Community Tasting Notes 11

• TWSA wrote: 90 points

  April 5, 2023 - Nose: spices, herbs, rose, white pepper, licorice, musky, earthy, blueberry, raspberry
  Notes: In excellent condition in terms of fill and cork. Drank after 2.5 hours of decanting. The 1999 RSV remains quite strong and tight probably given the vintage. It is clearly that this wine requires a little more cellaring. Having said so, this bottle is full of complexity and depth which promises plenty of potential in the future. It is rather unfortunate that this bottle cannot open up tonight.
  Drink: 2030+
  Rating: 90+

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• Burgnick Likes this wine: 93 points

  March 28, 2023 - Beautiful and accessible with darkish red fruit, spice and nutmeg. Softer than what one would expect from a 99 but still a very nice RSV.

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• Paul S wrote: 93 points

  September 20, 2019 - Richebourg + RSV for Mike and Pete's birthday (Holland Park, Singapore): Good but not quite ready. Unlike the 1999 Giradin RSV that was fully opened for business, this came across more like many of the 1999 Grand Crus I have had recently - that it still needed time to loosen-up and unwind. There certainly was some quality on it though. It had a deep, rich nose, with aromas of warm spice wafting over stewed cherries and berries, and a nice bass note of warm earthiness. A very full, inviting bouquet. The palate started off really tight, only slowly opening up over the night to show a mouthful of dark cherries and berries, mineral and spice, all wrapped in soft tannins and acidity. There was a decently long finish too, with some notes of orange peel showing up. I somehow just felt that this was less silky and elegant than usual for Hudelot-Noellat, less transparent maybe than some of the houses more recent vintages. It certainly had good Grand Cru girth and depth, but it just felt rather thick and full, lacking some of the effortlessly lacy feel that I have come to enjoy from HN's RSVs. Nevertheless though, this is a quality wine with plenty of charm - and I do think it will open up fairly nicely over the next few years.

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• Rezy13 Likes this wine:

  May 23, 2017 - Still very nice color, light maroon; wow, great nose, classic Vosne spice, deep dark cherry, lots of freshness, powerful yet lithe, silky, somewhat still pent up acid, very fresh for the vintage, some cherry liqueur, spice, softer mineral; not the richest for RSV but great focus and drive that should make for a long lived and elegant wine; delicious.

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• ricknat1 Likes this wine: 94 points

  April 21, 2016 - This has opened up quite a bit in the last 5 years and is still on the rise. Gorgeous, pure nose with intense red fruit mixed with spice and a hint of hoisin. This is pure elegance that got better over the course of several hours and was still improving as we took the last sip 4 hours into the meal. Debated between 94 and 95 and bet it will be on the higher side next time

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1999
• Type Red
• Producer Alain Hudelot-Noëllat
• Varietal Pinot Noir
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Burgundy
• SubRegion Côte de Nuits
• Appellation Romanée St. Vivant Grand Cru

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• Pending Delivery 17 (3%)
• In Cellars 260 (53%)
• Consumed 215 (44%)

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