Community Tasting Notes 18

• The Vines That Bind wrote: flawed

  November 29, 2019 - Corked, and moreover filthy dirty.

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• rlove wrote: flawed

  November 9, 2019 - There's a moldiness to this that I won't call as TCA, nor does it render the 1997 Clos de la Roche entirely undrinkable, but certainly flawed.

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• Burgnick Likes this wine: 92 points

  June 26, 2018 - Very floral with stems, red fruit, coffee beans, and roasted fruit. Palate was very expressive and transperent with some tart red fruit. Beautiful wine for the vintage despite a bit lean. Drinking very well.

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• Collector1855 wrote: 96 points

  April 21, 2018 - Burghound Symposium Asia - Clos Saint- Denis vs. Clos de la Roche dinner (Hong Kong): Dark color, red and dark fruit, sweet spices, complex. Soft and fruity palate, pleasant, could need a bit more structure but the aromatic complexity is really great here. Very good, but outshined by the amazing 2002.

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• NYC_Maenad wrote:

  October 16, 2017 - Purchased from auction a couple of years ago, excellent fill level. Opened and decanted an hour before serving. The nose of this was extremely pretty, showing plush, red fruit, and developed secondary notes of mushroom and crushed autumn leaves. In the mouth, it was complete, balanced and very pleasing, without being terribly complex or powerful. Showing some finesse and pedigree, though not immediately recognizable as Clos de la Roche. A very friendly and appealing burgundy that would likely make the non-burgundy loving crowd happy. No hard edges at all. It did not come off as empty through the mid-palate as some '97s do, and there was certainly no green or thinness in evidence. An out-performer, to my palate. Another happy bottle from an off vintage - it will never compete, but it doesn't have to.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1997
• Type Red
• Producer Hubert Lignier
• Varietal Pinot Noir
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Burgundy
• SubRegion Côte de Nuits
• Appellation Clos de la Roche Grand Cru

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• In Cellars 98 (53%)
• Consumed 87 (47%)

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