(2010 Bruno Clair tasting with two reference wines) Full and deep nose. Lovely. Very, very spicy. Plum and strawberry. Wet earth and Gevrey iron minerality. But also a haunting perfume-like hint. Medium-fullish, fullish palate. Quite rich. A bit austere but with ripe tannins. Concentrated and long. Blood, iron and curry. Very Gevrey. Best wine in the Clair line-up. Just beginning its drinking window. Drink or hold 10+ years.
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Sur deux jours. Nez ouvert et de bonne profondeur sur les cerises rouges bien mures, le balsamique, l'anis ainsi qu'un léger trait végétal et fumé. Bouche à la matière ramassée, bien mure tout en préservant fraicheur quoiqu'elle reste néanmoins assez peu élégante, vibrante, sophistiquée et racée pour un terroir aussi réputé à mon avis. L'élevage du vin est toujours perceptible et ne le magnifie pas tant au bouquet en le rendant sucreux, qu'en bouche en ne lui apportant pas davantage d'élégance. Relative déception puisqu'il me laisse indifférent à la longue. Notation difficile. 89-91?
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Bastille Day Celebration with Lots of Champagne Rosé (Park Ridge Country Club): Small glass, brief note. Like so many 2010, this is no powerful, but a masterpiece of elegance and balance. Almost seems simple to start, this gets bigger, bolder and denser within seconds. So long with roasted meat coming through with bolder, blacker fruit on its long finish. Just barely entering its drinking window, 93-94 point potential.
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Expressive nose with etheral raspberry, red cherry and spice. Medium-bodied, with firm and somewhat drying tannins, high acidity and a very long aftertaste. Very youthful, needs time.
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11/18/2022 - Chimer Likes this wine: 96 Points
Far too young but will be exciting in 10 years or so
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11/11/2022 - Argrath wrote: 94 Points
(2010 Bruno Clair tasting with two reference wines)
Full and deep nose. Lovely. Very, very spicy. Plum and strawberry. Wet earth and Gevrey iron minerality. But also a haunting perfume-like hint.
Medium-fullish, fullish palate. Quite rich. A bit austere but with ripe tannins. Concentrated and long. Blood, iron and curry. Very Gevrey.
Best wine in the Clair line-up.
Just beginning its drinking window. Drink or hold 10+ years.
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8/24/2022 - nadecesse wrote:
Sur deux jours. Nez ouvert et de bonne profondeur sur les cerises rouges bien mures, le balsamique, l'anis ainsi qu'un léger trait végétal et fumé. Bouche à la matière ramassée, bien mure tout en préservant fraicheur quoiqu'elle reste néanmoins assez peu élégante, vibrante, sophistiquée et racée pour un terroir aussi réputé à mon avis. L'élevage du vin est toujours perceptible et ne le magnifie pas tant au bouquet en le rendant sucreux, qu'en bouche en ne lui apportant pas davantage d'élégance. Relative déception puisqu'il me laisse indifférent à la longue. Notation difficile. 89-91?
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7/14/2021 - Burgundy Al wrote: 93 Points
Bastille Day Celebration with Lots of Champagne Rosé (Park Ridge Country Club): Small glass, brief note. Like so many 2010, this is no powerful, but a masterpiece of elegance and balance. Almost seems simple to start, this gets bigger, bolder and denser within seconds. So long with roasted meat coming through with bolder, blacker fruit on its long finish. Just barely entering its drinking window, 93-94 point potential.
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12/16/2015 - Yiannis Likes this wine: 93 Points
Expressive nose with etheral raspberry, red cherry and spice. Medium-bodied, with firm and somewhat drying tannins, high acidity and a very long aftertaste. Very youthful, needs time.
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