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Friday, May 30, 2014 - Wine decanted for 12 hours prior to drinking on Day 1.

Color: Clear light ruby red. Still looks fairly young and compared the the 1999 Beaune this appears to be a medium body wine. (the 99 is much more deeply colored)

Nose: Leather, earth with nice floral compounds. Somewhat reminds me of a pommard but more earthy. Nice showing now on the smell.

Taste on Day 1: Very nice and very precise beaune flavors. Medium body feel in the mouth with a moderately complex finish with good acidity that is well integrated but is definitely noticeable on this wine. A very pure and classic wine for a classic vintage but this lacks the stiffing of the 1999 vintage and is a lighter weight version. I really like the lingering minerals and flavor coming through with a laser like focus on this 2001. The only this missing is more depth and weight so in this regard the 99 is superior But this wine is drinking better today and has a refined and very detailed feel. This 01 drinks with clean, pure middle weight flavors that tantalize the taste buds. I would score this today 90+ points and it will be interesting to see how this evolves in the next 24 hours.

Taste on Day 2: A bit more rounder and less acidic but otherwise very similar to the previous day. For those who prefer classic burgundy with a light touch as this is the opposite of a big fruit bomb and reflects the elegant 2001 vintage. A nice drinker.

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