Nose like red fruit basket few minutes after being picked. Dense palate with slightly grippy tannins. Would wait 5-10 more years to open the next botle if I had this in my cellar (which I don't)
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Slightly more open than a year ago. Slow-oxed for an hour. The fruit spectrum was quite dark, especially for a RSV, which was not surprisingly for vintage. Still a bit coiled but clearly immense potential. It was very dense and rich. Best to wait for another 5-7 more years.
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Hail the greatness that is 2005. Cool, calm and collected, vibrant, chalky with a precise intense fruit behind. Still a young wine, certanly, slowly entering it's drinking window, but very hard to resist. 96+ #IB
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A very deep, dark, unevolved colour. Sadly a fair amount of bret ruins this bottle. It is dense and has some spice, but there’s too much barnyard and leather and the finish is clipped by a metallic note.
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Drank at La Paulee in NYC. While not generally a fan of RSV from DRC, the 2005 is compelling. It had a structure and lack of cherry cola notes that seem so pervasive. This vintage will go on for many years.
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Nose: rose petals, dried leaves, red fruits hawthorn berry, smoke Notes: amazing complexity with an earthy taste on the palate. Very fine RSV from a great vintage. It is getting increasingly difficult to rate wines of this kind of profile as it is impossible to ignore the price and the value of these wines and usually there would be a serious mismatch. From a simplistic point of view I would prefer to put price tags aside and try to judge this based on its taste only. Therefore it is necessary for me to make this disclaimer here: this wine is definitely a solid and great RSV yet the price of this bottle is just ridiculous. I would think that some more cellaring will help with this bottle afterall it's a very strong vintage from one of the best makers in the world. Nevertheless I am not convinced nor would rate this particular bottle as an excellent one. Drink: 2028+ Rating: 91
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Purely floral nose, quite clearly full stem. Super sweet and long. Incredible power, which isn’t what I’m really looking for in Burgundy, but there you have it. (7417/17392)
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I’m hoping this bottle was a little closed tonight. It was all put together in the right places…. texture, color, aroma but never really popped from a fruit perspective. Stayed austere the whole night Brooding even. All savory and spiced, sous bois. Not a ton of fruit expression. I enjoyed it don’t get me wrong but I was hoping for more out of 2005 RSV. Well recommneded.
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I expected this to be shut down, and it kinda was, but this one had at least started to wake up. And man, this is a wow wine for sure. It has become en vogue to question the 05 vintage. This one would make anyone a believer. It has everything one could want: ripe dark and red fruits, infinite layers of flavor, velvet texture, and a spherical shape that is simultaneously explosive and classically proportioned. Still very much a youthful wine but oh my what a treat.
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Robe rubis foncé sans signe d'évolution; nez fermé au début puis ouverture sur la cerise, ronce, fleurs mauves. Bouche puissante avec de la mache; tannins murs et souples. Grande longueur.
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DRC, RSV Vertical: 93, 01, 05, 07, 14 (Republique, LA): Served third in a five vintage vertical. Started out rather sweet and reticent, also surprisingly quiet on the finish, but this all changed with air, as it seemed to piece together everything that it lacked initially after an hour or two. By the end it was in the running for WOTN but didn’t seem as cohesive as the 01’ and 07’ to me, though there’s no denying the great cellar potential here, and true to what the book says on 05, that they just need more time and air to shine.
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expected a bit more but was a bit shut and tasted more advanced / darker fruits than i expected. 2 hours later, the nose does open up a bit more but palate still a bit lacking for me. perhaps bottle condition?
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Very different to the DRC '05 Riche - colour a lot more 'murky', nose showed lots of spice and stem - on the palate showed less fruit and more structured notes. Evolved in the glass positively over 2-3 hours, showing many different facets. Super interesting wine, if not quite as hauntingly perfect as the '05 Riche
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After a few incredible bottles of '05 DRC Riche and LT in the past several months, I figured the RSV would be similarly approachable, but not at all the case for this bottle. This was primary and dense with totally unintegrated components of oak, stems/spice, fruit and tannin. The parts are intense and impressive but this bottle is giving very little pleasure and hard to fully know what to make of it. No change after being open 24 hours. Based on the pedigree and the other recent '05 DRCs have to believe it'll come together but this needs a ton of time. Based on current drinking this would be sub 90pts so I'm not sure a rating is meaningful at this point.
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Racy, showy, sexy, but with a more intense and secondary nuance to the otherwise typical DRC notes of black cherry, stems, and wood polish. My favourite wine of the night. Very similar to the 2010 RSV alongside in terms of flashy character, but a little brighter and with more expression and floral projection. 2010 RSV was excellent as well and most people’s favourite wine but I found this ‘05 equally as complete and well-built and with the added five years of development. Starting to get a better handle on RSV’s flashy style and I think that shows very well in a vintage like ’05 that has a lot of ripeness but still sound structure. Excellent, would buy and drink more.
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Young and tight, but full of excellent potential. Stemmy on first pour. After decanting, some great berry flavors simmering with lots of hidden flavors pending time. Can wait some years before reaching peak.
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We drank these older-to-younger, so this was the first wine in the lineup to show serious, aggressive tannin. Still, it's not closed down and the fruit has no trouble poking through, and it's still very fresh and primary, with deep, snappy cranberry fruit that almost has the brightness of a Beaujolais combined with deeper and equally fresh blackberries. It also has a cool minty thing going through it, very cool personality overall in fact - this is what the '05 vintage pulled off so well, such ripe and vivid fruit but super-precise and no flab - although it's shed a good amount of the vintage's baby fat at this point.
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Spicy, rich nose, berries galore; very young, very primary, a bit vegetal on the aftertaste, but very concentrated. Tasted blind, I find tobacco and cedartree, and on day 2, this is singing with sweet Pinot-fruit, minerals and sharp tannins. 93++ point.
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Incredible. Yes young, but super complex and energetic. A powerful wine with dark cherries and an incredible mouthfeel. A super prolonged finish with endless potential. By far the best St. Vivant I've ever had. I can't wait to try this in another seven or eight years.
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Opened 1 hour prior to the tasting and then tracked in glass for 2 more hours. The nose was beautiful right from the start and evolved with smokey elements, earthy notes (tiny bit of brett that just seemed to contribute to the complexity and blew off by the end of the night), and some nice dark fruit. The palate was really very nice. Complex, long and delicious. WOTN
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I know it was too young to drink etc but it was done for a good reason. I opened and the nose was just great, spicy red fruits and really intoxicating. I think the nose on its own was a 95. Yes it is coming together and a bit tight but the tannins are fine, it's full and long finished but floats. This could be a very good wine down the road
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2011 DRC and a range of others: Opened 6 hours prior to tasting. Meaty, blood, smoke, spice and oak. Muscular and very firmly structured with lovely acidity, with the rich fruit showing through but not being allowed to dominate. Doesn't really feel like this is open for business at the moment but all the pieces are there that when it does open it should be cracking.
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In a blind mini vertical of 99,02,03,05. The 05 came in at the bottom of the group. Surprising given its vintage pedigree, not surprising if I read my own CT notes. This is just not showing much yet, and should be at the back of the cellar.
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I'm willing to drink wine early, but this is way too early. Really should be hidden in the back of the cellar if you own some. Given the producer, vintage, and vineyard, this is likely to be outstanding, but it's too reticent at this point to get much of a handle on it.
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A memorable dinner wtih Barolis and Burgundy (Fleet Street Kitchen - Baltimore, MD): It shed opulent primary fruits. Subtle nose of bright red fruits, raspberry, rose pedal, vosne spice and minerality. Palate displays perfect balance, beautiful core energy, bright acidity and noticeable but nicely integrated tannins. Although a bit tight, vibrant energy, perfect balance and precision. It will require at least ten more years of cellaring to reach the peak drinking window.
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Bright, vibrant and spicy with nice floral lift and a touch of earth. Tight and fine in the mouth with a hint of raspberry fruit and lovely balance and poise. A complete wine that should be something really special in a couple of decades.
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Friday after Thanksgiving (FAT) (Palm Beach Gardens FL): Thank goodness this bottle was opened so young, the cork was imperfect and already soaked through on one side, so perhaps this bottle wouldn't have lasted its expected 30+ year lifespan. Tonight this was sensational, despite just a couple of hours of air and no decanting. Ripe, dense blackberry and black cherry on nose. Floral and Asian spice emerged nicely after plenty of swirling and aeration. Palate showed both red and black cherry, lots of nuance and layers of flavor. Firmly structured but the minerality, acidity and tannins are glorious, energizing and silky, resulting in greater length and power for this wonderful wine. First time I have ever had this vintage, I'm thrilled to have a few stashed away in the cellar, not expecting to open any until after 2025.
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Near perfect poise, purity, shape and balance. There’s some pomegranate, red currants, liquorice and sarsaparilla on the nose along with cool rock minerality. I love the way the wine sits in your mouth, lifting it’s velvet robe to reveal some silky flesh as the structural elements just occupy a space. It has wonderfully refined acidity, reminiscent of the 99 and superb cut.
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1/19/2024 - steinersing wrote: 95 Points
great to see that the 2005s are getting so ready - tannins not disturbing anymore - but this will still grow in stature over time.
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1/13/2024 - fcxj wrote: 92 Points
You’d expect wow but no. Hate to say but this felt a touch mature and unbalanced despite being ex-domaine. Palate lacked delineation. (9964/18392)
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12/26/2023 - LDA ZH CH Likes this wine: 94 Points
Nose like red fruit basket few minutes after being picked. Dense palate with slightly grippy tannins. Would wait 5-10 more years to open the next botle if I had this in my cellar (which I don't)
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11/8/2023 - Burgnick Likes this wine:
Slightly more open than a year ago. Slow-oxed for an hour. The fruit spectrum was quite dark, especially for a RSV, which was not surprisingly for vintage. Still a bit coiled but clearly immense potential. It was very dense and rich. Best to wait for another 5-7 more years.
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9/26/2023 - beatles wrote: 96 Points
Hail the greatness that is 2005. Cool, calm and collected, vibrant, chalky with a precise intense fruit behind. Still a young wine, certanly, slowly entering it's drinking window, but very hard to resist. 96+
#IB
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9/6/2023 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:
A very deep, dark, unevolved colour. Sadly a fair amount of bret ruins this bottle. It is dense and has some spice, but there’s too much barnyard and leather and the finish is clipped by a metallic note.
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3/5/2023 - WJK4 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Drank at La Paulee in NYC. While not generally a fan of RSV from DRC, the 2005 is compelling. It had a structure and lack of cherry cola notes that seem so pervasive. This vintage will go on for many years.
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12/5/2022 - TWSA Likes this wine: 91 Points
Nose: rose petals, dried leaves, red fruits hawthorn berry, smoke
Notes: amazing complexity with an earthy taste on the palate. Very fine RSV from a great vintage. It is getting increasingly difficult to rate wines of this kind of profile as it is impossible to ignore the price and the value of these wines and usually there would be a serious mismatch. From a simplistic point of view I would prefer to put price tags aside and try to judge this based on its taste only. Therefore it is necessary for me to make this disclaimer here: this wine is definitely a solid and great RSV yet the price of this bottle is just ridiculous. I would think that some more cellaring will help with this bottle afterall it's a very strong vintage from one of the best makers in the world. Nevertheless I am not convinced nor would rate this particular bottle as an excellent one.
Drink: 2028+
Rating: 91
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11/25/2022 - fcxj wrote: 96 Points
Purely floral nose, quite clearly full stem. Super sweet and long. Incredible power, which isn’t what I’m really looking for in Burgundy, but there you have it. (7417/17392)
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11/24/2022 - eschaefer wrote: 92 Points
I’m hoping this bottle was a little closed tonight. It was all put together in the right places…. texture, color, aroma but never really popped from a fruit perspective. Stayed austere the whole night Brooding even. All savory and spiced, sous bois. Not a ton of fruit expression. I enjoyed it don’t get me wrong but I was hoping for more out of 2005 RSV. Well recommneded.
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5/29/2022 - rc@ughey wrote: 95 Points
I expected this to be shut down, and it kinda was, but this one had at least started to wake up. And man, this is a wow wine for sure. It has become en vogue to question the 05 vintage. This one would make anyone a believer. It has everything one could want: ripe dark and red fruits, infinite layers of flavor, velvet texture, and a spherical shape that is simultaneously explosive and classically proportioned. Still very much a youthful wine but oh my what a treat.
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3/27/2022 - frog777 wrote:
Robe rubis foncé sans signe d'évolution; nez fermé au début puis ouverture sur la cerise, ronce, fleurs mauves. Bouche puissante avec de la mache; tannins murs et souples. Grande longueur.
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2/23/2022 - Robert Pavlovich Likes this wine:
DRC, RSV Vertical: 93, 01, 05, 07, 14 (Republique, LA): Served third in a five vintage vertical. Started out rather sweet and reticent, also surprisingly quiet on the finish, but this all changed with air, as it seemed to piece together everything that it lacked initially after an hour or two. By the end it was in the running for WOTN but didn’t seem as cohesive as the 01’ and 07’ to me, though there’s no denying the great cellar potential here, and true to what the book says on 05, that they just need more time and air to shine.
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1/20/2022 - Burgnick wrote:
Completely shut despite decanting. Palate is very dark. It probably needs another 8-10 years to unfold.
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1/7/2022 - WIBA Likes this wine: 92 Points
expected a bit more but was a bit shut and tasted more advanced / darker fruits than i expected. 2 hours later, the nose does open up a bit more but palate still a bit lacking for me. perhaps bottle condition?
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1/7/2022 - fcxj wrote: 92 Points
Quite shut, this needs couple hours to breathe. Surprised palate lacked definition I'd expect from this vintage. (2928/17392)
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11/15/2021 - ubercuvee wrote: 97 Points
Very different to the DRC '05 Riche - colour a lot more 'murky', nose showed lots of spice and stem - on the palate showed less fruit and more structured notes. Evolved in the glass positively over 2-3 hours, showing many different facets. Super interesting wine, if not quite as hauntingly perfect as the '05 Riche
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8/29/2021 - bill00 wrote:
After a few incredible bottles of '05 DRC Riche and LT in the past several months, I figured the RSV would be similarly approachable, but not at all the case for this bottle. This was primary and dense with totally unintegrated components of oak, stems/spice, fruit and tannin. The parts are intense and impressive but this bottle is giving very little pleasure and hard to fully know what to make of it. No change after being open 24 hours. Based on the pedigree and the other recent '05 DRCs have to believe it'll come together but this needs a ton of time. Based on current drinking this would be sub 90pts so I'm not sure a rating is meaningful at this point.
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4/23/2021 - The Vines That Bind wrote: 96 Points
Racy, showy, sexy, but with a more intense and secondary nuance to the otherwise typical DRC notes of black cherry, stems, and wood polish. My favourite wine of the night. Very similar to the 2010 RSV alongside in terms of flashy character, but a little brighter and with more expression and floral projection. 2010 RSV was excellent as well and most people’s favourite wine but I found this ‘05 equally as complete and well-built and with the added five years of development. Starting to get a better handle on RSV’s flashy style and I think that shows very well in a vintage like ’05 that has a lot of ripeness but still sound structure. Excellent, would buy and drink more.
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3/20/2021 - WIBA Likes this wine: 96 Points
batard - can't even go wrong with this bottle. but this one was a bit wetter and greener than i remember but def open and ready to go
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6/12/2020 - fcxj wrote: 96 Points
Floral, stem, exactly what you’d want. If I’m nitpicking, the palate precision of 2010 onwards is even better for RSV. (4500/17392)
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12/23/2019 - esuen88 Likes this wine: 95 Points
Young and tight, but full of excellent potential. Stemmy on first pour. After decanting, some great berry flavors simmering with lots of hidden flavors pending time. Can wait some years before reaching peak.
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2/23/2019 - fcxj wrote: 96 Points
Abbaye. Tight despite being opened day prior. Stems, so much density here. Built for long haul. (15766/17392)
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2/21/2019 - steinersing wrote: 95 Points
Ficofi - good quality but still quite tannic edges and opening in glacial pace
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2/21/2019 - LB88 wrote: 94 Points
Needs time but opened up in glass
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8/10/2018 - Keith Levenberg Likes this wine:
We drank these older-to-younger, so this was the first wine in the lineup to show serious, aggressive tannin. Still, it's not closed down and the fruit has no trouble poking through, and it's still very fresh and primary, with deep, snappy cranberry fruit that almost has the brightness of a Beaujolais combined with deeper and equally fresh blackberries. It also has a cool minty thing going through it, very cool personality overall in fact - this is what the '05 vintage pulled off so well, such ripe and vivid fruit but super-precise and no flab - although it's shed a good amount of the vintage's baby fat at this point.
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3/9/2018 - beatles wrote: 93 Points
Spicy, rich nose, berries galore; very young, very primary, a bit vegetal on the aftertaste, but very concentrated. Tasted blind, I find tobacco and cedartree, and on day 2, this is singing with sweet Pinot-fruit, minerals and sharp tannins. 93++ point.
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9/26/2017 - MattLA Likes this wine: 98 Points
Incredible. Yes young, but super complex and energetic. A powerful wine with dark cherries and an incredible mouthfeel. A super prolonged finish with endless potential. By far the best St. Vivant I've ever had. I can't wait to try this in another seven or eight years.
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5/8/2017 - hiker_guy Likes this wine:
Opened 1 hour prior to the tasting and then tracked in glass for 2 more hours.
The nose was beautiful right from the start and evolved with smokey elements, earthy notes (tiny bit of brett that just seemed to contribute to the complexity and blew off by the end of the night), and some nice dark fruit.
The palate was really very nice. Complex, long and delicious. WOTN
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2/17/2017 - fcxj wrote: 94 Points
Needs a lot more time, prefer 05 Echezeaux at this moment. Not giving much aromatically, but clearly bigger, sweeter and rounder flavors on palate.
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2/17/2017 - steinersing wrote: 95 Points
Very deep and dense, starting to open up.
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1/29/2016 - dcwino wrote: 96 Points
Barolo and Burgundy dinner - 79 Cristal, 89 & 93 DRC Ech, 05 RSV, 10 Rousseau CdB and etc. (The Grill Room at Capella Hotel Georgetown): Shy nose displaying mostly black fruits, blackberry, blackberry jelly, licorice, tree bark and mineral. Incredibly polished palate, airy yet beautifully layered fruits, exceptional purity and precision, perfect harmony and seamless finish. The palate reminded a great pomerol, very polished and silky, layered beautifully and airy. Exceptional palate showing a glimpse of the greatness.
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11/27/2015 - reichken wrote: 95 Points
I know it was too young to drink etc but it was done for a good reason. I opened and the nose was just great, spicy red fruits and really intoxicating. I think the nose on its own was a 95. Yes it is coming together and a bit tight but the tannins are fine, it's full and long finished but floats. This could be a very good wine down the road
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8/22/2015 - CamWheeler wrote: 92 Points
2011 DRC and a range of others: Opened 6 hours prior to tasting. Meaty, blood, smoke, spice and oak. Muscular and very firmly structured with lovely acidity, with the rich fruit showing through but not being allowed to dominate. Doesn't really feel like this is open for business at the moment but all the pieces are there that when it does open it should be cracking.
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7/14/2015 - BradE wrote:
In a blind mini vertical of 99,02,03,05. The 05 came in at the bottom of the group. Surprising given its vintage pedigree, not surprising if I read my own CT notes. This is just not showing much yet, and should be at the back of the cellar.
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8/10/2014 - BradE wrote:
Favre 3.0 Friday Night.: Do not open these! Simply way too young and not delivering anything yet.
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10/17/2013 - BradE wrote:
I'm willing to drink wine early, but this is way too early. Really should be hidden in the back of the cellar if you own some. Given the producer, vintage, and vineyard, this is likely to be outstanding, but it's too reticent at this point to get much of a handle on it.
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6/14/2013 - dcwino wrote: 97 Points
A memorable dinner wtih Barolis and Burgundy (Fleet Street Kitchen - Baltimore, MD): It shed opulent primary fruits. Subtle nose of bright red fruits, raspberry, rose pedal, vosne spice and minerality. Palate displays perfect balance, beautiful core energy, bright acidity and noticeable but nicely integrated tannins. Although a bit tight, vibrant energy, perfect balance and precision. It will require at least ten more years of cellaring to reach the peak drinking window.
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12/13/2011 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:
Bright, vibrant and spicy with nice floral lift and a touch of earth. Tight and fine in the mouth with a hint of raspberry fruit and lovely balance and poise. A complete wine that should be something really special in a couple of decades.
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11/25/2011 - psmith wrote: 94 Points
Friday after Thanksgiving (Palm Beach, FL): Dark, stern wine in its youth, but a voluptuous fruit profile peeking out a bit. Firm, but with plenty to balance it. Nice.
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11/25/2011 - Burgundy Al wrote: 96 Points
Friday after Thanksgiving (FAT) (Palm Beach Gardens FL): Thank goodness this bottle was opened so young, the cork was imperfect and already soaked through on one side, so perhaps this bottle wouldn't have lasted its expected 30+ year lifespan. Tonight this was sensational, despite just a couple of hours of air and no decanting. Ripe, dense blackberry and black cherry on nose. Floral and Asian spice emerged nicely after plenty of swirling and aeration. Palate showed both red and black cherry, lots of nuance and layers of flavor. Firmly structured but the minerality, acidity and tannins are glorious, energizing and silky, resulting in greater length and power for this wonderful wine. First time I have ever had this vintage, I'm thrilled to have a few stashed away in the cellar, not expecting to open any until after 2025.
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12/8/2009 - Rupert wrote: 96 Points
DRC Romanée St. Vivant vertical 1969-2006 (Institute of Directors, London): Bigger and drier than the 06, very spicy, very powerful, deep, some dry tannins - very young, but so obviously and spectacularly good
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9/10/2009 - Gelco wrote: 98 Points
Quoi dire de plus que WOW! Magique! Rien d'autre à dire! La magie opère!
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4/20/2009 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:
Near perfect poise, purity, shape and balance. There’s some pomegranate, red currants, liquorice and sarsaparilla on the nose along with cool rock minerality. I love the way the wine sits in your mouth, lifting it’s velvet robe to reveal some silky flesh as the structural elements just occupy a space. It has wonderfully refined acidity, reminiscent of the 99 and superb cut.
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