2006 Philippe Leclerc Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Champeaux

Community Tasting Notes (9) Avg Score: 91.1 points

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  5/31/2019 - DugyDog Likes this wine: 92 Points

  similar notes....would drink up as it's good but not developing anymore

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  1/4/2019 - DoubleMagnum wrote: 90 Points

  Cloudy garnet red. Earthy, soily, and mature on the very Côte de Beaune nose. The palate needs to catch up to the nose however as it is still very grippy. Thirteen years later, tannins are still angular. Finish is bone dry. If you still have this, let it rest for another 4 or 5 years or decant for at least 3 hours. HOLD.

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  11/23/2017 - TSTEW22 wrote:

  Last tried it in Dec 2012. Really showing its age. Very refined. Popped n poured. Will get over powered by food at this point but would hold up well with a chocolate pairing.

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  9/24/2015 - DugyDog Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Floral notes on the nose, bright cherry flavors with some spice and meat/bacon. Acid still vibrant.

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  5/28/2013 - JVG wrote:

  Color: Bright ruby/garnet red, with a touch of age providing a burnt-orange tint.
  
  Nose: Subtle. At first, savory scents of charred meat, smoke, bacon, old leather, and soil, combined with a floral spiciness reminiscent of dried roses, ginger, and cinnamon. The fruit is not very expressive, but there's a little bit of cherry and cranberry peeking out.
  
  Mouthfeel: Medium bodied and rugged.
  
  Palate: This is quite masculine and assertive, at least at this point in its life. It attacks with the spicy/savory flavors that dominated the nose, gripping the palate with its smoky, wide-knit (and it has to be said, slightly woody) tannin structure. The fruit that begins to make itself known as you return to the glass is all sour cherry, and the wine is bone dry and drying, almost austerely so, with quite high acid and a finish of tree bark. A food wine, no doubt.
  
  I'm not sure what conclusions to draw about this wine. It doesn't offer much pleasure now with its tight nose and punishing palate, but it's clearly made in an uncompromising, built-to-age style (even says so on the back label) and so could blossom with several more years. Or it could just be an overpriced, so-so Burgundy from a so-so vintage. Only time will tell. In any case, it didn't repay my $50 on this particular night.

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