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Monday, February 12, 2024 - Opened at L'Envol in HK. P&P and enjoyed as the first red in a great flight for dinner.

#初三DRC (14744/15789)

Unfortunately, this was somewhat past peak. The nose was 'tired but good Pinot' - expressive, but lacking energy and the DRC whole cluster influence was quite muted. You could tell the pedigree of this wine on the finish, but as the evening went on it started falling apart into an acidic mess.

If I were to track the evolution of this wine over the evening, it started out with a 91/92 - climbed up to a 93/94 with a little bit of air and some fresh pours, but declined fairly soon into the dinner. This also faced some tough competition, and our '19 Bizot's whole cluster nose was so apparent in comparison.

Would drink up if you are lucky enough to have these. Judging by the TNs below, looks like we got unlucky with the bottle (despite the cork being perfect). Still, a legendary wine and thank you to TT & M for sharing this beauty with us.

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