March 2, 2023 - David’s 1999 Cote de Nuits (Lorne, London): Denser and darker. Again a little richer. Good structure but this bottle seemingly a little two dimensional. Again, a little too warm for clarity. ***
March 2, 2023 - David's 1999 Côtes de Nuits 1er Cru, Village by Village Horizontal (Lorne Restaurant, London): Nose has a saline caper quality with some icing sugar dusted blueberries. Later some lemon and lime sherbet boiled sweets in the distance. Palate once more not the most giving with some tartness on pouring that resolves a little.
September 26, 2020 - Popped and double decanted two hours before drinking with dinner. This was just okay, lacking the detail and richness associated with the vintage. I'm seriously hoping this is just a bad bottle or dumb phase as I have another bottle. Drank alongside the '99 Clair CSJ which was similarly disappointing.
June 29, 2019 - Ruby with rusty hints. Nose of damp cellar, cherry pits, dark berry, violets. Dense black raspberry and plum notes on the palate with a certain lushness amidst the still-firm tannin. Ample acidity. Moderately long finish of earth-driven dark raspberry and blackberry fruit with a touch of grip. Not really open at this time. Needs more years in the cellar.
October 20, 2018 - Corked
July 7, 2018 - Popped and poured, then followed for three hours. Medium-dark ruby color. Nicely developed nose, eventually becoming a blast of dense floral notes, dark raspberry, cherry pits, and earth. Building, persistent layers of savory black raspberry, cherry, brambles, and earthy iron on the palate with lovely integration and presence. Firm but filed-off, slightly dusty tannin balancing lifting acidity. Poised, longer finish of stony red fruit and slow grip. Very enjoyable showing, with a long window of evolution to look forward to.
June 5, 2018 - Nose: B++/A- Palate: B++/A-
My #5, Group's #4 (68 pts). Tasted blind.
April 22, 2017 - Pretty dark and fairly full, lacking some finesse, it felt a little clunky in this flight, lots to the wine, but I'm not sure that it was showing its best tonight and will be better with a few more years snoozing
April 20, 2017 - CSJ, Fourier, Esmonin and Rousseau table (La Trompette, London): Savoury with darker red fruit coming through. A bit darker and denser and a little more surly than the Fourier. Needs time to soften and open (same comment as when I first opened the case for Jeremy's St Jacques offline at Tom Aitken's fish gaff a decade ago. **(**). Probably the only wine of the night, possibly bar the 04 Fourier, that still needs real time.
December 15, 2016 - 90 minute double decant and then drunk. Last sip was best. Showing tertiary and umami with crunchy berry fruit that is deeply infused with spices. Lovely.