(2010-tasting: Volnay x 3, Vosne x 3, Gevrey x 3) Rich and full nose. Complex. Blood and iron. Dark plum and dark cherry. Oaky and rich. But also a load of forest floor and wet earth. Very easy to like, but perhaps lacking a bit in elegance. Fullish, rich and toasty. Raspberry and dark plum. Very generous. Stalky. Extremely good concentration, grip and intensity, but also comes across as a bit four-square. The concentration and intensity is GC-level, but the lack of elegance is not.
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Double Blind. The nose is dark red fruit with a touch of spice and a good amount of oak. The palate is similar - it's dark red fruit, a fari amount of concentration a lot of oak, and there's a touch too much extraction on the finish. There's a good amount of acidity and tannin - what this wine will be like in the future remains to be seen. I thought this was younger. Given the vintage and the terroir, it's much too young to really judge this wine, but it currently lacks the grace and complexity I'd want from the site.
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Pnp in Burgundy Zalto and followed over a night. Hauntingly beautiful on the nose. Precise, exquisite, fresh. Oak sheen still evident. Stems. Violet, red and black fruit on the palate with a slight Gevrey wildness. Lovely leafy undergrowth. Magical, magnificent wine. Drinking - just - from now, especially with air.
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on the pnp the nose was big with cherries and florals, the palate had a sense of place (gevrey), fruit but also some meatiness and a touch of bitter on the finish, hoped at that point that it would open further as it was tight… no such luck, this shut down in an hour, was completely shut on night two, opened up just a hint on nights three and four… feels like there is "there there" but too tight to rate in any meaningful way, am debating buying or not but probably will on the recommendation of the other reviewers
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2009 and 2010 CSJ Horizontals Tasting: Tasted with all 2009 and 2010 Clos St Jacques. Colour darker than the surrounding wines, but not as dark as the 2009 Esmonin. Heavy toasty oak on the nose, the heaviest in the line up, a bit overpowering. Underneath it I detected aromas of tobacco, undergrowth and red fruits. On palate, much better, very smooth entry with real depth and power. The big oak was clearly there, but I concluded there was the dry extract to handle it. Excellent texture to this wine. Very primary, with serious structure and length, good acidity and impressive tannins. A wine to cellar for 20+ years. 94.
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Good nose. Pungent and intense. Better than Arnoux Chaumes 2010 tasted alongside. Notes of dungeon, spicy stem, vanilla, cool and peppery with toasty oak finish. Good mixed of black and red fruits, sweet and smooth on entry. Chalky texture, good viscosity. Fresh acidity level typical of this vintage. Label indicated 13% alcohol with little hint of it. Shows good improvement 2 hrs after uncorked, soft and round tannins. Elegant and harmonious, very good balance with structure and length. Maintains great balance on 2nd day, delicious. Quite a bargain vs Rousseau CSJ and Fourrier CSJ. 93 - 95 pts.
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deep ruby coloured. Medium plus intensity aromas of cream, vanilla, ripe berry fruit, toast, spice becoming more earthy and welcoming with time. There are also some herbal and green peppercorn notes here as well. In the mouth there is medium plus acidity, ripe berry fruit, coffee notes, medium plus body, chocolate and coffee notes joint the fruit on the very long finish. Not for me I'm afraid.
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Alcohol :: 13% This is flat out beautiful wine! The 2009 I had was loaded with power (no detail note) but the 2010 is flirting with finesse and elegance. Blue and red floral scents kicking off the wonderful aromatic profile and added seductiveness with sweet and fresh dark fruits and complex with savoriness, earthiness and mineral. The richness here is amazing, it has so much dry extract and fresh fruits and ripe tannin to give the solid acid backbone a good balance. It is hard to believe that the 100% new oak is perfectly hidden and the 100% whole cluster didn't do any harm to the wine but only added better inner perfume. Silky smooth with good energy drive here. Finish is long and lingering, with precision and focus. Amazing. 92-94
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2/19/2022 - Argrath wrote: 94 Points
(2010-tasting: Volnay x 3, Vosne x 3, Gevrey x 3)
Rich and full nose. Complex. Blood and iron. Dark plum and dark cherry. Oaky and rich. But also a load of forest floor and wet earth. Very easy to like, but perhaps lacking a bit in elegance.
Fullish, rich and toasty. Raspberry and dark plum. Very generous. Stalky. Extremely good concentration, grip and intensity, but also comes across as a bit four-square.
The concentration and intensity is GC-level, but the lack of elegance is not.
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10/29/2021 - Taffi wrote:
Veldig lukket til å begynne med, men åpnet seg noe etter en time. Tror allikevel at jeg vil la den ligge noen år til.
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1/16/2021 - Nicephoras wrote:
Double Blind. The nose is dark red fruit with a touch of spice and a good amount of oak. The palate is similar - it's dark red fruit, a fari amount of concentration a lot of oak, and there's a touch too much extraction on the finish. There's a good amount of acidity and tannin - what this wine will be like in the future remains to be seen. I thought this was younger. Given the vintage and the terroir, it's much too young to really judge this wine, but it currently lacks the grace and complexity I'd want from the site.
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1/2/2021 - Palisades57 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Absolutely beautiful nose as commented previously. However, I think it still needs time to integrate. Will hold next bottle for three - five years.
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4/6/2019 - alion wrote: 96 Points
Pnp in Burgundy Zalto and followed over a night. Hauntingly beautiful on the nose. Precise, exquisite, fresh. Oak sheen still evident. Stems. Violet, red and black fruit on the palate with a slight Gevrey wildness. Lovely leafy undergrowth. Magical, magnificent wine. Drinking - just - from now, especially with air.
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2/6/2015 - WoodieBayArea wrote:
on the pnp the nose was big with cherries and florals, the palate had a sense of place (gevrey), fruit but also some meatiness and a touch of bitter on the finish, hoped at that point that it would open further as it was tight… no such luck, this shut down in an hour, was completely shut on night two, opened up just a hint on nights three and four… feels like there is "there there" but too tight to rate in any meaningful way, am debating buying or not but probably will on the recommendation of the other reviewers
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2/14/2014 - HowardNZ Likes this wine: 94 Points
2009 and 2010 CSJ Horizontals Tasting: Tasted with all 2009 and 2010 Clos St Jacques. Colour darker than the surrounding wines, but not as dark as the 2009 Esmonin. Heavy toasty oak on the nose, the heaviest in the line up, a bit overpowering. Underneath it I detected aromas of tobacco, undergrowth and red fruits. On palate, much better, very smooth entry with real depth and power. The big oak was clearly there, but I concluded there was the dry extract to handle it. Excellent texture to this wine. Very primary, with serious structure and length, good acidity and impressive tannins. A wine to cellar for 20+ years. 94.
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6/12/2013 - pclin wrote: 93 Points
Good nose. Pungent and intense. Better than Arnoux Chaumes 2010 tasted alongside. Notes of dungeon, spicy stem, vanilla, cool and peppery with toasty oak finish. Good mixed of black and red fruits, sweet and smooth on entry. Chalky texture, good viscosity. Fresh acidity level typical of this vintage. Label indicated 13% alcohol with little hint of it. Shows good improvement 2 hrs after uncorked, soft and round tannins. Elegant and harmonious, very good balance with structure and length. Maintains great balance on 2nd day, delicious. Quite a bargain vs Rousseau CSJ and Fourrier CSJ. 93 - 95 pts.
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4/23/2013 - chatters wrote:
deep ruby coloured. Medium plus intensity aromas of cream, vanilla, ripe berry fruit, toast, spice becoming more earthy and welcoming with time. There are also some herbal and green peppercorn notes here as well. In the mouth there is medium plus acidity, ripe berry fruit, coffee notes, medium plus body, chocolate and coffee notes joint the fruit on the very long finish. Not for me I'm afraid.
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4/11/2013 - Sleepy Dave wrote: 92 Points
Alcohol :: 13%
This is flat out beautiful wine! The 2009 I had was loaded with power (no detail note) but the 2010 is flirting with finesse and elegance. Blue and red floral scents kicking off the wonderful aromatic profile and added seductiveness with sweet and fresh dark fruits and complex with savoriness, earthiness and mineral. The richness here is amazing, it has so much dry extract and fresh fruits and ripe tannin to give the solid acid backbone a good balance. It is hard to believe that the 100% new oak is perfectly hidden and the 100% whole cluster didn't do any harm to the wine but only added better inner perfume. Silky smooth with good energy drive here. Finish is long and lingering, with precision and focus. Amazing. 92-94
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