2001 Nicolas Potel Richebourg

Community Tasting Notes (12) Avg Score: 93.8 points

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  5/21/2023 - Enworb Likes this wine: 94 Points

  From magnum for my 60th birthday lunch. In fine condition. No rush.

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  12/13/2018 - Rabun Likes this wine: 94 Points

  From magnum- Shockingly good and completely ready. The depth of the wine was stunning. Simply a magnificent terroir. Great nose, great body, and great length. As good as the 2009 Echezeaux was, this wine was at another level!

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  8/29/2015 - Alex G. wrote: flawed

  From magnum, VA.

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  4/26/2014 - Paul S wrote: 95 Points

  Drinks at Mood Indigo (Mood Indigo, Jalan Kilang Barat, Singapore): It is quite a surprise that I had completely forgotten having had this before - it was mindblowingly the first time round and, from a magnum this time, still absolutely brilliant. It is no secret that I am not always a big fan of Potel’s wines – I find the quality to be rather patchy and inconsistent at times, while the “house-style” can be overly prominent across much of his production. This bottle, however, was a beautiful expression of its terroir. It had an absolutely knock-out nose, with dark cherries ringed by toasty earth, a little meaty accent, and then gentle reams of Vosne, with cloves and nutmeg and peppercorn. A truly wonderful bouquet. The palate was perhaps not quite as nice as the nose, but that really is no criticism. It had a great freshness and a lovely purity to its dark cherry and berry flavours that were rather unusual for a Potel, all this seasoned by more of that lovely fragrant spice picked up on the nose. It seemed a bit light bodied for a Richebourg at first, but this really had a deceptive depth, it crept up on you with a surprisingly mouthfilling midpalate, then a sneakily long finish, where metal and mineral notes flecked a dark fruited back palate. This was absolutely superb – it had both strength and grace, with power without weight, and length with effort. A great wine, drinking wonderfully well on the day.

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  2/10/2014 - Pknut wrote:

  Very dark color and palate profile, more black cherry and black berries than red cherry, with some spices on nose and palate. The mouthfeel is very silky and sexy. Shows a good amount of depth. But, overall, this needs time to further develop some complexities and resolve some of its structure, which, although is not too dominated by tannin or acidity, still comes across as somewhat tight and lean and will probably be more relaxed and giving with a few more years in the cellar. Still, shows very good class. Should be pretty impressive with a few more years. Thanks, Yaacov. At Charlie Bird with Ray, Chet and Yaacov.

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