2006 Kusuda Pinot Noir

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 94.8 points

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  3/4/2022 - LB88 wrote: 94 Points

  Opened and had to decant as the cork disintegrated. It has been years since I last drank this wine and it has certainly evolved well in the cellar. This wine was served after a flight of top Echezeaux producers and still held its own with a superb nose and layers of complexity that could rival a top burgundy grand cru.

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  4/4/2020 - Tony Ling Likes this wine: 94 Points

  PNP into Zalto Burgundy glass (“Fruit” day): Pale garnet
  
  Immediately reminds me of the top stratum of Spatburgunder - creme of ripe berries, very smoky, herbal and fresh slices. Very aromatic this. On fruits, more purple cherries, berries and black currants with skins. This is highly concentrated and intense indeed.
  
  Very high minerality indeed, almost like liquid rocks this. On palate it showed less primary fruits and more secondary notes of oak based flavours like vanilla and leathery notes. Animale notes in a nice way too. A little bittersweet cherries and pronounced fresh spices on the finish.
  
  Still have quite a few years ahead of its peak for this in my view. 94 points.
  
  1.5 hour upon opening: Loosening up nicely now with very nice integration. This became a bit more like the Chambolle Musigny type of red berry fruits now, with half way into the bottle. Very nice Chinese herbal medicinal notes too. Really nicely enjoyable wine! Retain at 94 points.
  
  5 hours upon opening: this still retain some youthful austerity upon every pour but within each of them I am alternating between Spatburgunder and Burgundy, and after 5 hours, I would probably declare that this is more like Burgundy. Exceptionally high quality pinot here in ant case. I am more 94-95 points now.

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  2/14/2017 - LindsayM Likes this wine: 97 Points

  Colour darker than I was expecting garnet Ruby clear to pink edges very slight cloudiness unfiltered and unfined 15/15
  Nose excellent intensity and complexity rich dark cherry spice aged elements chocolate licorice mushrooms, excellent purity of fruit 30/30
  Palate medium to full mouthfeel once again excellent intensity , complexity and purity of flavours, super long silky finish , iron fist in velvet glove still great balance between acid /tannin/ fruit such wonderful elegance 42/44
  Overall Having a Kusuda wine is always greater than the parts ,always a special occassion .I can't believe the wine is 11yo - just drinking beautifully and unfortunately my last bottle 10/11

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  2/12/2014 - VINBUG Likes this wine: 99 Points

  some say that everyone has their own bottle and this bottle is mine! only 3640 bottles made, fully mature at this stage: pnp, with dimensional secondary aromas, silky tannin, everything you can describe a superior fine pinot is there. it is a bottle touched me beyond wine itself, thank you hiro!

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  9/10/2008 - graemeg wrote:

  NobleRottersSydney - NZTrip - Martinborough (Martinborough): {cork, 14%} This has a tough act to follow [Palliser Great Harry 2006], and it shows. Garnet, with a pungent medieval nose harbouring a hint of mustiness. Quite light on the palate, with soft powdery tannins. Acid is a bit spiky and the warm, almost hot finish all piles up on the front palate before collapsing quickly. A simple, even coarse wine for unthinking drinking.

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