"A Gentleman's Night": This was my wine. I admit I had some doubt, not a lot, but some. I had faith it would be alive, I just didn’t know to what degree. The cork had wine on top of it and was completely soaked. Even with a Durand it came out in two pieces, but cleanly. Before I smelt it there was a hint of fear, but then it didn’t smell like vinegar…okay check. I dug deeper, oh, wow this smells like an aged wine, we might have something here. It was totally in tact — and not just that, it was singing.
Mushroom, sous bois, leather, iron, baked cherry, spice and the earthy funk that we agreed smelt like “a clean barn”. I could smell this for hours yet I enjoyed the palate even more. It was light, but still had umph, there was still tannin. There was still acidity. It was perfect. Paired so well with the sweetbreads with brandy truffle sauce that was in front of me. So much life, I was afraid it would fall apart in front of us in 30 minutes, yet it just chugged along. Great to the last drop. Someone said if the cork was in better shape this would last another 10 years. Another case of producer over vintage. Plain and simple it had “je ne sais quoi”. My WOTN.
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2/9/2024 - diffwine Likes this wine: 98 Points
"A Gentleman's Night": This was my wine. I admit I had some doubt, not a lot, but some. I had faith it would be alive, I just didn’t know to what degree. The cork had wine on top of it and was completely soaked. Even with a Durand it came out in two pieces, but cleanly. Before I smelt it there was a hint of fear, but then it didn’t smell like vinegar…okay check. I dug deeper, oh, wow this smells like an aged wine, we might have something here. It was totally in tact — and not just that, it was singing.
Mushroom, sous bois, leather, iron, baked cherry, spice and the earthy funk that we agreed smelt like “a clean barn”.
I could smell this for hours yet I enjoyed the palate even more. It was light, but still had umph, there was still tannin. There was still acidity. It was perfect. Paired so well with the sweetbreads with brandy truffle sauce that was in front of me. So much life, I was afraid it would fall apart in front of us in 30 minutes, yet it just chugged along. Great to the last drop. Someone said if the cork was in better shape this would last another 10 years. Another case of producer over vintage. Plain and simple it had “je ne sais quoi”.
My WOTN.
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1/31/2023 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 93 Points
Chassagne Ruchottes / Vosne-Romanée Grand Cru tasting (Groot-Ammers, Netherlands): Cool and steely, tea-like, deep and spicy, impressive but quite rustic.
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7/5/2008 - zazoo wrote: 94 Points
Elegent and still very Drinkable
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