Q by Peter Chang - Bethesda, Maryland
Tasted Wednesday, February 21, 2024 by dcwino with 78 views
Six of us got together to drink some nice wines. The Peking duck was outstanding, and the other dishes were all delicious.
The consensus was that this was the favorite flight.
There's a bit of controversy as some think the bottle is corked. Medium expressive nose displaying generous red and black fruit fruit, strawberry candy, cherry pie, black cherry, a hint of sous bois, grilled cep, soy, Vosne spice, iron, dark spices, and earth. Excellent concentration, generous ripe and slightly dry red and black fruit, warm and round, medium acidity, earthy mineral, noticeable but non-obtrusive tannins, and a medium long finish generous red fruit driven finish with a hint of a dirty damp cellar/Brett at the end. While I don't get any TCA taint but it is slightly dirty. It somewhat reminds me of some of the 1983 reds which were affected by rots. The rating is low due to the slightly dirty finish. Caveat emptor, i.e. excellent provenance.
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The same cellar at the 02 Echezeaux, i.e. excellent provenance. Initially, a bit tight, only showing non-descriptive red fruit and iron. With air, cool red and blue fruit, strawberry, blueberry, floral perfume, soy, a hint of sous bois, sweet spices and earth. Fully integrated palate, cool red and blue fruit, silky and polished, perfect amount of acidity, steely mineral, and a long cool red and blue fruit driven floral finish. This wine is fascinating in that the fruit comes and goes. Unlike the Echezeaux, this is completely clean. There is also a hint of metallic bitterness at the end which it not too bothersome. This can actually develop further, gaining more tertiary notes. This shows that the Domaine's wines need a lot of time.
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Expressive nose displaying bright red fruit, mostly cherry with a hint of strawberry, more pronounced sous bois than the 02, rose, grilled cep, Vosne spice and limestone. There is an exotic herbal/marijuana note that I associate with the top 08 red Burgundies. Fully integrated palate, nicely layered generous red fruit, silky and fluid, bright acidity, limestone mineral, and a long bright cherry fruit driven finish with the herbal note at the end. The 08 red Burgundies matured quickly than originally anticipated. The 08 Echezeaux is drinking beautifully.
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Expressive youthful nose displaying concentrated red fruit, strawberry concentrate, cherry jam, grilled fat, sweet spices and earth. Excellent concentration, generous concentrated sweet red fruit, rich but also harmonious, good acidity, earthy mineral, and a long sweet red fruit driven finish. This clearly displays the style of Roumier, i.e. excellent fruit concentraion, purity and concentration. Although drinking very well, the overall impression is not terribly complex which shouldn't surprise anyone.
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Harmonious nose displaying warm black fruit, blackberry, black cherry, a hint of sous bois, caramel, sweet spices and limestone. Fully integrated palate, generous black fruit, silky, warm and round, medium acidity and mineral, and a medium to long warm black fruit driven finish. This is drinking well.
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Clear but very dark color. Mostly dry fruit, dry apricot, dry peach, plum, sweet spices and mineral. Beautifully integrated palate, medium acidity and mineral, and a medium long dry yellow and red fruit driven finish with a hint of caramel at the end. I much prefer the palate, 94pts to the nose 86pts.
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Beautiful light golden color. Unfortunately corked. Based on the recent TN from the user CYC, caveat emptor!
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Medium expressive nose displaying ripe slightly dry yellow fruit, dry peach, peach, apricot, light caramel, honey and mineral. Excellent concentration, concentrated yellow fruit, rich and oily but also showing a good balance, bright acidity, medium mineral, and a long ripe yellow fruit driven finish. This is a powerful wine.
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