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1996 Domaine Denis Bachelet Gevrey-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes
Pinot Noir
- France
- Burgundy
- Côte de Nuits
- Gevrey-Chambertin
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Community Tasting Notes 28
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redders Likes this wine: 91 points
August 22, 2021 - Beautiful clarity . Pale with a hint of maturity. Very lively red sweet fruit with just a hint of decay. Great balance and vigour. 96’ acidity and structure has fallen away slightly to reveal sweet wild fruit. Weightless. A fine village. Best yet from case of 12. 4 left.
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Wine Canuck wrote: 89 points
February 10, 2020 - This pours transparent with medium bricking at the rim. The nose gently wafts autumn leaves, dark cherry, under ripe strawberrym grilled meat, cocoa powder, and a vague waft of cinnamon. Pretty classic Gevry note to this, but not terribly complex or aromatic. The palate has very high and hard acids, coupled with medium minus tannin. Quite difficult on the palate actually. I had much higher hopes for this bottle.
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redders Likes this wine: 89 points
August 6, 2019 - Tried another bottle after the oxidised one a week ago. Level nearly up to cork and colour bright with some rust at the rim. Initially a hint of oxidation but oddly that dissipated with time and then good mineral fruit some tertiary notes but good with food. I will drink up the rest over the next year.
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redders wrote: flawed
July 20, 2019 - Completely Oxidised. Very odd as from same case bought on release. Others have been fresh and young. Fill level and cork were both excellent. Will try another soon to find out if the wine has fallen off a cliff or it was just an odd bottle.
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mr_swirl Likes this wine: 90 points
August 24, 2018 - Good wine for a village. Tasting younger than it is. Open and expressive nose. Nice grippy fruits. Can still age for some time
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By John Gilman
May/Jun 2020, Issue #87, Recently- Tasted Red Burgundy In The Bottle Report Spring 2020(Gevrey-Chambertin “Vieilles Vignes”- Domaine Denis Bachelet) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Gilman
May/Jun 2012, Issue #39, Another Handful of 1996 Red Burgundies(Gevrey-Chambertin “Vieilles Vignes”- Domaine Denis Bachelet) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Allen Meadows
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 1996
- Type Red
- Producer Domaine Denis Bachelet
- Varietal Pinot Noir
- Designation Vieilles Vignes
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Burgundy
- SubRegion Côte de Nuits
- Appellation Gevrey-Chambertin
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 99 (49%)
- Consumed 102 (51%)
Food Pairing
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Who Likes This Wine
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- VarietyPinot Noir
- DesignationVieilles Vignes
- CountryFrance
- RegionBurgundy
- SubRegionCôte de Nuits
- AppellationGevrey-Chambertin
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