PNP Was a bit closed at first, but opened up nicely. Iron, cherry, wet slate and earthy. Really started to open up after about 2 hours. Still a young wine, probably needs another 10 years to open up some secondary characteristics.
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Some nice Burgundies (Chicago, IL): A pretty disappointing showing for the vintage. The wine is very structured and doesn't show any of the prettiness of 2010; instead it's bound up in some iron and earth notes and with the fruit somewhat missing in action, this is a bit dull and uninspiring.
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well made but still a little reticent now. would give this a lot more time and don't think this will ever be a top Clos Vougeot, irrespective of the vintage.
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Popped and poured. This is a light garnet wine. On the nose, I get cherry, fresh strawberry sauce, forest, spice, and a touch of smoke generated by burning loose wood clippings. The mouth is crisp but somewhat stern, showing an array of red fruits yet remaining coiled. The tightly-coiled nature continues through a finish that displays some spicy aspects while keeping most of its cards tight to the vest. Overall, this had a decent showing today, especially on the nose, but I certainly feel like the best should be yet to come. 91 points with meaningful upside potential.
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This will be very good. Day 1: crystalline ruby red, raspberry, strawberry, licorice and spice. Day 2: Add rose, menthol, black cherry and a touch of fresh shoveled earth to my day 1 description. Balanced with a long finish. Scored for this experience but super promising. I'll try my next bottle in 2020.
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Acker Burgundy Dinner (The Writing Room (88th & 2nd Ave)): The first of the reds for the evening and I'm not 100% sure this didn't get a little bump in my book just for that. It's very young though and very leafy and stemy. Almost a hint of alcohol. Not even remotely ready for prime time (a bit of a theme with the reds which were mostly a bit young).
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room for upside here over next 15-20 years, could taste some nice fruit through all the stemmy / oak flavors, good acid and tannins for structure, this could turn into something special, liked it better than the 2010 Latricieres from Faiveley that i had recently
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Trialto Old World Classics Tasting: Very nice! Nose is loaded with cherry and dried cranberries, loads of spice, cola, earth, beef and anise. Very complex and attractive. Palate is dense, with a long cola tinged finish. Should integrate and improve.
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Had it blind. Raspberries, strawberry. Nice silky taste very bourgogne like. Medium to long with a fine balanced tune of liquorice, grass and minerals.
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Var med på en blindprovning. Utan tvekan en Bourgogne. Fin koncentrerad doft av jordgubbar, körsbär, peppartoner och kanske även lite lakrits. Väldigt närvarande frisk syra utan att tappa balansen. Riktigt lång men ung och frisk eftersmak.
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Forceful, immediate, albeit ingratiating nose with a bit too much oakiness. Indish spice hut, sandalwood and vanilla. Maybe lacking a bit of focus - sprawling around. Feels "modern winemaking". Medium body, young, oaky - the palate is unfortunately a little bit "twiggy". Red berry midpalate reveals forest undertones. A bit of earthiness. Palate don't stand up to the quite generous nose. But definitely a good effort. If Vougeot can be a bit "rough" this feels like a Vougeot. I hesitate if this has enough pure fruit to carry added sous-bois in 10 years...?
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Faiveley 2010 Tasting (Caro's Wines, Auckland, New Zealand): dense and rich with lovely balance in a new style burgundy. high alcohol. this is approachable and features lovely truffle scents and superb texture. for all of the focus of this wine there is also a sense of transparency. top stuff.
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11/24/2023 - sdchevs wrote:
Excellent but not quite ready to drink
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12/16/2022 - RickyT12 Likes this wine: 92 Points
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Was a bit closed at first, but opened up nicely. Iron, cherry, wet slate and earthy. Really started to open up after about 2 hours. Still a young wine, probably needs another 10 years to open up some secondary characteristics.
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3/5/2022 - acyso wrote: 88 Points
Some nice Burgundies (Chicago, IL): A pretty disappointing showing for the vintage. The wine is very structured and doesn't show any of the prettiness of 2010; instead it's bound up in some iron and earth notes and with the fruit somewhat missing in action, this is a bit dull and uninspiring.
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3/12/2021 - steinersing wrote: 91 Points
well made but still a little reticent now. would give this a lot more time and don't think this will ever be a top Clos Vougeot, irrespective of the vintage.
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12/20/2020 - whitmanlholt Likes this wine: 91 Points
Popped and poured. This is a light garnet wine. On the nose, I get cherry, fresh strawberry sauce, forest, spice, and a touch of smoke generated by burning loose wood clippings. The mouth is crisp but somewhat stern, showing an array of red fruits yet remaining coiled. The tightly-coiled nature continues through a finish that displays some spicy aspects while keeping most of its cards tight to the vest. Overall, this had a decent showing today, especially on the nose, but I certainly feel like the best should be yet to come. 91 points with meaningful upside potential.
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6/3/2016 - MV2007 Likes this wine: 93 Points
This will be very good. Day 1: crystalline ruby red, raspberry, strawberry, licorice and spice. Day 2: Add rose, menthol, black cherry and a touch of fresh shoveled earth to my day 1 description. Balanced with a long finish. Scored for this experience but super promising. I'll try my next bottle in 2020.
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5/17/2016 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
Acker Burgundy Dinner (The Writing Room (88th & 2nd Ave)): The first of the reds for the evening and I'm not 100% sure this didn't get a little bump in my book just for that. It's very young though and very leafy and stemy. Almost a hint of alcohol. Not even remotely ready for prime time (a bit of a theme with the reds which were mostly a bit young).
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7/6/2014 - WoodieBayArea wrote: 92 Points
room for upside here over next 15-20 years, could taste some nice fruit through all the stemmy / oak flavors, good acid and tannins for structure, this could turn into something special, liked it better than the 2010 Latricieres from Faiveley that i had recently
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10/2/2013 - Wine Canuck wrote: 93 Points
Trialto Old World Classics Tasting: Very nice! Nose is loaded with cherry and dried cranberries, loads of spice, cola, earth, beef and anise. Very complex and attractive. Palate is dense, with a long cola tinged finish. Should integrate and improve.
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8/30/2013 - MWiking wrote: 91 Points
trevlig Pinot, väldigt sluten, inte mycket frukt just nu. behöver mycket mer tid för att visa sin rätta nivå.
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8/29/2013 - Patrik H wrote: 93 Points
Had it blind.
Raspberries, strawberry.
Nice silky taste very bourgogne like. Medium to long with a fine balanced tune of liquorice, grass and minerals.
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8/29/2013 - FamilyLarsson wrote: 93 Points
Var med på en blindprovning. Utan tvekan en Bourgogne. Fin koncentrerad doft av jordgubbar, körsbär, peppartoner och kanske även lite lakrits. Väldigt närvarande frisk syra utan att tappa balansen. Riktigt lång men ung och frisk eftersmak.
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5/26/2013 - Argrath wrote: 88 Points
Forceful, immediate, albeit ingratiating nose with a bit too much oakiness. Indish spice hut, sandalwood and vanilla. Maybe lacking a bit of focus - sprawling around. Feels "modern winemaking".
Medium body, young, oaky - the palate is unfortunately a little bit "twiggy". Red berry midpalate reveals forest undertones. A bit of earthiness. Palate don't stand up to the quite generous nose. But definitely a good effort. If Vougeot can be a bit "rough" this feels like a Vougeot.
I hesitate if this has enough pure fruit to carry added sous-bois in 10 years...?
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11/10/2012 - jibby wrote: 94 Points
K&L Hollywood Burgundy Tasting (K&L Wines, Hollywood): An exquisite aroma. Smokiness, cherries, pepper. High acidity. Long finish. This one will age well.
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7/9/2012 - Marc wrote: 92 Points
Faiveley 2010 Tasting (Caro's Wines, Auckland, New Zealand): dense and rich with lovely balance in a new style burgundy. high alcohol. this is approachable and features lovely truffle scents and superb texture. for all of the focus of this wine there is also a sense of transparency. top stuff.
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3/20/2012 - Burgundy Al wrote:
Vosne Millésime - Noblesse des Clos Vougeot - Les Grands Jours de Bourgogne (Château du Clos de Vougeot): Tasting. Dense black fruit aromas. Big-scaled, meaty black cherry flavors with good licorice and pepper. Long finish starts showing finesse. 92-94 point potential for me today. One of the few examples of a 2010 Clos Vougeot I preferred today vs. the same producer's 2010 Echezeaux.
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