Opened for a friend's 50th birthday and perhaps was not lucky with this bottle. Very good fill around the 2.5cm mark, brought cork out entirely despite not having a Durand at hand. Slow ox'ed for an hour or so as the nose was not great upon opening but not outright bad either. In the glass a healthy light garnet without much browning but then however clearly oxidative notes dominating the otherwise sweet palate. Drinkable but not more. Have a few more so hopefully more luck then.
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Dinner at Osteria Langhe (Chicago, IL): Ullage was a little bit bad on this, but are you not going to drink it? This is the embodiment of that old Musigny cliche of an iron fist in a velvet glove. A nose that has a ton of iron, mixed with some potent red fruit and just the right amount of Burgundian poop, and a palate that delivers on all that, with a silky texture that lets the iron and fruit glide through to the finish. Plenty of life in this bottle -- what an absolutely epic Burgundy.
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Slight brownish rim, nose still very fresh with strawberries, slightly floral, spices and mushroom notes. Still very much alive with pure red fruit, decent attack and length.
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(Averys bottling). A very tawny blood red. Medium-full colour – amazing density compared to the other wines. Quite full and meaty, but with a lovely perfume – really spicy and a touch leathery – and sweet red fruit. Sweet and creamy mouth entry. A touch madeirised, but great density on the mid-palate. Lovely layers of flavour, but hovering on the caramel and Bovril. Long on the finish. A great wine, but this bottle just isn’t quite singing. I really wonder whether this one was “fortified”. 4
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A nose of wild strawberries, redolent with ripe fruit and deep, rich, structured layers. The aroma was rich with ripe fruit and a hint of fresh herbs. I'll admit that I have had little exposure to Grand Crus of this stature and I can chalk this up to one of the most memorable wines I have ever tasted in my life.
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7/5/2022 - pavel_p wrote: flawed
Opened for a friend's 50th birthday and perhaps was not lucky with this bottle. Very good fill around the 2.5cm mark, brought cork out entirely despite not having a Durand at hand. Slow ox'ed for an hour or so as the nose was not great upon opening but not outright bad either. In the glass a healthy light garnet without much browning but then however clearly oxidative notes dominating the otherwise sweet palate. Drinkable but not more. Have a few more so hopefully more luck then.
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2/19/2022 - fclarity wrote: flawed
Overall this wine seemed like it might score ~95. However, this example was somewhat corked.
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3/9/2017 - Burgundy Al wrote:
Zachys La Paulee "Warm-up" Dinner (Lafayette - New York NY): Small glass, brief note. I didn't see bottle condition and don't know provenance. This was still alive but fully, fully mature and perhaps a little bit dirty.
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1/17/2017 - acyso wrote: 95 Points
Dinner at Osteria Langhe (Chicago, IL): Ullage was a little bit bad on this, but are you not going to drink it? This is the embodiment of that old Musigny cliche of an iron fist in a velvet glove. A nose that has a ton of iron, mixed with some potent red fruit and just the right amount of Burgundian poop, and a palate that delivers on all that, with a silky texture that lets the iron and fruit glide through to the finish. Plenty of life in this bottle -- what an absolutely epic Burgundy.
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2/28/2014 - steinersing wrote: flawed
A bit of TCA, but behind a probably still decent wine.
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5/8/2013 - Pacalet Likes this wine: 93 Points
Slight brownish rim, nose still very fresh with strawberries, slightly floral, spices and mushroom notes. Still very much alive with pure red fruit, decent attack and length.
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11/2/2012 - Lord Rayas wrote: 93 Points
David's MNSC (Megan's Kitchen): youthful and rich. perfume and floral with notes of wild cherries.
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5/23/2012 - lepetitchateau wrote: 94 Points
Earthy, bloody nose! This is really well made wine, elegant, rich, tastes like dirt (in a good way!), yum, great spine.
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1/1/2009 - HandPickedBurgundy wrote:
(Averys bottling). A very tawny blood red. Medium-full colour – amazing density compared to the other wines. Quite full and meaty, but with a lovely perfume – really spicy and a touch leathery – and sweet red fruit. Sweet and creamy mouth entry. A touch madeirised, but great density on the mid-palate. Lovely layers of flavour, but hovering on the caramel and Bovril. Long on the finish. A great wine, but this bottle just isn’t quite singing. I really wonder whether this one was “fortified”. 4
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4/22/2007 - Carolyn Tillie wrote: 96 Points
A nose of wild strawberries, redolent with ripe fruit and deep, rich, structured layers. The aroma was rich with ripe fruit and a hint of fresh herbs. I'll admit that I have had little exposure to Grand Crus of this stature and I can chalk this up to one of the most memorable wines I have ever tasted in my life.
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