Bottle breathe 1 hour before serving. Initially the nose is timid, and the palate is quite flat. The beauty turns into perfume nose with rose, violet, cherry with complex palate, fully integrated tannin. Still plenty amount of fruit, with some smoke, earthy note. Medium finishing. Best after 1.5 hours in the glass with continued evolving taste. Later on, it turns into fully matured palate with tobacco, tea and mushroom. Very impressive
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Pristine bottle purchased in 2005. When I read back all my previous tasting notes, spanning the period 2008-2015, I am actually quite amazed how well this is showing today. at 22 years of age. The nose is quintessentially Morey (or maybe Gevrey), with a lovely touch of menthol freshness, forest floor and crushed red berries; the palate remains tannic and structured, minerally and energetic, masculine and powerful but not charming; black tea finish. The nose is its best feature.
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It was Harry Waugh (1904-2001), the grand old man of the English wine trade, and the finest taster of Michael Broadbent's experience, who answered the question when he had last confused claret with burgundy by saying: "not since lunch". This is one of those wines that lends credibility to this piece of wine folklore. Tannic and even cedary, this sturdy and structured wine might easily be mistaken for a 1998 Saint-Julien. Spicy oak, cool and mineral, slender, earthy, fresh and relatively dry, light finish but with good length. Has drive and energy, masculine, puts structure before terroir and finesse.
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Tasted blind. A terrifically balanced wine, with racing acidity and great core of red fruit. Some forrest floor, vibrant and layered. Really lovely and ready to drink.
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Impressively fresh, primary even, at 15 years of age; red and black fruit, lovage, energetic, with engaging minerality, excellent balance, good intensity, beautifully resolved tannins, spicy new oak; very good length. Firm and sturdy rather than refined, complex and fragrant but very satisfying and showing very well today. Now - 2018.
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Modern style, fruit driven, new oak, has taken its time to shed its tannins, lively acidity, a bit monolithic, one-dimensional, the touch of nutty evolution is a bit out of context. Pleasant, a good glass of wine.
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Complex and profound nose of dried fruit, blackberries, vanilla/toast, forest floor and gamey aromas; on the palate relatively dry with chunky tannins; drying finish. Seems completely mature but there is an edge of 1998 hardness. Let's see where this goes. Drink 2013/18?
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Very expressive, initially Volnay-like, after an hour in the decanter more iron; creamy and ripe, chunky 1998 structure, sturdy tannins are beginning to soften; exceptional length, cream and vanilla, minerals and evolved PN. Not easy to see how this will evolve further.
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12/24/2020 - schan109 Likes this wine: 95 Points
Bottle breathe 1 hour before serving. Initially the nose is timid, and the palate is quite flat. The beauty turns into perfume nose with rose, violet, cherry with complex palate, fully integrated tannin. Still plenty amount of fruit, with some smoke, earthy note. Medium finishing. Best after 1.5 hours in the glass with continued evolving taste. Later on, it turns into fully matured palate with tobacco, tea and mushroom. Very impressive
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2/22/2020 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 91 Points
Pristine bottle purchased in 2005. When I read back all my previous tasting notes, spanning the period 2008-2015, I am actually quite amazed how well this is showing today. at 22 years of age. The nose is quintessentially Morey (or maybe Gevrey), with a lovely touch of menthol freshness, forest floor and crushed red berries; the palate remains tannic and structured, minerally and energetic, masculine and powerful but not charming; black tea finish. The nose is its best feature.
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11/28/2015 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 91 Points
It was Harry Waugh (1904-2001), the grand old man of the English wine trade, and the finest taster of Michael Broadbent's experience, who answered the question when he had last confused claret with burgundy by saying: "not since lunch". This is one of those wines that lends credibility to this piece of wine folklore. Tannic and even cedary, this sturdy and structured wine might easily be mistaken for a 1998 Saint-Julien. Spicy oak, cool and mineral, slender, earthy, fresh and relatively dry, light finish but with good length. Has drive and energy, masculine, puts structure before terroir and finesse.
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9/21/2015 - Rani Likes this wine: 93 Points
Tasted blind. A terrifically balanced wine, with racing acidity and great core of red fruit. Some forrest floor, vibrant and layered. Really lovely and ready to drink.
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2/10/2013 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 92 Points
Impressively fresh, primary even, at 15 years of age; red and black fruit, lovage, energetic, with engaging minerality, excellent balance, good intensity, beautifully resolved tannins, spicy new oak; very good length. Firm and sturdy rather than refined, complex and fragrant but very satisfying and showing very well today. Now - 2018.
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9/20/2011 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 89 Points
Modern style, fruit driven, new oak, has taken its time to shed its tannins, lively acidity, a bit monolithic, one-dimensional, the touch of nutty evolution is a bit out of context. Pleasant, a good glass of wine.
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3/27/2010 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 90 Points
Complex and profound nose of dried fruit, blackberries, vanilla/toast, forest floor and gamey aromas; on the palate relatively dry with chunky tannins; drying finish. Seems completely mature but there is an edge of 1998 hardness. Let's see where this goes. Drink 2013/18?
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5/31/2008 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 91 Points
Very expressive, initially Volnay-like, after an hour in the decanter more iron; creamy and ripe, chunky 1998 structure, sturdy tannins are beginning to soften; exceptional length, cream and vanilla, minerals and evolved PN. Not easy to see how this will evolve further.
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