Community Tasting Note

Paul S wrote:

Friday, September 20, 2019 - Richebourg + RSV for Mike and Pete's birthday (Holland Park, Singapore): This was so very enjoyable. The one off-theme non-RSV or Richebourg, this turned out to be one of the best wines of the night. The nose was sweet and attractive in a very matured Burgundy way, with wafts of sweet strawberry and red cherries streaming out of the glass along with little hints of spice and a little base of earth and meat. A beautiful old school Chambertin nose. The palate had a lovely sweet fleshiness that I have rarely encountered on a 1988, with sweet dried strawberries and maraschino cherry flavours seasoned with a little touch of warm spice and some ferrous mineral. At the finish, a little hint of vanilla and cocoa came out amidst the fruit. Thick and rich, yet still very fresh, and showing barely a hint of 1988’s tight tannins, this was lipsmackingly delicious. Lovely stuff. While not the most polished or sleek expression of the terroir, it was oh so yummy, and really quite a complete, harmonious showing.

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