October 26, 2023 - Faulty. TCA (cork taint) spoiled this. So sad.
October 20, 2023 - {Case purchase on release in 2007; next to last bottle. Perfect fill and cork} Initially reserved, some funky Pinot with hints of volatile acidity and vulcanic tones that blew off in 5-10 minutes. An airy, 'aerien' Beaune Pinote nose with cherries, but more Barolo style dried cherries than griotte, more somber than the fragrence of Volnay or Chambolle. A bit dry on the finish still. 4 hours later: Never really changed much. A touch better finish, still not really fragrant, more leathery style fruit. On reflection, I think this is a "usually" more juicy/fruity wine that is a creature of the 2005 vintage (reserved, huge fruit, many wines are still unready) and the pre-2007 Faiveley winemaking style, which was to make big, extracted, long-lived wines. Rated this bottle 87-88 for now and 88 for possible development.
November 25, 2021 - Night before Thanksgiving. Bought on release from PC (back when they used to actually deliver the wine you bought) for a song, these have sat in the cellar untouched for a long time. Very pleasantly surprised about the quality here. Lovely dark cherry, raspberry, cola, and dried flowers. Quite a lot of stuffing but not at all flabby, firm and four-square (tasting more Nuits-like than anything). Not sure what I was expecting but this is very much cote d'Or quality. Persistent medium-length finish. Melty graphite tannins. This is drinking perfectly now and will not improve.
October 23, 2021 - Opened 2 hours before dinner. Started to open up nicely in the glass towards the middle of the meal.
September 24, 2021 - In a great spot right now, but wouldn't hold for more than another year or so.
Good structure, lively acidity, pleasant tannic grip on the back end. Fruit is obviously less primary, but still juicy and tart, somewhat reminiscent of Gushers fruit snacks. Pleasantly earthy, with a tiny hint of funk. No decant needed, just aerate in glass.
Killer bottle, considering I paid like $30 for it in 2009 or 2010.
July 4, 2021 - Drink up
April 5, 2021 - Such an interesting wine at the 15-year mark and much better than when I consumed some closer to release. With age it has developed a dusty quality with dry tannins and a more concentrated palate with more piercing flavors of cherry and spice.
March 14, 2021 - Last bottle of six, and the first one to be really good.
March 7, 2021 - Impressive Mercurey - much fuller bodied and tannic than Id expected. Very enjoyable at this age. Personally, I wouldn’t want this much older, as the primary fruit had started to show a compote-y note.
Still, for the richness it had acquired as it aged, it was still poised - showing great balance and structure.
Wish I had another.
November 7, 2020 - Similar to a bottle from the middle of 2019. I agree with other recent comments that this wine has evolved to a good place and that it might evolve some more. I had 2021 down as the back end for my drink window, but am going to add a year and make it 2022.