Tasted over 3 hrs -med dark red mild clearing -lifted raspberry and other red berries and cherry -med+/hi acidity just barely buffered by the med/med- weight sappy pretty red berry cherry mineral -like licking cherry-infused rocks, really lively and delicious just avoiding shrillness, more '08 than Gevrey but not a lot of familiarity with Champonnets to say how typical it is
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Still a bit clenched but there is finally development. Very firm mineral core of red fruits and rose petals. There is some aromatic development with hints of tea and maybe even licorice. This is a very precise and focused wine. The tannins are starting to recede a bit and it works well with food but I think a few more years in the cellar are in order.
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A simply horrid wine. I have been patient with it, giving it time to find itself and integrate. But there is nothing there, all tannin and acid with no fruit, no structure, zero charm. The worst wine I have had in a long time.
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PnP. Transparent ruby. Tart cherry, but not too tart. The kind of tart that gets your salivary glands going. This bottle is definitely not over the hill.
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Ok so I’m being a bit harsh. This is a fine wine but with the slightly dried out, oxidised and tannic nature of the wine I’m not surprised others have confused this with Barolo (which I really don’t get).
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Some 08s are starting to show, but this one still has a long way to go. Today it is high acid, high tannin, not yet resolved. Tinge of reduction on the nose. This could be great in 10 years.
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First bottle from half a case, light perfume of red fruits and game. Medium to light bodied. Decent balance and OK length. Enjoyable and fine. I expect more for this sort of money though.
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Opened prev day. Tightly wound, massive power and extract with almost no fruit to speak of at the moment. Spice and bits of underbrush. All that was showing today was its joints. All joints. Again, I would have guessed Italian on this as well as the Fixin 08. NR, hold.
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Blind tasted. Dried cherry, fresh leaves, red currants, forest floor. Medium plus acidity, I called high tannins, others said medium plus. I said Barbaresco and 13 out of 14 of us said Nebbiolo, so this was quite the surprise (and quite the win for the one taster who said Burgundy).
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1/1/2024 - PSide wrote: flawed
Brett AND corked ! :-(
Replaced with a brilliant Littorai Thieriot 2004
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10/8/2023 - Cote d'Or Likes this wine:
Tasted over 3 hrs
-med dark red mild clearing
-lifted raspberry and other red berries and cherry
-med+/hi acidity just barely buffered by the med/med- weight sappy pretty red berry cherry mineral
-like licking cherry-infused rocks, really lively and delicious just avoiding shrillness, more '08 than Gevrey but not a lot of familiarity with Champonnets to say how typical it is
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7/9/2020 - vulgar little monkey wrote: 90 Points
Still a bit clenched but there is finally development. Very firm mineral core of red fruits and rose petals. There is some aromatic development with hints of tea and maybe even licorice. This is a very precise and focused wine. The tannins are starting to recede a bit and it works well with food but I think a few more years in the cellar are in order.
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4/15/2020 - jrt Does not like this wine: 80 Points
A simply horrid wine. I have been patient with it, giving it time to find itself and integrate. But there is nothing there, all tannin and acid with no fruit, no structure, zero charm. The worst wine I have had in a long time.
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2/20/2020 - winemaker Likes this wine: 90 Points
PnP. Transparent ruby. Tart cherry, but not too tart. The kind of tart that gets your salivary glands going. This bottle is definitely not over the hill.
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2/1/2020 - vulgar little monkey wrote: flawed
Ugh. Trying to get a bead on this for Rahsaan, but of course it is corked.
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9/23/2018 - CieloVista wrote: 89 Points
....a little tart; somewhat past prime
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5/21/2018 - Joeimfeld Does not like this wine: 88 Points
Very acid
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4/13/2018 - wineforth wrote: 89 Points
Ok so I’m being a bit harsh. This is a fine wine but with the slightly dried out, oxidised and tannic nature of the wine I’m not surprised others have confused this with Barolo (which I really don’t get).
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8/19/2017 - wineforth Likes this wine: 89 Points
Very like my note of 18 months ago although now better integrated and with a strong and slightly odd cherry nose.
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12/5/2016 - Loekkeboe wrote: flawed
Some how it had a bit VA. The wine would have been nice, had that not been the case.
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3/12/2016 - AtoZ wrote:
liked a lot.. needs some real time
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3/12/2016 - bconly wrote:
Some 08s are starting to show, but this one still has a long way to go. Today it is high acid, high tannin, not yet resolved. Tinge of reduction on the nose. This could be great in 10 years.
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1/10/2016 - wineforth Likes this wine: 89 Points
First bottle from half a case, light perfume of red fruits and game. Medium to light bodied. Decent balance and OK length. Enjoyable and fine. I expect more for this sort of money though.
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6/14/2015 - yossarian.livez wrote:
Opened prev day. Tightly wound, massive power and extract with almost no fruit to speak of at the moment. Spice and bits of underbrush. All that was showing today was its joints. All joints. Again, I would have guessed Italian on this as well as the Fixin 08. NR, hold.
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2/2/2015 - GTFreek wrote:
Blind tasted. Dried cherry, fresh leaves, red currants, forest floor. Medium plus acidity, I called high tannins, others said medium plus. I said Barbaresco and 13 out of 14 of us said Nebbiolo, so this was quite the surprise (and quite the win for the one taster who said Burgundy).
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12/25/2014 - Joeimfeld Likes this wine:
has still some accidity, probably to early to drink
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