe this wine was slightly tainted but the experience was similar to other recent notes on the board. The nose is great, with plenty of secondaries and a lot of earth, minerals, some game. On the palate it has that '98 austerity to it - even a little rustic on the finish - and yet goes well with food. You keep thinking it will hit another gear but it just doesn't seem ready right now. This bottle faded a bit at the end but I will again say I think slightly tainted and so there a probably better versions out there. A-

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  7/16/2021 - dcwino wrote: 94 Points

  Annual gathering with Chicago winos in Chicago (Smyth and The Loyalist - Chicago IL): Expressive youthful nose displaying bright red fruit, strawberry, raspberry, white flowers, cedar, raw shiitake, spicy spices and earth. Very good concentration, very finely layered bright red fruit, very focused and slightly lean, bright acidity, strong limestone mineral, still noticeable fine tannins, and a long bright red fruit driven finish with raw shiitake at the end. This is a very polished slightly lean and structured Richeboug, an iron fist in the velvet glove.

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  7/16/2021 - Burgundy Al wrote: 94 Points

  DC/Chicago Wine Dinner Extravaganza (Smyth and The Loyalist - Chicago IL): In 10/09/09/98 vertical with a Jean Gros 83 bonus. Red cherry and berry comes across as both fresh and mature with good brightness and earth working together elegantly. Maturing character is bringing out some sweetness in the middle, but this ends with a wonderful and sneaky long finish.

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  4/14/2021 - Burgundy Al wrote: 94 Points

  Dinner with Richebourg 1998/1999 from both Anne Gros and Hudelot-Noellat (RPM Seafood - Chicago IL): In Anne Gros / Hudelot-Noellat 1998/1999 Richebourg flight. Floral and elegantly spiced with both sweet and savory character in charming harmony. In fact, everything is so seamless here. Slowly matured bright red cherry and berry throughout, with good+ weight and length. I adored this wine when younger, but haven't re-tasted in a decade. In fact, I believe it is even better now.

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