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1996 Simon Bize Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru Aux Vergelesses
5/29/2013 - mmdavis4 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Best bottle yet from the case I bought long ago. Guess I drank most of it too young! Lovely spicy and earth nose, but no funk. Color is fairly light and brick red. Still has ample acidity but it has softened a lot. Good length. Nice mature fruit. So many of the 96 burgundies have such hard edges, as this wine did, but it appears they are finally softening. And it ONLY took 17 years! An excellent food wine!
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2004 Frédéric Magnien Chambertin-Clos de Bèze
1/9/2013 - mmdavis4 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Popped and poured. The nose is fairly class grand cru Burgundy. Smoky, sappy, a fair amount of oak, but not too much. A bit of earth but I won't call it funky. In the mouth it is bit leaner. I'd call it "grand cru lite", that is it has some nice classic character, but it is not particularly intense or complex. Not too surprised by that give this producer in this vintage. Certainly in the modern style. Nice fruit, moderate acidity and tannin. The length is moderate. But overall a very nice wine and quite approachable now. I don't see it as needing any more time.
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1999 Domaine Bruno Clair Marsannay Les Vaudenelles
10/2/2012 - mmdavis4 wrote: 89 Points
Boy, talk about needing some time. The is a village Burgundy, it is 13 year old, and is only now getting ready to drink. On opening there was a strong hint of mushroom, a classic sent of a mature (or past prime) Burgundy. But this blew off very quickly (10 minutes at most). Once it did this revealed itself as a very nice Pinot Noir. Lovely earthy nose but no hint of brett. Medium light brick in color. In the mouth excellent length for a village Burgundy with a nice mix of fruit and tannin. Really an excellent village Burgundy, better than many 1er crus. In it's youth (and I purchased it in 2003 when it was already 4 years old) this wine was hard and unpleasant. Last time I tried it, which was about 2006, or 7 years old, I had pretty much given up on it. But now it is a lovely wine. Does it make sense to wait 13 years for a $25 bottle of wine? I don't think so, and I have a pretty big cellar. But I am glad it came around. And it is a good lesson in both how long Burgundies can age, and often how long they need to age.
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