1996 Burgundy Retrospective - The Last Session (Eddie V's - Tysons Corner, VA): Perfectly mature nose displaying rich concentrated black fruit, blackberry, black cherry, caramel, sous bois, rose, ash, cinnamon, Vosne spice, black truffle, tree bark and earth. Excellent concentration, layers upon layers of sweet black fruit, rich and deeply toned but also beautifully detailed and precise, perfect amount of acidity and mineral, slightly coarse tannins and a seamless long sweet black fruit driven finish with a hint of Vosne spice at the end. Drinking beautifully.
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Jayer disciples. Super stemmy, exuberant aromatics. Incredible polish, sweetness on palate. That is pure Leroy decadence. Correctly guessed! (326/2630)
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It's not a fancy aroma Restrained and a little Unfolding Deep and Layered Sweet and Sappy Red, Dark berry Violet, Rose petal, Mint(Stem) Licorice, Spices, Integrated Oak, some Smoke Iodine like mineral
Rich, Structured, Powerful Stony Mineral Well Balanced, Velvety texture Intense, Sappy and Long Finish Definitely Great Vosne Grand Cru Only nit is a little dry and edgy tannin I think it's because still young. If it matures and tannins soften, it will show much more pleasure in your mouth. Finish will be longer.
Given the current price, it's better to wait longer before drinking it.
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Sometimes we have a night with an extraordinary wine and this was last night. Cork was semi saturated but came out cleanly with an Ah-So. Light ruby and the nose started to open immediately. Decided against a decant and left it open for one hour. Translucent and drank very well right from the start. It was like a bowl of roses, extremely elegant and the finish seemed like it went on for 60 seconds. As fine a bottle of burgundy as I have ever had. Purchased three at release in 1998. Opened the first one two years ago at age 20 and it was disappointing, good drink but a bit off. Still have one left. This wine seems fully mature to me but definitely not over the hill. I would drink now.
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My privilege to have this wine twice this year. Big, bold and beautiful wine that exemplifies quality winemaking and may only now be entering its drinking window. Great balance of structure, strong sweet tannin, black fruit, black pepper, cola and a touch of earth. Maybe not quite as ready as the one we had in May and I'd say this would reward another 5 years in the cellar, but if someone opens this wine at any time, you want to be there.
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HDH Burgundy Auction (Chicago, IL): The nose was very dirty and filthy and not showing much else, while the palate was thin, angular, acidic and just downright disappointing. Something was clearly wrong with this bottle.
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Brilliant full ripe red wine. Drinking beautifully today with depth, volume and complexity. Powerful, grand and impossible to ignore, this wine is an absolute treat. So sorry not to have any more.
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Quite dark red in color for a burgundy, deep nose of dark ripe berries, tangerine peel, spices and slightly floral. Very ripe and full palate, good but overall slightly let down by a slight saccharin like taste which didn't go away at all. Feels slightly over extracted, the 97 version this wine might be a weaker wine than the 96, but I think it is a more pleasant drink overall. At this price point really have to nitpick.
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A beautiful jeweled ruby, and to borrow a term, an OMFG nose. Vosne perfume, spicebox, cardamom, some juniper, more flowers than an FTD convention. A bouquet that fill severy alveola of your lung. All of this on the nose. On the palate, after several minutes of speechless joy, with my nose buried in the glass, I wrote. “I have no words for this, perfection”. Over time I was able to get a couple of words (not a big surprise). It was just a brilliant match of fruit, perfume, texture, focus, and balance. After that, as I was able to drink a good 8oz pour of this over the night (a beneficiary of one of my neighbors not liking this wine). Probably my second favorite pinot I have ever had. Crazy good. 99pts.
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Acker Pre-Auction tasting (New York, NY): Tasting, brief note. Stunningly great. Spice, red berry and cherry with lots of concentration, layers of flavor kept unfolding in my single taste.
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3/5/2020 - hprphf wrote: 95 Points
Zachy's La Paulee 2020; 3/5/2020-3/6/2020 (Le Bernardin Prive): Great depth and concentration. 95+
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9/29/2019 - dcwino wrote: 97 Points
1996 Burgundy Retrospective - The Last Session (Eddie V's - Tysons Corner, VA): Perfectly mature nose displaying rich concentrated black fruit, blackberry, black cherry, caramel, sous bois, rose, ash, cinnamon, Vosne spice, black truffle, tree bark and earth. Excellent concentration, layers upon layers of sweet black fruit, rich and deeply toned but also beautifully detailed and precise, perfect amount of acidity and mineral, slightly coarse tannins and a seamless long sweet black fruit driven finish with a hint of Vosne spice at the end. Drinking beautifully.
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8/23/2019 - fcxj wrote: 96 Points
Jayer disciples. Super stemmy, exuberant aromatics. Incredible polish, sweetness on palate. That is pure Leroy decadence. Correctly guessed! (326/2630)
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6/28/2019 - Jeongyahn Likes this wine: 95 Points
It's not a fancy aroma
Restrained and a little Unfolding
Deep and Layered
Sweet and Sappy Red, Dark berry
Violet, Rose petal, Mint(Stem)
Licorice, Spices, Integrated Oak, some Smoke
Iodine like mineral
Rich, Structured, Powerful Stony Mineral
Well Balanced, Velvety texture
Intense, Sappy and Long Finish
Definitely Great Vosne Grand Cru
Only nit is a little dry and edgy tannin
I think it's because still young.
If it matures and tannins soften, it will show much more pleasure in your mouth. Finish will be longer.
Given the current price,
it's better to wait longer before drinking it.
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2/2/2019 - Sonoma Duck Likes this wine: 99 Points
Sometimes we have a night with an extraordinary wine and this was last night. Cork was semi saturated but came out cleanly with an Ah-So. Light ruby and the nose started to open immediately. Decided against a decant and left it open for one hour. Translucent and drank very well right from the start. It was like a bowl of roses, extremely elegant and the finish seemed like it went on for 60 seconds. As fine a bottle of burgundy as I have ever had. Purchased three at release in 1998. Opened the first one two years ago at age 20 and it was disappointing, good drink but a bit off. Still have one left. This wine seems fully mature to me but definitely not over the hill. I would drink now.
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3/16/2018 - fcxj wrote: 96 Points
DRC Richebourg vertical. Stems and nail polish. A lot of nuance, miles ahead of 1996 DRC Richebourg. (327/2630)
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8/28/2015 - BradE wrote:
Three Nights In San Juan; 8/27/2015-8/29/2015: A very nice bottle. Performed as expected but didn't hit it out if the park.
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8/21/2014 - BaroloRob wrote: 95 Points
Great nose. Good fruit and finish. Not as mind blowing as last bottle but still a great wine.
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8/21/2014 - Topper wrote: 95 Points
My privilege to have this wine twice this year. Big, bold and beautiful wine that exemplifies quality winemaking and may only now be entering its drinking window. Great balance of structure, strong sweet tannin, black fruit, black pepper, cola and a touch of earth. Maybe not quite as ready as the one we had in May and I'd say this would reward another 5 years in the cellar, but if someone opens this wine at any time, you want to be there.
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5/17/2014 - tooch wrote: flawed
HDH Auction Notes (Tru - Chicago, IL): A very dirty nose. Seemed off.
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5/17/2014 - acyso wrote: flawed
HDH Burgundy Auction (Chicago, IL): The nose was very dirty and filthy and not showing much else, while the palate was thin, angular, acidic and just downright disappointing. Something was clearly wrong with this bottle.
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5/15/2014 - Topper wrote: 97 Points
Brilliant full ripe red wine. Drinking beautifully today with depth, volume and complexity. Powerful, grand and impossible to ignore, this wine is an absolute treat. So sorry not to have any more.
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2/2/2013 - Pacalet wrote: 92 Points
Quite dark red in color for a burgundy, deep nose of dark ripe berries, tangerine peel, spices and slightly floral. Very ripe and full palate, good but overall slightly let down by a slight saccharin like taste which didn't go away at all. Feels slightly over extracted, the 97 version this wine might be a weaker wine than the 96, but I think it is a more pleasant drink overall. At this price point really have to nitpick.
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8/6/2008 - d'Auvenay Likes this wine: 96 Points
Vertical 93, 96 99. 93 best out of the 3, then 96, then 99.
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5/26/2008 - cct wrote: 99 Points
A beautiful jeweled ruby, and to borrow a term, an OMFG nose. Vosne perfume, spicebox, cardamom, some juniper, more flowers than an FTD convention. A bouquet that fill severy alveola of your lung. All of this on the nose. On the palate, after several minutes of speechless joy, with my nose buried in the glass, I wrote. “I have no words for this, perfection”. Over time I was able to get a couple of words (not a big surprise). It was just a brilliant match of fruit, perfume, texture, focus, and balance. After that, as I was able to drink a good 8oz pour of this over the night (a beneficiary of one of my neighbors not liking this wine). Probably my second favorite pinot I have ever had. Crazy good. 99pts.
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10/26/2007 - Burgundy Al wrote:
Acker Pre-Auction tasting (New York, NY): Tasting, brief note. Stunningly great. Spice, red berry and cherry with lots of concentration, layers of flavor kept unfolding in my single taste.
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