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  February 1, 2015 - Those who follow a certain Viking-themed online wine forum or have consulted the vintage chart at Bill Nanson's excellent website, may have heard the rumblings about 2011 red Burgundy widely sharing in the (presumed) ladybug/coccinnelle-derived taint that affected so many 2004's. I have not encountered this problem personally in 2011 red Burgundy. Better said: among the limited number of 2011 reds I've tasted, none displayed the green, astringent, vegetal notes that I (and most Burg-philes) did detect in many 2004's. So with that preamble it may come as no surprise that the 2011 Amoureuses from Groffier - a Grand Cru-quality terroir from a producer whose wines never lack for a bit of sheen - does not come across as green, herbaceous, or weedy. Phew! That said, this is not the wine that one would point up as Exhibit A in the case for Les Amoureuses as a Grand Cru climat. There is plenty of elegance and good purity here, but the 'best of breed' depth and intensity that this site usually delivers are decidedly MIA. Indeed, the lacy tannins turn the barest hint bitter and astringent on the finish and the entire impression is of a fairly fragile wine. Make no mistake, this is the class of the field among Groffier's 2011 1er's, and is pretty lovely by those lights; I even think the whiff of bitterness on the finish adds to the wine's intrigue. It's just no Grand Cru apologist.

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