September 8, 2022 - Bought 10 years ago ex-domaine after a domaine visit. The back-label has a QR code on it. Allowed 2 hours of air in bottle. Intense plum and cherries in the muscalar aroma. Good structure and fruits. Very balanced and fine in an hour upon serving. A good Musigny.
July 22, 2021 - Is this the best burgundy I have ever had? Served blind. The nose hits you. So much intensity, even though cold. The perfume. The flowers. It's incredible. The palate then follows. It seems fresher. Clearly well stored. The intensity of fruit is there. Its all red. Lots of strawberry and raspberry. This is just stunning. The nose gets better and better. After an hour, it's even better. Tutti Frutti and bubble gum. How is this possible? Does burgundy get better than this? I struggle to see how. From TL.
January 24, 2020 - Återhållet blommig om uttrycket tillåts. Höst, rosor, hallonsnår men inte det minsta taggigt. Mycket eterisk, fick verkligen nosa runt djupt nere i kupan för att känna något. (Eller var det förkylningen som dämpade intrycken?)
April 28, 2019 - 1996 Burgundy Retrospective - The Second Session (Eddie V's - Tysons Corner, VA): Expressive nose displaying pure red and black fruit, raspberry, black berry, black cherry, rose, dark spices and limestone. Excellent concentration, very finely layered pure red and black fruit, silky and polished, bright acidity and mineral, and a long pure black fruit driven finish. The most classic Musing y of the night. It remains very youthful and can improve for another decade or more.
December 14, 2017 - A Mix of Heavy Hitters (Corner Table, Mpls): This had been slow-oxed overnight. The nose showed a bit better than the palate. It was earthy with orange peel, dust, sous bois and baked cherry. The palate is not entirely right, baked cherry, iron and heavy miinerality, wood and its rather angular. For whatever reasons, this just wasn't what we'd hoped for. Maybe 88 points as it was, but presumed to be not representative. Too bad, I was excited to try this one.
August 8, 2017 - Very elegant and finessed wine. The nose was mesmerizing, fresh cut flowers, a little forest floor, so much going on. The palate was a little lacking for this level of wine though. Much better on the nose than on the palate. The wine just didn't have the depth and felt a little hollow on the midpalate for a Musigny. Finish was very good, expansive and lingered in your mouth. A beautiful wine that I would love to drink any chance that I get, but it is just a good Musigny, and not a great one.
August 4, 2016 - Floral and elegant, good depth
March 5, 2016 - La Paulée de San Francisco - Gala Dinner (The Fairmont - San Francisco CA): Late Paulee tasting, brief note. Red fruit, powerful. Still firmly structured. Expanding finish. Lots of upside. I also tasted the 1999 vintage, but it was the final pour/sip so not representative.
March 29, 2014 - not corked, but off, somehow metallic
March 30, 2013 - Much lighter style then the other bottles of the evening. Puts it at a disadvantage. I happen to like the feminine style of the wine.