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Community Tasting Notes (22) Avg Score: 91 points

  • Bought three bottles at an auction for around 100 CHF each.
    PnP. Bold, full-bodied, fun wine. Not sure whether this wine would appeal to Burgundy purists, but we really enjoyed it over lunch.

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  • I hate these space-age corks, which are pretty much impossible to extract with any tool, and with my admittedly small n of 2, seem to be responsible for considerable bottle variation. My last bottle showed signs of premature oxidation, while this one was much more youthful in both color and body. Lovely dark fruit/berry nose accented by savory herbs, sandalwood and star anise. Juicy and bright, with cranberry, pomegranate and sour cherry flavors, with notes of Asian five spice.

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  • The one with Big Reds #3 (The Sail): My favourite nose for the evening. Lovely florals on the bouquet with roses, tar and prunes shining through and dominating the palate. Tannins starting to integrate well and good acidity but this did not quite last the night - perhaps the mistake was decanting this.

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  • My first Ponsot. I bought this on release. At this point i thought I'd love it or hate it. Is this a Diam enclosure? I've never seen this. Raspberry bowl and earthy aroma foreshadows the palate. Raspberry liqueur, braised beef and earth flavors. There was some embedded, deeply lurking evil or dirtiness in there, but it could have just been the earthy accent. No shrieking acidity like so many 2008s and it almost made me wonder about the winemaking process. Very savory though and I came away favorable impressed. This was hard to put down. 91

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  • Sealed with one of those weird futuristic fake corks that Laurent seems to have instituted from this vintage onward (my '09s and '11s also have them but '07s do not). Maroon color with a slight orange rim that appears a bit more advanced than I'd like to see for a wine this age. Seems a bit reduced on the nose, with some cabbage notes, but fortunately this blows off and the wine is much prettier on the palate. Crunchy, bright cherry fruit accented by minerals, olive wood, and thyme/bay leaf herbal notes. Bright and lithe, with a slight chewiness on the back end. Lacking a little stuffing in the midpalate but still rather enjoyable.

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