To be upfront, I am a novice with Burgundy, especially with some age. This slow oxed for about 5 hours before the first glass, and the last glass was poured about 2 hours later. The nose is excellent showing floral notes (hibiscus?) and a potent sweetness (Maraschino cherries?). On the palate the sweetness almost disappears behind the acidity. Cranberries dominate but slowly dark chocolate covered cherries start to emerge, and there is a bit of iron going into the finish. I think this would have actually improved with a few more hours of air. Not quite complex and not quite balanced, but I definitely enjoyed this.
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A two hour decant delivered the goods on this excellent bottle. A fully mature light to medium bodied wine, it offered notes of sour cherry pie, potpourri, tea and antiques. Fine for sipping alone but fairly ideal paired with canapes of seared foie gras on sourdough toast.
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Decanted at restaurant, light in color,a little cloudy, but surprisingly fruity on the nose,with faint leather. Aeration helped. Very smooth on the palate.
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Opened last night. On the counter unrefrigerated overnight. Shockingly, no signs of oxidation today. A touch of iron and black cherry on the nose, with some menthol and leather too. On the palate, serious acidity, with a touch of medicinal herb, some iron notes and cranberry. Tannin attenuated, but nice soft finish.
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My bottle. I was a late arrival or would have put this out earliier, especially after Bill's '96 Burg. Decanted about an hour before it's turn came, and it needed that time to get the balance between acid, which it has plenty of, and fruit, which was also pretty good. Good body and overall presentation.
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Not giving up much on the nose. The palate has that burst of 96 acidity. Has a nice dark, meaty Beaune edge to it, but it's held back by a lack of fruit and drying wood on the end. Not a ton of fun right now.
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Wine Dinner (Thai Cottage, SF): Complex nose of fading red fruit, slight spice, perfumed, elegant; light bodied, drying out, some remaining fruit; short finish. Nice wine overall with quite a classic elegant burgundian nose, but also has a fading palate that is drying out. Drink up now. 88-89 Day 2: Yesterday was a little more unique, today is showing a little more nondescript, but this is still a very enjoyable bottle. I have six bottles open right now, and this is the one that I kept coming back to tonight. Great food wine, drink now.
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12/20/2020 - Joseph Grassa Likes this wine:
To be upfront, I am a novice with Burgundy, especially with some age. This slow oxed for about 5 hours before the first glass, and the last glass was poured about 2 hours later. The nose is excellent showing floral notes (hibiscus?) and a potent sweetness (Maraschino cherries?). On the palate the sweetness almost disappears behind the acidity. Cranberries dominate but slowly dark chocolate covered cherries start to emerge, and there is a bit of iron going into the finish. I think this would have actually improved with a few more hours of air. Not quite complex and not quite balanced, but I definitely enjoyed this.
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8/28/2020 - Neecies Likes this wine:
A two hour decant delivered the goods on this excellent bottle. A fully mature light to medium bodied wine, it offered notes of sour cherry pie, potpourri, tea and antiques. Fine for sipping alone but fairly ideal paired with canapes of seared foie gras on sourdough toast.
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7/30/2019 - gcarl wrote: 91 Points
Decanted at restaurant, light in color,a little cloudy, but surprisingly fruity on the nose,with faint leather. Aeration helped. Very smooth on the palate.
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4/22/2019 - gcarl wrote: 90 Points
Similar impression as my 2/24/18 notes.
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3/31/2019 - Neecies Does not like this wine:
Smokey/fatty flavor, too much toastiness. A poor bottle.
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3/16/2019 - Aravind Asok wrote:
Opened last night. On the counter unrefrigerated overnight. Shockingly, no signs of oxidation today. A touch of iron and black cherry on the nose, with some menthol and leather too. On the palate, serious acidity, with a touch of medicinal herb, some iron notes and cranberry. Tannin attenuated, but nice soft finish.
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2/24/2018 - gcarl wrote: 89 Points
Somewhat cloudy, cork wet.crumbling, light fruit/leather on the nose, pleasant drinking. i need to open another to derermine how this is aging.
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4/17/2016 - Neecies Likes this wine: 91 Points
My bottle. I was a late arrival or would have put this out earliier, especially after Bill's '96 Burg. Decanted about an hour before it's turn came, and it needed that time to get the balance between acid, which it has plenty of, and fruit, which was also pretty good. Good body and overall presentation.
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4/16/2016 - David J Cooper wrote: 91 Points
Light red. Earth, cherry and orange peel. No green like the Chopin we had earlier. A bit of richness. Quite a long finish as well.
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5/16/2015 - christyler wrote: 87 Points
Not giving up much on the nose. The palate has that burst of 96 acidity. Has a nice dark, meaty Beaune edge to it, but it's held back by a lack of fruit and drying wood on the end. Not a ton of fun right now.
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7/18/2013 - aagrawal wrote: 88 Points
Wine Dinner (Thai Cottage, SF): Complex nose of fading red fruit, slight spice, perfumed, elegant; light bodied, drying out, some remaining fruit; short finish. Nice wine overall with quite a classic elegant burgundian nose, but also has a fading palate that is drying out. Drink up now. 88-89
Day 2: Yesterday was a little more unique, today is showing a little more nondescript, but this is still a very enjoyable bottle. I have six bottles open right now, and this is the one that I kept coming back to tonight. Great food wine, drink now.
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