February 22, 2023 - TN: Dinner at Tiny Lou's: Decanted 30 min prior. This screams 2005: nose has loads of ripe red fruit and palate has tons of body and tannins. Just starting to reach an acceptable drinking window, it's quite lovely, but not nearly as open as the 2008. Doesn't look like it will peak for at least another 10 years.
July 11, 2021 - Tasted blind: this was like hitting a dark wall; brooding very dark ripe fruit; when a tasting partner (who brought this bottle) complained of “torrefaction”, it was an immediate giveaway for me as to the vintage as I’ve experienced that in several’05s. Oddly, I was not similarly turned off by the ripeness as it had a good deal of classy substance “behind the wall”. Another one murdered in infancy. I’m still waiting on several wines from ‘98 through ‘02 to emerge and show their best. I’m very leery of how (when?) top ‘05s will finally turn out. How top critics can unanimously call it the vintage of their lifetime is a little “out there” to me! Hope to live long enough to find out.
September 7, 2019 - Opened 3 hours before drinking. Nose of dark cherries and forest floor. Dry tannins on the palate a bit austere though not lacking fruit. Question is whether the tannins will soften before the fruit dissipates.
July 6, 2018 - From a big Burgundy tasting that included:
2002 Coche Dury Meursault Rouge
2002 Meo-Camuzet Aux Boudots
2001 Meo-Camuzet Les Chaumes
2005 Jacques Frederic Mugnier Clos de la Marechale
2008 Vogue Chambolle-Musigny
2010 Georges Roumier Chambolle-Musigny
2014 Henri Gouge Nuits-Saint-George
2005 Jean Grivot Beaux Monts
See my notes for other wines for more details and comparison.
If you are just like me from not so long ago and your impression on Burgundy is a sour potion with flabby body and watery finish you must try this wine.
With incredibly concentrated yet refined nose of black pinot fruits, ripe cherries, violets and earth this Beauxmonts delivers an almost liqueur like texture with its layers of sweet, ripe almost new world like flavors. The silky acidity and subtle floral notes bring the necessary lift and refinement. The finish is well into 40-50 second zone.
The incredible opulence can be attributed to it's vintage and while this wine is absolutely stunning, one might expect a bit more elegance and subtlety from a classic Vosne-Romanee 1er Cru.
In this tasting it was behind only Mugnier's Clos de la Marechale in terms of opulence and hedonism.
May 7, 2018 - Lick a cherry stone and this is what you've got. Lots of acid and mineralite. This is still very young and will develop much further. After four hours of aeration it does gain weight and get better but I will hold my remaining bottles for at least five years. 96 point potential.
February 10, 2018 - Great balance - characteristically vosne romanee. red fruit, sous bois, mix of fruit and earth, spice. A little acid, not too tannic. Drinking great right now. maybe a little delicate. Drunk next to a 2005 Mongeard-Mugneret Echezeaux which may have stolen the shine of this bottle.
January 13, 2018 - too much burned tire going on for my taste. others (but not everyone) noticed. flawed in my opinion
February 24, 2017 - medium tannish leathery plum red, medium clarity, slight brickish hue
Nose: plum, cherry, dust, mushrooms, dark chocolate, tar, stem, bay leaf, earth, oak
Pal: plum, dark cherry, wet earth, coffee, dark chocolate, minerals, dust, black pepper, bay leaf, green herbs, silver, tannins, oak, some complexity
Feel: medium, full, savory, acidic
Finish: long
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February 16, 2017 - Rich raspberry notes on the nose. Showing much better than my first bottle opened. Evidence of acid and this wine is beginning to open and reveal is true red core fruit. Thirty second finish on the palate. Excellent showing of this great wine with meany years ahead for aging. Shared with the CT Lunch group @ Nostrano, Monroe, CT. EG #WineArchitect
April 23, 2013 - France 2013 - Côte d'Or; 4/20/2013-4/23/2013 (Beaune): Tasted at the Domaine. Very nice nose, hints of vosne spice, slightly tight but showing hints of its glory. Beautiful texture and very pure with great acidity and fine but firm tannins. Tart raspberry flavours. Excellent length. Give this 7-10 years. Slightly closed today but has 92-94pt potential.