Tertiary nose of black tea, smoke, earth and tomato leaf. On opening a quite strong Cointreau orange zest element which slowly faded with air as the black tea and smoke took over.
More fruit on first taste with plum, cherry, with almost a rose/Turkish delight tinge before the black tea, smoke and earth elements take over mid palate and lead onto to a very drying tannin tea finish.
A wine to appreciate more than love. It could be that it’s best days are behind it but there’s still lots to admire. I don’t know enough about mature burgundy to know how this stacks up against the best. For me it’s intriguing with the counter-play of the tertiary elements but it lacks a bit of fruit and balance and the tea tannins at the end are obtrusive.
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2nd bottle, this time the tannin were silky, very matured and well balanced. Acidity OK but higher would be preferred. Lasted quite a few hours while using 2 different size of Burgundy glassware, both were suitable. Cork was in very dry state and literally fell to pieces on opening attempt, had to use a filter to salvage the bottle.
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Wine Spectator newbies; 10/18/2018-10/20/2018 (Marriott Marquis): More of a mix between the spice and potpourri and red fruits. It's a bit smoother and a bit less of an intense finish that the other two had. Almost a touch of coffee towards the end. This softened in the glass. Starting to prob be a bit closer to the drinking window.
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8/8/2023 - Brucie69 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Tertiary nose of black tea, smoke, earth and tomato leaf. On opening a quite strong Cointreau orange zest element which slowly faded with air as the black tea and smoke took over.
More fruit on first taste with plum, cherry, with almost a rose/Turkish delight tinge before the black tea, smoke and earth elements take over mid palate and lead onto to a very drying tannin tea finish.
A wine to appreciate more than love. It could be that it’s best days are behind it but there’s still lots to admire. I don’t know enough about mature burgundy to know how this stacks up against the best. For me it’s intriguing with the counter-play of the tertiary elements but it lacks a bit of fruit and balance and the tea tannins at the end are obtrusive.
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2/14/2021 - danielk168 Likes this wine: 93 Points
2nd bottle, this time the tannin were silky, very matured and well balanced. Acidity OK but higher would be preferred. Lasted quite a few hours while using 2 different size of Burgundy glassware, both were suitable. Cork was in very dry state and literally fell to pieces on opening attempt, had to use a filter to salvage the bottle.
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1/18/2020 - rmalloy Likes this wine: 94 Points
Loved this. Lots of roasted sesame and soy in the aroma profile. Big, profound.
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12/14/2019 - Adamb2 wrote: 82 Points
No more fruit. Just must alcohol.
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10/19/2018 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
Wine Spectator newbies; 10/18/2018-10/20/2018 (Marriott Marquis): More of a mix between the spice and potpourri and red fruits. It's a bit smoother and a bit less of an intense finish that the other two had. Almost a touch of coffee towards the end. This softened in the glass. Starting to prob be a bit closer to the drinking window.
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