medium plum red, leather, medium clarity, slight brickish hue Nose: plum cherry, red apple, black pepper, orange rind, leather, dark chocolate, earth, oak Pal: black plum, leather, dust, orange rind, chocolate, vanilla, black pepper, earth, smoke, oak Feel: medium, leathery, round Finish: long C8
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Pop'n pour. Very nice nose of Red plum and some spice. Started with nice red plum and some red berry, but with a little time a very nice menthol core and a little wood started to show.
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from a 375 Purchased for $15 on release. Popped, and ready to go. Very spicy mature red berries with some evergreen, a slight of wood, but not nearly as much of the earth as others have found. a bit of dark cherry in the middle, a bit short on the finish, but its freshfresh. This is what I love about burgundy, totally accessible, totally inexpensive. Wish this was the case more often.
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A little burnt earth, red pinot fruit, nice spice and a mossy sous bois side. Supple and giving, with excellent texture, mid palate balance and an expansive mouthfeel for its size. This comes at you rather than drawing you in, and I am in the mood for that tonight. I really enjoy the texture here. Long, lovely and an excellent mix of fruit and savory, with nice sap, and I really like Rieslingfan's freshly turned earth description. A spot on, giving '02 CdB. Not profound, but outstanding and drinking youthfully great right now. A wine to drink and enjoy.
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Dark fruit, freshly turned earth and a bare hint of leather around the edges that hints at emerging maturity. Still needs some time to develop more, but drinking fairly well right now.
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Fully mature with nice mix of dark cherry, sous bois, and minerals. Initially very earthy nose that fleshes out into more mineral/floral notes with air. This was popped and poured, but I think a slow-ox would help.
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Very expressive and open right out of the bottle with rich earthy, soily aromas married to deep red and black cherry fruits that are still relatively primary and fresh. The balance of fruit and structure here is impeccable. Open knit and well delineated and detailed now. This also has room for further development as there is still plenty of fruit amongst a very fresh acidity. Lovely now and will improve a bit.
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Bought on release. 1 case. This wine is coming arround. No longer too tight to drink. Elegant spicy red fruits on the nose, still a little muted. Similar on the palate. The depth is becoming more apparent since the last tasting 1 year ago. Mod long finish. Ok with decanting, but wine needs 1-2 years as it seems it should get much better. Should be killer with more time. Great value.
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Opened a bottle two weeks ago. Finally has reached its potential. We have been drinking a bottle a year since 2005, and it has been ho-hum up to now. Fabulous fragrance and aroma.
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Humble Beaune provides the wow factor. Fabulous fruit, warm earth and fantastic structural harmony make this one of the most surprising wines I have had in a long time. This was from half bottle, so perhaps fulls may not quite be ready to show this well, but I'm thrilled I opened this wine tonight.
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Sappy fruit with a crystal clear glass and a crystal clear palate. Oh-so slightly tart, earthy, deep ripe strawberries, with long cherry aftertaste. Decent nose (it's only detrimental feature) but a good, length that is earthy, quite rich, and very very sappy. Excellent "brain persistence". Excellent now - don't wait too long!
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From 375ml, pop-and-pour. Initially showing flavors of raspberry/red cherry, with time in the glass turning more to a black fruit profile with earth and a touch of caramel. Ripe, but maintains good purity and freshness. This rocks, and i should have picked up more of it at $15/half.
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love the bright cherry color - red and clear! raspberries, cherries and earth aromas and clean, pure cherry flavors. a bit hot on the finish but overall a good value and nice wine. might want to wait 2-3 years allow more development.
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I'll second Spencer's note. The texture and feel of this really struck me. The kind of wine I just wanted to keep straining through my teeth and swurgling around in my mouth. Good stuff.
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Very nice young Burgundy. Full of red berry fruit, lots of earth and mineralilty. The fruit is sappy and dense, but it has an almost crystalline purity. Classy and complex pinot, but open and fun to drink. Great balance.
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6/15/2017 - Frijole wrote:
medium plum red, leather, medium clarity, slight brickish hue
Nose: plum cherry, red apple, black pepper, orange rind, leather, dark chocolate, earth, oak
Pal: black plum, leather, dust, orange rind, chocolate, vanilla, black pepper, earth, smoke, oak
Feel: medium, leathery, round
Finish: long
C8
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12/29/2014 - gzim Likes this wine: 90 Points
Pop'n pour. Very nice nose of Red plum and some spice.
Started with nice red plum and some red berry, but with a little time a very nice menthol core and a little wood started to show.
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8/5/2013 - gzim Likes this wine: 91 Points
from a 375
Purchased for $15 on release. Popped, and ready to go. Very spicy mature red berries with some evergreen, a slight of wood, but not nearly as much of the earth as others have found. a bit of dark cherry in the middle, a bit short on the finish, but its freshfresh.
This is what I love about burgundy, totally accessible, totally inexpensive. Wish this was the case more often.
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10/23/2012 - cct wrote: 92 Points
A little burnt earth, red pinot fruit, nice spice and a mossy sous bois side. Supple and giving, with excellent texture, mid palate balance and an expansive mouthfeel for its size. This comes at you rather than drawing you in, and I am in the mood for that tonight. I really enjoy the texture here. Long, lovely and an excellent mix of fruit and savory, with nice sap, and I really like Rieslingfan's freshly turned earth description. A spot on, giving '02 CdB. Not profound, but outstanding and drinking youthfully great right now. A wine to drink and enjoy.
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7/7/2012 - Rieslingfan wrote:
Dark fruit, freshly turned earth and a bare hint of leather around the edges that hints at emerging maturity. Still needs some time to develop more, but drinking fairly well right now.
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7/7/2012 - rmodak wrote: 92 Points
Fully mature with nice mix of dark cherry, sous bois, and minerals. Initially very earthy nose that fleshes out into more mineral/floral notes with air. This was popped and poured, but I think a slow-ox would help.
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3/10/2012 - Xavier94 wrote: 91 Points
Very expressive and open right out of the bottle with rich earthy, soily aromas married to deep red and black cherry fruits that are still relatively primary and fresh. The balance of fruit and structure here is impeccable. Open knit and well delineated and detailed now. This also has room for further development as there is still plenty of fruit amongst a very fresh acidity. Lovely now and will improve a bit.
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9/17/2010 - pawine wrote: 92 Points
Bought on release. 1 case. This wine is coming arround. No longer too tight to drink. Elegant spicy red fruits on the nose, still a little muted. Similar on the palate. The depth is becoming more apparent since the last tasting 1 year ago. Mod long finish. Ok with decanting, but wine needs 1-2 years as it seems it should get much better. Should be killer with more time. Great value.
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2/16/2010 - ptwu wrote:
Opened a bottle two weeks ago. Finally has reached its potential. We have been drinking a bottle a year since 2005, and it has been ho-hum up to now. Fabulous fragrance and aroma.
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2/10/2010 - Rieslingfan wrote: 92 Points
Humble Beaune provides the wow factor. Fabulous fruit, warm earth and fantastic structural harmony make this one of the most surprising wines I have had in a long time. This was from half bottle, so perhaps fulls may not quite be ready to show this well, but I'm thrilled I opened this wine tonight.
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11/27/2008 - Docorp wrote:
Light to medium bodied, well balanced, light tannin, easy drinking pinot. 86 pts.
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5/17/2007 - jbaron wrote: 91 Points
Sappy fruit with a crystal clear glass and a crystal clear palate. Oh-so slightly tart, earthy, deep ripe strawberries, with long cherry aftertaste. Decent nose (it's only detrimental feature) but a good, length that is earthy, quite rich, and very very sappy. Excellent "brain persistence". Excellent now - don't wait too long!
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4/27/2007 - 5laton wrote: 91 Points
From 375ml, pop-and-pour. Initially showing flavors of raspberry/red cherry, with time in the glass turning more to a black fruit profile with earth and a touch of caramel. Ripe, but maintains good purity and freshness. This rocks, and i should have picked up more of it at $15/half.
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11/22/2006 - br wrote:
love the bright cherry color - red and clear! raspberries, cherries and earth aromas and clean, pure cherry flavors. a bit hot on the finish but overall a good value and nice wine. might want to wait 2-3 years allow more development.
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11/2/2006 - brucegrayseattle@gmail.com wrote:
I'll second Spencer's note. The texture and feel of this really struck me. The kind of wine I just wanted to keep straining through my teeth and swurgling around in my mouth. Good stuff.
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8/29/2005 - Spencer wrote: 92 Points
Very nice young Burgundy. Full of red berry fruit, lots of earth and mineralilty. The fruit is sappy and dense, but it has an almost crystalline purity. Classy and complex pinot, but open and fun to drink. Great balance.
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