Community Tasting Note

• chambolle wrote:

  February 16, 2013 - Deep, moderately opaque purple color, brambly and minty on the nose. A big, chewy and moderately tannic palate impression, finishing with blackberry and blackcurrant flavors and a good lashing of tannin and acidity. There is a lot of wine here, but at the moment it verges on the rustic. I have a difficult time prognosticating where this wine will be headed. Overall it displays the toughness I associate with the 2001 vintage, but with far more substance and concentration than the typical Cote de Beaune wines of the year. Will it ever achieve the level of elegance one hopes for in Clos des Epeneaux? Time will tell - and it seems to have years to go before it reaches its apogee. At present, a mouthful of wine and by no means unpleasant to drink - matched perfectly with duck breast in a rich port and duck stock reduction.

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