2008 Maison Alex Gambal Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Clos St. Jean

Community Tasting Notes (9) Avg Score: 90.4 points

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  1/17/2019 - Bandreas Likes this wine:

  Second and last of two bottles bought about a year ago from John Hoover..
  This one was much better than the first one tasted on Christmas Day:
  Dark golden color, ripe and attractive nose in the way only a good White Burgundy can smell...
  Rich and with good weight and balance on the palate: ripe fruit coupled with minerality, and some balancing acidity.
  Reminds me of the apple tart I am eating at my sister's....
  A pleasure to drink and fully mature. I would say: Drink up it will only go downhill from here!

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  12/25/2018 - Bandreas wrote:

  Dark golden color,
  very faint nose and not much discernible body anymore. the wine is on its last legs.
  Drink up

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  11/30/2018 - walkerjfw wrote:

  Last bottle, at home w some casual fare. PnP, slight chill.
  
  Deep/medium gold color. Citrus, white flower and oyster shell on the nose Palate showing ripe orchard fruits, tart apple, meyer lemon. Nice notes of hazelnut, baked apples, mineral notes through the finish. Medium weight, long finish.
  
  I was wrong in my last tasting, this has improved and put on some more weight. Really gorgeous this evening, layered and complex...

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  7/5/2017 - walkerjfw wrote: 89 Points

  At home with some casual dinner, following up a Gambal St Aubin from last night. Purchased post a visit to the domaine afew years back...This was slightly chilled, drank over 3 hours
  
  Citrus and oak(?) on the nose. Palate of tart apple, lemon, crisp citrus, butter, honeysuckle. Medium weight and finish, right in its zone now. Should drink well for some time but not likely to improve. This was at its best between 1-2 hours in, faded a bit after that...

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  3/11/2017 - walkerjfw wrote: 90 Points

  Drank over 2 days.
  
  Consistent with prior notes, but has added some depth. Medium gold color. Nose of lime zest and white flowers. Crisp palate of citrus, quince, integrated oak. Picking up baked apples, hazelnut, lime through the mid palate. Long finish.
  
  Will be interesting to see if this improves from here. Better on day 2

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