September 26, 2022 - Brownish/garnet in colour. Acidity is waning ... not flabby but losing its ooomph. Balsamics and oxidation creeping in. Left a few years too long. But still okay to drink. Showing some red berry fruits, dried red berries, tannins are minimal and not really noticeable. Not very complex.
May 26, 2013 - Impressive start then dissapointing. Rewarding nose showing maturity but when in mouth the fruit is saying bye-bye although some oaky tannins are still present, too low acidity!
August 4, 2012 - Decanted for almost an hour. Nice nose, very cherry, even the cores and a few bitter almonds. Development is around the corner, with hints of bresaola, mushrooms and spice. Also wet rocks and herbs, and a pinch of earl grey tea. Tastewise it's un-sweet with light to medium concentration, slightly dilute. The acidity lacks sharper focus, and the tannins are a bit drying, maybe on behalf of the oak. Not very long, it anyway finishes pure, mineral and cleansing. A good enough food companion with our chicken roast - it gains some roundness and spiciness with more air - without ever reaching real 1er cru quality. Question is, will it get better? Perhaps worth the wait to get some more tertiary notes in a few years...
May 13, 2011 - at helligard very well made beaune even at 65 bucks a fine choice.
February 14, 2011 - Cherry and a slight cherry cough syrup aspect; a little black fruit, black tea, touch of anise, wild cherry (cherry "sauvage" sounds better!)--reminds me of an Oregon Pinot. Silky but slightly dilute entry, then gets more concentrated with medium intensity in the end; fairly ample dry tannins; great medium body wine with good structure.
February 11, 2011 - pop and pour. Cherries, slight red fruit and teas on the nose. Focused initial palate - before broadening on the finish. Light red fruit and earth. Nice wine.
January 11, 2010 - Classic but still very young burgundy with lots of cellaring potential and improvement anticipated, enjoyed earlier tonight at the first Hickory Wine Club tasting of the year. Dark red, medium bodied, reasonably well balanced, soft, pleasant short lingering aftertaste. Nose of cherry, strawberry and some cola. Primary flavors of red berry including strawberry, red cherry, white pepper and a hint of cedar. A reasonable QPR at this price point, definitely recommend this wine with the understanding that it is still young and if drank soon this needs to be decanted.
February 6, 2009 - Rousseau / Potel / Prieur Dinner (Knightsbridge): Full red color. Nice rich sweet red cherry nose. Full tight sauvage cherry fruit with good structure.
November 21, 2008 - Enticing nose with cherries, anise and spice. The premiere bouche is a bit racy, medium bodied, but not lean, with good acidity, sweet red fruit and cherries and some distinct minerality on the finish