Very tasty. No decant. Bright red cherry. Light edge. Acidity, legs., decent depth of fruit. Nice Cote de Beaune; well made. Tannins resolved. Time to drink!
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Light ruby, transparent, and surprisingly, still without a cloak. Abundant bright red fruit on the nose with dominant raspberries and some strawberries lead to a light, highly acidic mid-palate that is rather short-lived, with subtle, fine tannins and an abbreviated finish. No wood that I can taste in here, as expected. Overall, rather unidimensional and lacking in the structure and and complexity that is expected of a red burgundy at this price point.
Disclaimer: The above tasting notes may have been adversely influenced by the wonderful mouthfeel of the Nerello Mascalese from Mount Aetna (2012 Passopisciaro Contrada Rampante) that I was sipping alongside this wine.
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Excellent for this appellation/level. On opening showed significant acidity and almost a thin quality. But with 60-90 minutes of decant/air time this bottle developed into a lovely, mature, fragrant red Burgundy from cote de Beaune. Still some substance and tannin, but quite attractive with the aforementioned air time... needed it. Has a year or two yet... but lively and attractive now.
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Fine Vines Fall 2014 Portfolio Tasting: Tasting, brief note. Rustic red fruit with some meaty character. Firm throughout with a slightly rough finish. Cellar for a few years.
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5/7/2019 - aChave wrote: 90 Points
Very tasty. No decant. Bright red cherry. Light edge. Acidity, legs., decent depth of fruit. Nice Cote de Beaune; well made. Tannins resolved. Time to drink!
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4/29/2019 - Burgundy Al wrote: 86 Points
Fine Vines Warehouse Tasting (Fine Vines - Melrose Park IL): Walk around tasting, brief note. Red fruit, anise and dried herbs. Slightly bitter finish, but otherwise very easy and enjoyable.
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1/30/2019 - bugdoced Likes this wine: 87 Points
too young to open
but not sure it's gonna get any better
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2/11/2018 - bugdoced Likes this wine: 85 Points
nice qpr
some cherries that may evolve to a more lengthy expression in the next year or two
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11/23/2017 - Morteza wrote: 81 Points
Light ruby, transparent, and surprisingly, still without a cloak. Abundant bright red fruit on the nose with dominant raspberries and some strawberries lead to a light, highly acidic mid-palate that is rather short-lived, with subtle, fine tannins and an abbreviated finish. No wood that I can taste in here, as expected. Overall, rather unidimensional and lacking in the structure and and complexity that is expected of a red burgundy at this price point.
Disclaimer: The above tasting notes may have been adversely influenced by the wonderful mouthfeel of the Nerello Mascalese from Mount Aetna (2012 Passopisciaro Contrada Rampante) that I was sipping alongside this wine.
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11/5/2017 - Burgundy Al wrote:
Knightsbridge Annual Holiday Burgundy/Champagne Tasting and Sale (Northbrook, IL): Tasting, brief note. Slightly tart red fruit, enjoyable but short and a little rustic. This hasn't quite developed as I expected from earlier tasting, so remains a question mark.
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5/17/2017 - aChave wrote: 90 Points
Excellent for this appellation/level. On opening showed significant acidity and almost a thin quality. But with 60-90 minutes of decant/air time this bottle developed into a lovely, mature, fragrant red Burgundy from cote de Beaune. Still some substance and tannin, but quite attractive with the aforementioned air time... needed it. Has a year or two yet... but lively and attractive now.
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11/8/2015 - Burgundy Al wrote:
Knightsbridge Annual Holiday Burgundy/Champagne Tasting and Sale (Northbrook, IL): Tasting, brief note. Red fruit, roast meat, some licorice. Better overall balance vs a year ago, and I expect this will be even better one year form now. Good value wine.
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12/29/2014 - peternelson wrote: 87 Points
Canlis: Fair, a bit tart/sour, "firm throughout" as B. Al noted; black-blueberry aspect with very slight green stem note.
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11/4/2014 - KAP wrote: 89 Points
Nice drinking.
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9/22/2014 - Burgundy Al wrote:
Fine Vines Fall 2014 Portfolio Tasting: Tasting, brief note. Rustic red fruit with some meaty character. Firm throughout with a slightly rough finish. Cellar for a few years.
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4/6/2014 - Burgundy Al wrote:
Knightsbridge 2011 Burgundy Tasting and Sale (Northbrook, IL): Tasting, brief note. Slightly reduced, somewhat firm, but good red fruit with a gamy character I'd normally consider Gevrey-like. Good.
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