Drunk with vegetable casserole. 13.5%. Pale bright gold. Some oystershells and minerality with hints of lemon and yellow-stoned fruits. Beautifully balanced and drinking very nicely. No steeliness just a very well rounded wine.
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Drunk with beef casserole for lunch. 13%. Deep dark dulled garnet. Farmyard, pot-pourri, sour cherries, dark forest fruits and mushroom. Previous bottles have been too tannic and rough but this is now beginning to mellow and gain better balance. It is robust rather than elegant. Good acidity, still some fruit, softening tannins and nice length. Best bottle yet - no rush.
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Drunk for lunch with roast shoulder of lamb. 12.5%. Mid garnet with bricking to rim. Forest berries. Still fresh. Tannins have completely integrated leaving a slight sweetness to the palate. Moderate length. Two bottles consumed - same notes for both. At a great stage of its evolution.
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2012 Domaine Billaud-Simon Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos
4/21/2024 - Mon.Maultiere Likes this wine: 93 Points
Drunk with vegetable casserole. 13.5%. Pale bright gold. Some oystershells and minerality with hints of lemon and yellow-stoned fruits. Beautifully balanced and drinking very nicely. No steeliness just a very well rounded wine.
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2009 Maison Bertrand Ambroise Nuits St. Georges
4/15/2024 - Mon.Maultiere Likes this wine: 92 Points
Drunk with beef casserole for lunch. 13%. Deep dark dulled garnet. Farmyard, pot-pourri, sour cherries, dark forest fruits and mushroom. Previous bottles have been too tannic and rough but this is now beginning to mellow and gain better balance. It is robust rather than elegant. Good acidity, still some fruit, softening tannins and nice length. Best bottle yet - no rush.
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1998 Château Arnauld
3/31/2024 - Mon.Maultiere Likes this wine: 91 Points
Drunk for lunch with roast shoulder of lamb. 12.5%. Mid garnet with bricking to rim. Forest berries. Still fresh. Tannins have completely integrated leaving a slight sweetness to the palate. Moderate length. Two bottles consumed - same notes for both. At a great stage of its evolution.
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