Community Tasting Note
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KKR75 Likes this wine: 96 points
June 3, 2014 - Fantastic. Marvelous.
Drinking it pure. That is, without any food. No foreign element to disturb the peace.
This wine has everything you can hope for: fruit. minerality. acidity. depth. length.
Fruit? mixed berries, present throughout the drinking process.
Minerality? exactly what you would expect from a coldish soil like the Chambertin. This wine is true to its nature.
Acidity? you bet. big time. 2008 helps of course. But this one is precise. just enough but not overpowering.
Depth? oh yes. the tannins are omnipresent. they sing an ode to you, but without ever pulling you out of the dream.
Length? on and on and on. keeps on going forever. That is, until you take the next sip. Until there's nothing left in the bottle. And then you start wondering why the dream ended...
IMO, this wine is absolutely ready to be enjoyed now, and for the next 10 years. It's a work of art. Bravo Jean-Louis.2 people found this helpful 4,138 views
1 Comment
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pclin commented:
8/15/14, 11:43 PM - Good note, bought a 6-pack after reading your note. I am very impressed with the 96' vintage which I bought during EP, showing better than a lot of 96' big guns! Only concern I have about 08' is high acidity level generally which required too long of wait.