Mature, complex nose with a fair amount of peach, tropical fruit, pineapple, hazelnuts, honey hints. Weight and power with perfectly balancing acidity. This was sensationally good and showed no sign of oxidation, something that worried me as it was bought at an auction about year ago. In perfect shape.
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Fête d'Éric M. Un superbe nez de fleurs blanches, d'épices, avec des notes de fruit blanc (poire, pêche blanche).
La bouche est un magnifique alliage de puissance et de finesse, aucun arôme boisé, que du fruit avec une belle minéralité, une excellente longueur. Un vin racé, qui laisse une impression de noblesse. 94 pts
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Casual (Mostly) Burg Dinner with Friends (Paris Club - Chicago IL): So much better vs another bottle from the same case from earlier this year, tonight's bottle had the ripe charm of the 2005 vintage with good concentration and well balancing structure throughout. Very impressive now, with then potential to age gracefully over the next 5+ years.
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Burgundy Dinner with Friends (RPM Italian - Chicago IL): An odd bottle. Lots of ripe fruit but not very friendly or forthcoming, not really like many of the 2005s I have tried recently. This never really became more engaging, instead came across as more backward. Peter thought this might be slightly corked, and while I didn't think it was, I certainly wasn't sure.
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12/19/2018 - Mascarello59 Likes this wine: 95 Points
Mature, complex nose with a fair amount of peach, tropical fruit, pineapple, hazelnuts, honey hints. Weight and power with perfectly balancing acidity. This was sensationally good and showed no sign of oxidation, something that worried me as it was bought at an auction about year ago. In perfect shape.
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6/3/2015 - d'Artagnan wrote: 94 Points
Fête d'Éric M.
Un superbe nez de fleurs blanches, d'épices, avec des notes de fruit blanc (poire, pêche blanche).
La bouche est un magnifique alliage de puissance et de finesse, aucun arôme boisé, que du fruit avec une belle minéralité, une excellente longueur. Un vin racé, qui laisse une impression de noblesse. 94 pts
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10/10/2014 - Burgundy Al wrote: 93 Points
Casual (Mostly) Burg Dinner with Friends (Paris Club - Chicago IL): So much better vs another bottle from the same case from earlier this year, tonight's bottle had the ripe charm of the 2005 vintage with good concentration and well balancing structure throughout. Very impressive now, with then potential to age gracefully over the next 5+ years.
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2/21/2014 - Burgundy Al wrote:
Burgundy Dinner with Friends (RPM Italian - Chicago IL): An odd bottle. Lots of ripe fruit but not very friendly or forthcoming, not really like many of the 2005s I have tried recently. This never really became more engaging, instead came across as more backward. Peter thought this might be slightly corked, and while I didn't think it was, I certainly wasn't sure.
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