Community Tasting Notes 8

• Burgundy Al wrote: 91 points

  February 28, 2024 - Acker "Paulee" Burgundy Dinner (Capital Seafood - Beverly Hills CA): Paulée style dinner. A rare treat. Powerful, and still backward like so many 1996s, but with so much in reserve.

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• dcwino wrote: 87 points

  June 21, 2019 - 1996 Burgundy Retrospective - The Third Session (Clarity - Vienna, Virginia): Very subdued nose, sour red fruit, sour cherry, stewed tomato, a hint of oxidation, mushroom, sous bois, soy and earth. Very angular palate, muted earthy red fruit, strong acidity, earthy mineral and an abrupt finish. Apparently, this was the last Clos Vougeot made by the domaine. Pretty disappointing, absolutely avoid in lieu of the current pricing.

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• nikos wrote:

  October 17, 2015 - 42 Grams (42 Grams): Pretty mature for a 96. Earth and sous bois. Drank nice IMO but I wouldn't hold for long and lacked grand cru pedigree.

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• Burgundy Al wrote:

  October 17, 2015 - Champagne and Burgundy Dinner (42 Grams - Chicago IL): Open an hour+ before serving. Slightly tired to start, but basically expressing little or nothing. An odd bottle with no identifiable flaw, but very inconsistent with the other two times I've had this great wine.

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• Burgundy Al wrote: 93 points

  April 28, 2012 - Another Saturday at Knightsbridge - mostly blind (Northbrook, IL): Tasted double blind. Red fruit aromas with modest spice and background floral hints, showing great balance and elegance. Fruit on palate was somewhere between elegant and subdued, also balanced with good spice, framed with moderate tannins and acidity, well integrated vs. most 1996s today. Lean, precise and powerful. I believe this the first Roumer Clos Vougeot I've ever tried...from the last vintage Christophe Roumier produced Clos Vougeot before handing it back to his cousin, Laurent Roumier.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1996
• Type Red
• Producer Domaine G. Roumier / Christophe Roumier
• Varietal Pinot Noir
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Burgundy
• SubRegion Côte de Nuits
• Appellation Clos Vougeot Grand Cru

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• Pending Delivery 1 (2%)
• In Cellars 42 (70%)
• Consumed 17 (28%)

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