PNP. Beautiful nose, lightly spiced, showing cherry and some bottle funk that blew off quickly. Lithe and silky palate, very typical for the vintage with austere fruit that is slightly tannic and "hard".
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Singing. What a nose — dried and fresh black cherry, meat and loads of alluring stem spice. Medium bodied yet so intense, seamless and poised on the palate.
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Classic Dujac nose of leather and a touch of green grass. The palate is nicely ripe on the initial attack but not fully expressive. The wine faded quickly as it was exposed to air.
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Leflaive & Rousseau dinner at Jade Palace. First of 3 "ringers" of the evening. Ruby red with quite heavy bricking. This was floral on the nose, with dried roses and rose petals. Sweetened strawberries, cranberry juice and forest floor, but with hints of minerals and wet soil. I didn't think this was Rousseau, but couldn't place Dujac. Quite mature on the palate, with red fruits, earth, forest floor, red tea. At 20 years, this is in its drinking window, and maybe slightly over it.
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Aromatics dominated by pure cinnamon along with notes of forest floor. This is mature - smooth palate with fully resolved structure. Enjoyable but not a top vintage of Dujac Combottes.
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Very Gevrey nose: earthy, loamy and a bit dirty. that said, this gets floral with some air. Nice cherry/ earthy, almost bloody mouthfeel. this has some cool contrasts. It is at the same time brooding and elegant and lithe. It has excellent structure, and for sure the Dujac stemmy/chewy tannins, but it's lacking depth and complexity to make it profound. This ironically gets more elegant and pretty with air time, with more pinosity to quote a man who knows more than me. Good rustic texture that is all framed in a quite elegant (in Gevrey terms) wine. This has good depth and while this will not make any angels sing, it is a solid, well made pinot that is drinking at peak. Excellent length and surprising grip on the back end. Nice work!
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Plums, earth, beef stock and sap. Gorgeous lacy texture studded with savoury/earthy nuance. Excellent volume in the mouth and a wine that is ethereal and perfumed yet forceful in a sneaky way, leaving a strong mineral and floral imprint once swallowed.
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Popped and poured at the Ahwahnee for dinner. A little funk on the nose that morphs into a truffle and mature berry compote. Extremely fine on the palate with decent persistence. Does not have the chunky tannins of 1995 and comes across as very refined. Drinking nicely now.
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Opened 2 hours before serving, poured off 1/2 into a split. Light red orange color, with more browning on the rim. Nose is a little musty and earthy, with some spice notes. Nice intensity on the palate, very ripe sappy fruit, with round fine soft tannins. It shows a little bite on the finish, which is medium in length.
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1995 Dujac Gevrey-Chambertin Les Combottes (1er) - My first Dujac, and I like it. Perfumed and lacy. A delicate Burg., but with underlying power. Nice length. Fabulous with a wild mushroom cream soup. 91 pts.
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4/24/2024 - llink wrote: 92 Points
PNP. Beautiful nose, lightly spiced, showing cherry and some bottle funk that blew off quickly. Lithe and silky palate, very typical for the vintage with austere fruit that is slightly tannic and "hard".
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3/22/2024 - fcxj wrote: 90 Points
Nice mature wine. For me lacks some precision.
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9/9/2023 - Nanda wrote: 93 Points
Singing. What a nose — dried and fresh black cherry, meat and loads of alluring stem spice. Medium bodied yet so intense, seamless and poised on the palate.
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1/19/2023 - fcxj wrote: flawed
Sad.
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5/16/2017 - lepetitchateau wrote: 90 Points
Classic Dujac nose of leather and a touch of green grass. The palate is nicely ripe on the initial attack but not fully expressive. The wine faded quickly as it was exposed to air.
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6/2/2016 - justburg wrote: 88 Points
Leflaive & Rousseau dinner at Jade Palace. First of 3 "ringers" of the evening. Ruby red with quite heavy bricking. This was floral on the nose, with dried roses and rose petals. Sweetened strawberries, cranberry juice and forest floor, but with hints of minerals and wet soil. I didn't think this was Rousseau, but couldn't place Dujac. Quite mature on the palate, with red fruits, earth, forest floor, red tea. At 20 years, this is in its drinking window, and maybe slightly over it.
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11/26/2015 - bill00 wrote: 91 Points
Better than previous bottle. A really nice mature Combottes. Cinnamon, spice, earth and dried berry. Silky smooth with fully resolved structure.
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2/6/2015 - bill00 wrote: 89 Points
Aromatics dominated by pure cinnamon along with notes of forest floor. This is mature - smooth palate with fully resolved structure. Enjoyable but not a top vintage of Dujac Combottes.
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9/8/2012 - saschul wrote:
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3/9/2011 - cct wrote: 91 Points
Very Gevrey nose: earthy, loamy and a bit dirty. that said, this gets floral with some air. Nice cherry/ earthy, almost bloody mouthfeel. this has some cool contrasts. It is at the same time brooding and elegant and lithe. It has excellent structure, and for sure the Dujac stemmy/chewy tannins, but it's lacking depth and complexity to make it profound. This ironically gets more elegant and pretty with air time, with more pinosity to quote a man who knows more than me. Good rustic texture that is all framed in a quite elegant (in Gevrey terms) wine. This has good depth and while this will not make any angels sing, it is a solid, well made pinot that is drinking at peak. Excellent length and surprising grip on the back end. Nice work!
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11/3/2010 - jmurphy3 wrote:
This was on the lighter side, elegant. More fruit than I would have imagined, but not necessarily in a bad way.
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7/3/2010 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:
Plums, earth, beef stock and sap. Gorgeous lacy texture studded with savoury/earthy nuance. Excellent volume in the mouth and a wine that is ethereal and perfumed yet forceful in a sneaky way, leaving a strong mineral and floral imprint once swallowed.
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11/21/2007 - llink wrote:
Popped and poured at the Ahwahnee for dinner. A little funk on the nose that morphs into a truffle and mature berry compote. Extremely fine on the palate with decent persistence. Does not have the chunky tannins of 1995 and comes across as very refined. Drinking nicely now.
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2/3/2007 - llink wrote:
Opened 2 hours before serving, poured off 1/2 into a split. Light red orange color, with more browning on the rim. Nose is a little musty and earthy, with some spice notes. Nice intensity on the palate, very ripe sappy fruit, with round fine soft tannins. It shows a little bite on the finish, which is medium in length.
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9/22/2003 - Blair Curtis wrote: 91 Points
1995 Dujac Gevrey-Chambertin Les Combottes (1er) - My first Dujac, and I like it. Perfumed and lacy. A delicate Burg., but with underlying power. Nice length. Fabulous with a wild mushroom cream soup. 91 pts.
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