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• llink wrote: flawed

  March 20, 2024 - Corked

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• bkc1428 Likes this wine: 94 points

  March 8, 2023 - In a great place right now. Plenty of acidity and fruit left to keep going, but for my palate, it had the exact balance of pomegranate, cranberry, truffles, roasted mushrooms, herbes de Provence, and tilled soil.

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• MattTM wrote:

  June 2, 2020 - MM Tuesday Night Zoom Tasting (Vancouver, BC): Drank along side the 1993 Georges Noellat NSG Les Boudots. This came screaming out of the gate with a fantastic nose displaying bright cranberry, crunchy red berries, violet florals and a touch of bacon fat which fooled a few tasters to the Northern Rhone. The palate did not disappoint, deep layered dark cherry, Vosne spice, with a silky texture across the tongue. This was explosive, focused, and bright. I'm glad I have one more of these. Fresh yet settled tannins and nice acidity, I definitely preferred this to the Les Boudots tonight.

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• Alex G. Likes this wine:

  September 28, 2018 - It is was a bittersweet moment to drink my last bottle of this lovely wine. This was a library release I picked up 4.5 years ago, and every bottle has been memorable. When I hear the remark that Chaumes isn't as serious as other Vosne-Romanee 1ers, or that it doesn't have the longevity, I laugh and think of this wine.
  
  Hoisin flavor with a touch of balsamic and a full mouthfeel. Dried rose petals on the nose, classic Vosne spice. This is beautiful wine, and will be greatly missed.
  
  CellarTracker shows I bought 33 bottles of this wine -- as I recall, I cleared out the importer single-handedly. This will go down as the greatest purchase I've ever made, a treasure of a wine at a price so reasonable one could open it guilt-free anytime, and share it with many people who have never experienced a great Burgundy.
  
  It will be missed indeed, I feel very fortunate to have been able to spend so much time getting to know this beauty. The rising price of Burgundy, the frenzy for it, makes it unlikely that many people will ever have an opportunity like this in the future. It's too bad, because there is something quite special about "bonding" with a wine, spending so much time with it. I'm grateful to the winemaker, and in awe of what they've created.

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• llink wrote: 91 points

  March 4, 2018 - Popped and poured, consuming over a 4 hour period. On first opening, this has an autumnal nose, with some raisin, rose petals and wood spice blended in. The palate is soft and caressing, with a touch of sweetness and a little bitterness that increased over the course of the evening. Very enjoyable and still alive at 26+ years. This had some dark sediment for the last couple of pours, so I would recommend pouring it out of a wine bottle basket or decanting it prior to serving.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1991
• Type Red
• Producer Georges Noellat
• Varietal Pinot Noir
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard Les Chaumes
• Country France
• Region Burgundy
• SubRegion Côte de Nuits
• Appellation Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru

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• Pending Delivery 8 (5%)
• In Cellars 38 (23%)
• Consumed 116 (72%)

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