Popped and poured at first, very tertiary at first, strong barnyard aromas a bit off putting to me but my wife loved it. Decided to decant and noticed a lot of sediment so decided to run through a filter which did strip it a little. Ultimately decanted over about 4 hours, for first two hours was a bit woody (from stem inclusion?) with an underlying floral perfumed red cherry background. Very tertiary, had a ferrous component and with hints of charcuterie. Over time fruit came out and barnyard completely went away while the woody notes receded into the background though were still noticeable. Low acid no tannins, moderately long finish with a yeasty aftertaste, had a light mouthfeel (I think partly due to my filtering). Overall it was a nice wine that improved over time. Definitely more tertiary than primary. Accidentally had it with saag paneer and it was actually good with tropical fruit notes emerging.
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Absolutely stunning. It’s hard to believe this was a village wine. It was packed full of darknfruit, savory spice, cola nut and was balanced. The tannins were bold and slightly gripping.
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I have had several problems with corked bottles of 2005 Ponsot. Granted mine were village wines like this one and the Gevrey and not Clos de la Roche, but the 30% failure rate is way too high in my opinion. I don't know what other people's experiences are like, but this is disappointing and makes me worry about the cru wines I am holding while I attempt to drink these.
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9/17/2022 - Teaky Likes this wine:
Popped and poured at first, very tertiary at first, strong barnyard aromas a bit off putting to me but my wife loved it. Decided to decant and noticed a lot of sediment so decided to run through a filter which did strip it a little. Ultimately decanted over about 4 hours, for first two hours was a bit woody (from stem inclusion?) with an underlying floral perfumed red cherry background. Very tertiary, had a ferrous component and with hints of charcuterie. Over time fruit came out and barnyard completely went away while the woody notes receded into the background though were still noticeable. Low acid no tannins, moderately long finish with a yeasty aftertaste, had a light mouthfeel (I think partly due to my filtering). Overall it was a nice wine that improved over time. Definitely more tertiary than primary. Accidentally had it with saag paneer and it was actually good with tropical fruit notes emerging.
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8/16/2018 - Roentgen Ray Likes this wine: 93 Points
Absolutely stunning. It’s hard to believe this was a village wine. It was packed full of darknfruit, savory spice, cola nut and was balanced. The tannins were bold and slightly gripping.
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12/25/2016 - ATBridge wrote:
Very barnyardy and bretty with no fruit. I couldn't get past the funk on this to find anything enjoyable.
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4/28/2016 - portman63 wrote: flawed
I have had several problems with corked bottles of 2005 Ponsot. Granted mine were village wines like this one and the Gevrey and not Clos de la Roche, but the 30% failure rate is way too high in my opinion. I don't know what other people's experiences are like, but this is disappointing and makes me worry about the cru wines I am holding while I attempt to drink these.
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