Ripe, tart black fruit. Good concentration, but on the firm/austere side, with lots of silky tannins that are nevertheless drying. Finishes with a long interplay of fruit and earth. Delicious and unusually ripe for the vintage, but if I owned more I would be worried that the fruit isn't going to outlast the tannins.
Btw, it's remarkable how spot-on Meadows' note from 13 years ago is for this wine.
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Mark Lipton isn't far off. Still a bit young, IMHO. Given the vintage, however, maybe not. I'd like the acidity to soften a bit, but possibly that's a forlorn hope in 2008. Quite intense, good flavors, depth. The very tiniest bit shrieky.
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Similar to my last note, only better. More open and expressive, after spending about an hour in the glass (Coravin’d, so effectively PnP). Would’ve given this a 93 but the finish doesn’t linger quite as long as one would hope (there’s a hint of oak on the finish that’s actually a bit drying).
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Second Sunday Group: 1990 Burgundies (Neil's): Deep ruby color with notes of cherry and earth with a subtle smoky undertone. Medium body. Loads of cherry and red pinot fruit on the palate, with earthy accents and a hint of spice in the finish. Still quite lovely, with plenty of life ahead. (PB)
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This isn't ready yet, unsurprisingly , though possibly it's approaching the very beginning of an early drinking window. Some development is evident, but a dense tannic veil dominates, cloaking fruit and acidity both. The signature slightly burnt flavor of the 2009 vintage is modest and in the background. Hold for at least several years.
This is a wine hitting on all cylinders right now. Richly fruited but with impeccable structure, it reminds me of why we buy Burgundy. Not fabulously complex but incredibly enjoyable and screaming with typicity.
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Agree with the earlier comment: lovely Beaune. Nice balance. Soft, with classic burgundy understated elegance. Nose evoked steak tartare for some reason- raw meat and caper salinity? A touch of licorice, and some cherry as well. Some sediment in the bottle, but there wasn’t too much stem on the palate. In fact, it was surprisingly fine. Not a show stopper by any means, but a very nice 1er Cru especially given the price point.
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Ruby red with slight bricking. Very airy aromas of bright red berries - sour cherry, cranberry, forest floor, cigar box, pressed dried florals and wood spice. Medium bodied palate shows sour and sweet bright small red berries, salty and savory notes, bright acidity, no tannins, still present oak and an extremely perfumed tobacco leaf, perfumed wood spice infected finish. Nice...
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Absolutely lovely. Color was brick, especially around the rim. Nose had a lovely earthy smell with fruit trying to push their way through. Flavor was multi layered with great acidity. One of the more enjoyable burgundy wines I have had at home.
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Second Sunday Group: Geja's Cafe format (Marty's): Courtesy of PB. Cherry, spice, mineral and floral aromas. Nice complexity from this relatively modest bottle. Cherry and stone/mineral notes on the palate. Nice balancing acidity. A lovely Beaune.
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Lacks the robust fruit of 17 mos ago with little to show for it so i'd start drinking this up. Disclaimer: drank in Jamaica. The travel or brief heat before it got into the refrigerator could have damaged it.
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This bottle was in a great place: characteristic Burgundy acidity, slightly amped-up, an unusual fuzziness to the tannins - not unattractive, good fruit flavors/aromas, with an unusual and highly pleasing whiff of mediterranean herbs - not like you'd get in the kitchen, but like you'd get walking through a field on a ridge high above the Aegean sea on a sunny day. A treat. Maybe will continue to improve, but it's excellent now - much more interesting, at this time, than the 2009.
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Ripe red cherry and berry on nose and palate, maturing gracefully and elegantly with a bit of roasted meat. Moderate weight, good+ length with a very bright finish. Much better now vs when tasted just after release, with tannins fully integrated and resolved. A very good value wine to enjoy over the next decade.
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Quite traditional, light bodied but high acid, with a feral (some would say bretty) side. High toned nose, not much conventional fruit. Very accessible but still youthful. A very good 'everyday' burgundy and super value, at least at what I paid for it.
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Red fruit (cherry), spice, good acidity. Slight sous bois. Lingering finish. Really enjoyable. Nice streak of minerality. Really enjoyable. Better 2nd night.
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Hazy ruby red. Initial funky nose opens up to reveal smoky, crushed red cherries, forest floor and sautéed brown spices. Well integrated medium bodied palate shows good balance of sweet small red berries and acidity, complex base of soil, smoke and spice and a reasonably long, mineral and earthy finish.
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Pale ruby red in color. Classic Beaune aromas- huge forest floor, cherries and wild strawberries, touch of barnyard and woodsy spice nose. Lovely mid weight wine with good depth to the crushed red berries, wet soil, medium acidity, elegant mid palate and a wood spice & earth inflected finish. Classic and a steal.
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Delicious. Fragrant nose just flies out of the glass. Smokey and spicy red fruits, earthy, white pepper, medium length and clean finish. Hands down value of the year. Excellent now and will only get better.
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drank over two nights. more fruit than the 06 and opened with less structure, developed in the glasss and the second night was well balanced with some complexity and supple tannins and good acid structure.
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9/15/2023 - coremill wrote: 90 Points
Ripe, tart black fruit. Good concentration, but on the firm/austere side, with lots of silky tannins that are nevertheless drying. Finishes with a long interplay of fruit and earth. Delicious and unusually ripe for the vintage, but if I owned more I would be worried that the fruit isn't going to outlast the tannins.
Btw, it's remarkable how spot-on Meadows' note from 13 years ago is for this wine.
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5/31/2022 - fitzi wrote:
Mark Lipton isn't far off. Still a bit young, IMHO. Given the vintage, however, maybe not. I'd like the acidity to soften a bit, but possibly that's a forlorn hope in 2008. Quite intense, good flavors, depth. The very tiniest bit shrieky.
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1/15/2022 - weezie Likes this wine: 92 Points
Similar to my last note, only better. More open and expressive, after spending about an hour in the glass (Coravin’d, so effectively PnP). Would’ve given this a 93 but the finish doesn’t linger quite as long as one would hope (there’s a hint of oak on the finish that’s actually a bit drying).
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12/28/2021 - weezie Likes this wine: 91 Points
Consistent with prior note
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11/14/2021 - AllRed wrote: 92 Points
Second Sunday Group: 1990 Burgundies (Neil's): Deep ruby color with notes of cherry and earth with a subtle smoky undertone. Medium body. Loads of cherry and red pinot fruit on the palate, with earthy accents and a hint of spice in the finish. Still quite lovely, with plenty of life ahead. (PB)
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11/6/2021 - fitzi wrote:
This isn't ready yet, unsurprisingly , though possibly it's approaching the very beginning of an early drinking window. Some development is evident, but a dense tannic veil dominates, cloaking fruit and acidity both. The signature slightly burnt flavor of the 2009 vintage is modest and in the background. Hold for at least several years.
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3/7/2021 - MLipton wrote:
This is a wine hitting on all cylinders right now. Richly fruited but with impeccable structure, it reminds me of why we buy Burgundy. Not fabulously complex but incredibly enjoyable and screaming with typicity.
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12/8/2020 - weezie Likes this wine: 91 Points
Agree with the earlier comment: lovely Beaune. Nice balance. Soft, with classic burgundy understated elegance. Nose evoked steak tartare for some reason- raw meat and caper salinity? A touch of licorice, and some cherry as well. Some sediment in the bottle, but there wasn’t too much stem on the palate. In fact, it was surprisingly fine. Not a show stopper by any means, but a very nice 1er Cru especially given the price point.
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9/13/2020 - devraj Likes this wine: 91 Points
Ruby red with slight bricking. Very airy aromas of bright red berries - sour cherry, cranberry, forest floor, cigar box, pressed dried florals and wood spice. Medium bodied palate shows sour and sweet bright small red berries, salty and savory notes, bright acidity, no tannins, still present oak and an extremely perfumed tobacco leaf, perfumed wood spice infected finish. Nice...
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3/24/2020 - Snowey Likes this wine:
Absolutely lovely. Color was brick, especially around the rim. Nose had a lovely earthy smell with fruit trying to push their way through. Flavor was multi layered with great acidity.
One of the more enjoyable burgundy wines I have had at home.
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6/9/2019 - AllRed wrote: 92 Points
Second Sunday Group: Geja's Cafe format (Marty's): Courtesy of PB. Cherry, spice, mineral and floral aromas. Nice complexity from this relatively modest bottle. Cherry and stone/mineral notes on the palate. Nice balancing acidity. A lovely Beaune.
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4/28/2019 - unrelenting wrote: 91 Points
Lacks the robust fruit of 17 mos ago with little to show for it so i'd start drinking this up. Disclaimer: drank in Jamaica. The travel or brief heat before it got into the refrigerator could have damaged it.
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3/5/2019 - fitzi wrote:
This bottle was in a great place: characteristic Burgundy acidity, slightly amped-up, an unusual fuzziness to the tannins - not unattractive, good fruit flavors/aromas, with an unusual and highly pleasing whiff of mediterranean herbs - not like you'd get in the kitchen, but like you'd get walking through a field on a ridge high above the Aegean sea on a sunny day. A treat. Maybe will continue to improve, but it's excellent now - much more interesting, at this time, than the 2009.
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2/13/2019 - Burgundy Al wrote: 88 Points
Ripe red cherry and berry on nose and palate, maturing gracefully and elegantly with a bit of roasted meat. Moderate weight, good+ length with a very bright finish. Much better now vs when tasted just after release, with tannins fully integrated and resolved. A very good value wine to enjoy over the next decade.
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2/17/2018 - abh wrote:
Quite traditional, light bodied but high acid, with a feral (some would say bretty) side. High toned nose, not much conventional fruit. Very accessible but still youthful. A very good 'everyday' burgundy and super value, at least at what I paid for it.
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1/4/2018 - JJKinch wrote: 90 Points
Red fruit (cherry), slight funk which while enjoyable doesn’t seem burgundy-like, slight spice, good acidity. Lingering finish. Really enjoyable
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10/22/2017 - JJKinch wrote: 91 Points
Red fruit (cherry), spice, good acidity. Slight sous bois. Lingering finish. Really enjoyable. Nice streak of minerality. Really enjoyable. Better 2nd night.
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8/1/2017 - devraj Likes this wine: 91 Points
Hazy ruby red. Initial funky nose opens up to reveal smoky, crushed red cherries, forest floor and sautéed brown spices. Well integrated medium bodied palate shows good balance of sweet small red berries and acidity, complex base of soil, smoke and spice and a reasonably long, mineral and earthy finish.
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9/13/2016 - Arcturus wrote: 91 Points
91 Pnp, baking spices, red raspberry and charred meat on the nose.Hearty mid palate with a juicy yet tart finish. Plenty of life ahead.
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2/19/2016 - devraj Likes this wine: 91 Points
Pale ruby red in color. Classic Beaune aromas- huge forest floor, cherries and wild strawberries, touch of barnyard and woodsy spice nose. Lovely mid weight wine with good depth to the crushed red berries, wet soil, medium acidity, elegant mid palate and a wood spice & earth inflected finish. Classic and a steal.
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12/9/2013 - devraj wrote:
sold to Phil
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6/15/2013 - Dsen Likes this wine: 93 Points
farmyard and complex, back fruits
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6/2/2013 - bullmrkt Likes this wine: 94 Points
Delicious. Fragrant nose just flies out of the glass. Smokey and spicy red fruits, earthy, white pepper, medium length and clean finish. Hands down value of the year. Excellent now and will only get better.
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5/25/2013 - Dsen Likes this wine: 93 Points
good complexity and fruit, well balanced and structured. not as powerful and the clos des ducs
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5/18/2013 - Dsen Likes this wine: 93 Points
good structure and fruit, not as racy as the 06 but a better balanced wine
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5/1/2013 - Dsen Likes this wine: 93 Points
drank over two nights. more fruit than the 06 and opened with less structure, developed in the glasss and the second night was well balanced with some complexity and supple tannins and good acid structure.
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2/12/2011 - ews3 wrote: 92 Points
La Paulee de NY - Grand Tasting (2008 Vintage) (Metropolitan Pavilion, NYC): nice spicy red fruit palate. pepper. smoke begins to overwhelm the fruit on the midpalate, but i liked this.
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2/12/2011 - Gargantua wrote: 74 Points
La Paulée de New York 2011: Stinky nose: bad, evil: AVOID
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2/12/2010 - amateurwino wrote:
Slightly porty nose, deeper darker fruits than the Les Cras VV.
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