Good bottle, interesting comparing impressions from 4 years ago. Agree with last tasters and their spot-on observations: a bit of funk, deep fruit almost plum like, evolved and cranberry too, leather, sous-bois. Drank with older village and 1er cru red Burg, and could immediately tell the intensity of this wine. It has evolved over the past few years. It would have been fun to have more, for sure, to keep watching evolve further. Thumbs up.
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Lots of secondary aromas, sous-bois and funky mushrooms. Velvet texture, plummy red fruit and nice acidity. A pleasure. Alas, this was my last bottle of a case. Farewell my good friend... parting is such sweet sorrow.
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Lot of burgundy 'funk' , animale and secondary scents. Some thought some brett, but I didn't think so. Nice palate feel and balance. Very enjoyable for most, but a few did not like at all.
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Another crowd-pleaser.Oodles of ripe berries jumping out of the glass, a hint of sous-bois and mushrooms. Lovely mid-palate, with a velvety mouthfeel and great balance of acidity, fruit and tannins. An elegant wine that is not overly intellectual and very enjoyable.
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Would be a perfectly decent entry-level wine at the level of Marks & Spencers basic New Zealand pinot noir (Clocktower etc) but without the fresh juicy appeal of its cheaper cousin from down under. Unfortunately this very basic juice is in a bottle which bears the name of a famous appellation, so it cost rather more money. Mutedly aromatic, vaguely acidic, a bit sweet, Ok with duck confit. Tolerable, but blown away by an overmature 5th growth Pauillac from a notoriously underperforming producer drunk afterwards. 86P.
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Absolutely lovely. Deep and complex nose, the lifted nature being the only clue that this wasn't some sort of mature northern Rhône. The firm fruit on the palate backs up the impression from the nose and this has lovely class. Only criticism was rather high acidity, which while fine now, might prematurely affect the enjoyment over the years to come.
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Still improving. It starts with a reductive nose of burnt rubber and barnyard, but this dissipates after about 20 minutes to reveal a sweet nose of red cherries and sous-bois. Very fine tannins, good core of fruit on the midpalate and a medium finish.
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This is evolving nicely. Still a bright cherry red, with hints of orange, it is starting to develop secondary characteristics of mushrooms and hung meat. Still plenty of acidity on the palate, with a nice finish. Fine but persistent tannins. I believe this is slowly entering its optimal drinking window and will continue to drink very nicely until 2013 or so.
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Nice nose of red cherries, with emerging secondary aromatics of mushrooms and sous-bois. Good acidity and medium concentration of fruit, nice accompaniment to Vietnamese food. Decanting is advised for sediment only.
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4/24/2020 - yipen Likes this wine:
a rare treat for mature grand cru
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11/13/2010 - gnosis wrote:
Good bottle, interesting comparing impressions from 4 years ago. Agree with last tasters and their spot-on observations: a bit of funk, deep fruit almost plum like, evolved and cranberry too, leather, sous-bois. Drank with older village and 1er cru red Burg, and could immediately tell the intensity of this wine. It has evolved over the past few years. It would have been fun to have more, for sure, to keep watching evolve further. Thumbs up.
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10/13/2010 - Rani wrote: 91 Points
Lots of secondary aromas, sous-bois and funky mushrooms. Velvet texture, plummy red fruit and nice acidity. A pleasure. Alas, this was my last bottle of a case. Farewell my good friend... parting is such sweet sorrow.
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7/25/2010 - rnellans wrote: 90 Points
Lot of burgundy 'funk' , animale and secondary scents. Some thought some brett, but I didn't think so. Nice palate feel and balance. Very enjoyable for most, but a few did not like at all.
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2/19/2009 - Rani wrote: 91 Points
Another crowd-pleaser.Oodles of ripe berries jumping out of the glass, a hint of sous-bois and mushrooms. Lovely mid-palate, with a velvety mouthfeel and great balance of acidity, fruit and tannins. An elegant wine that is not overly intellectual and very enjoyable.
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1/1/2009 - honest bob wrote: 86 Points
Would be a perfectly decent entry-level wine at the level of Marks & Spencers basic New Zealand pinot noir (Clocktower etc) but without the fresh juicy appeal of its cheaper cousin from down under. Unfortunately this very basic juice is in a bottle which bears the name of a famous appellation, so it cost rather more money. Mutedly aromatic, vaguely acidic, a bit sweet, Ok with duck confit. Tolerable, but blown away by an overmature 5th growth Pauillac from a notoriously underperforming producer drunk afterwards. 86P.
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12/28/2008 - mrm27 wrote: 89 Points
Absolutely lovely. Deep and complex nose, the lifted nature being the only clue that this wasn't some sort of mature northern Rhône. The firm fruit on the palate backs up the impression from the nose and this has lovely class. Only criticism was rather high acidity, which while fine now, might prematurely affect the enjoyment over the years to come.
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7/31/2008 - Rani wrote: 91 Points
Still improving. It starts with a reductive nose of burnt rubber and barnyard, but this dissipates after about 20 minutes to reveal a sweet nose of red cherries and sous-bois. Very fine tannins, good core of fruit on the midpalate and a medium finish.
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7/8/2007 - Rani wrote: 90 Points
This is evolving nicely. Still a bright cherry red, with hints of orange, it is starting to develop secondary characteristics of mushrooms and hung meat. Still plenty of acidity on the palate, with a nice finish. Fine but persistent tannins. I believe this is slowly entering its optimal drinking window and will continue to drink very nicely until 2013 or so.
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3/17/2007 - Rani wrote: 89 Points
Nice nose of red cherries, with emerging secondary aromatics of mushrooms and sous-bois. Good acidity and medium concentration of fruit, nice accompaniment to Vietnamese food. Decanting is advised for sediment only.
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