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1997 Bouchard Père et Fils Beaune 1er Cru Grèves Vigne de L'Enfant Jesus
Pinot Noir
- France
- Burgundy
- Côte de Beaune
- Beaune 1er Cru
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Community Tasting Notes 13
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schan109 Likes this wine: 92 points
March 24, 2023 - Bottle breathe for 45 min. Seductive nose with some fruit, and full body. The palate is however rather mature with subtle fruit remained, with fully integrated tannin. Quite strong still. Medium finishing. It went downhill after 1 hour. I would try to shorten the breathing time next time.
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noir Likes this wine: 91 points
December 12, 2022 - The 97's keep drinking well.
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Nothung Likes this wine: 92 points
September 3, 2018 - Beautiful and elegant. Magnum. A bit over the hill but still drinking well.
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sunnylea57 Likes this wine: 92 points
September 26, 2014 - Far better than my previous bottle: still plenty of mature dark cherry, balanced nicely with savoury cooking herbs, leather, wood spice, and a hint of beetroot. Fully resolved tannins, and still vibrant acidity.
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sunnylea57 Likes this wine: 89 points
February 8, 2014 - Pungent nose of ripe cherry and strawberry, tobacco leaf, leather and prunes. Fairly light body but good concentration of ripe, sour cherry, leather, earth and spice. Good acidity. The finish is medium length, with some tannic bite and lingering sour cherry notes. This wasn't a stellar Burgundy vintage, and especially not a great year for the Baby Jesus. It's drinking well, and is still an enjoyable, interesting bottle. But it's on its decline and is not going to improve any further.
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By Allen Meadows
3/24/2012 (link)(Maison Bouchard Père & Fils Beaune "Grèves - Vigne de l'Enfant Jésus" 1er Cru Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Allen Meadows
11/28/2007 (link)(Maison Bouchard Père & Fils Beaune Grèves Vigne de l'Enfant Jésus 1er Cru Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Vinous
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By Stephen Tanzer
March/April 2000, IWC Issue #89 (link)(Bouchard Pere et Fils Beaune Greves Vigne de l'Enfant Jesus) Subscribe to see review text.
Burgundy-Report
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By Bill Nanson
8/1/2007 (link)(Bouchard Père et Fils Beaune Grèves Vigne de l’Enfant Jésus) The nose is reasonably fresh and quite wide. In this company the palate is very fresh yet still appears balanced. The fruit is tight yet ripe, but is wrapped in fine tannin that adheres to your teeth - they seem ripe enough. This is the youngest wine I’ve yet come across in this series of ’97’s, I would not hesitate in saying leave these for another 5 years. Seems to have real potential.
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By Richard Jennings
5/23/2004 (link) 91 points(Bouchard Père et Fils Beaune 1er Cru Grèves Vigne de L'Enfant Jesus) Ripe berry nose; big, fruity, tasty but not complex, with lime acidity; medium finish
Burgundy-Report
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By Bill Nanson
1/1/2003 (link)(Bouchard Père et Fils Beaune Grèves Vigne de l’Enfant Jésus) A waft of oak is followed by smoke, then in succession, violets, strawberry and redcurrant confiture, ending with caramel and faint vanilla, so many layers - excellent. The palate has excellent density of primarily red fruits, lovely acidity but a very astringent finish. This improves with a minimum 2 hours in a decanter. Too young, but super potential.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1997
- Type Red
- Producer Bouchard Père et Fils
- Varietal Pinot Noir
- Designation Vigne de L'Enfant Jesus
- Vineyard Grèves
- Country France
- Region Burgundy
- SubRegion Côte de Beaune
- Appellation Beaune 1er Cru
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 78 (50%)
- Consumed 77 (50%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
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- ProducerBouchard Père et Fils
- VarietyPinot Noir
- DesignationVigne de L'Enfant Jesus
- VineyardGrèves
- CountryFrance
- RegionBurgundy
- SubRegionCôte de Beaune
- AppellationBeaune 1er Cru
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- RegionBurgundy
- SubRegionCôte de Beaune
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