1999 Domaine de Bonserine Côte-Rôtie Les Moutonnes

Community Tasting Notes (2) Median Score: 89 points

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  7/10/2012 - FraParisNYC wrote: 80 Points

  The cork did break, but I got it out before it crumbled. Hint: drive the corkscrew all the way through, and gently tug out. Nose of black cherries, black plums, pencil shavings, hints of strawberry, cassis and spices. A light body palate still offers some aromas of dark fruits (watered down cherry juice), pencil shavings and wooden notes. Tannins are soft. Some slight acidity similar to a green plum. Finishes on graphite notes and lingers gently. Drink now because it's slowly fading away.

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  10/22/2009 - z_willus_d wrote: 89 Points

  2hr decant @60F. The cork on this Rotie disintegrated into myriad pieces not much larger than dust particles, utterly dried out. Color isn't full brick but it's murky raspberry red. On the nose, I pickup mulched strawberry and 100-dollar females perfume, and a wet wet, dark crypt. Light and non-affecting on the early palate; totally bereft of any sense of alcohol or heat on the finish. There's pine sap up-front, copper pennies and then red cherry on the sides. A kind of tangy sweetness takes over the finish and while it's active (~25s) it's really a nice taste and feel. A little ultra-fine structure shows with fully integrated tannins on the middle-late finish -- makes this seem meaty (ajus). Some nice complexity coexisting with this juice. It's in a zen-like place right now; not concentrated, not fruit-driven or particularly focussed, just floating in the enos ethos. Drink it before it disappears into a different plane because I think it's already fading. 89-91 points of enjoyment depending on the glass and the sip.

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