Whoa. Dense powerful primary fruit, all ripe red cherries, earth and iron, spicebox, stems, perfumed aromatics. Medium+ tannic grip and medium acids. Last glass evolved to show some licorice, salt and a touch of tar. 13.5% Alc.
Every now and then you sip a delicate Syrah that is easy to confuse with Pinot, but this is the first Pinot I’ve had that tasted like a love-child of Nebbiolo…nothing delicate here.
This is a delicious glass with loads of good material to age well and interestingly, but I suspect it will be a polarizing wine; if ethereal and light-bodied are what you want from Burgundy, this ain’t it.
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An insane floral spice box that long-jumps from the glass - you can smell this wine from 6 feet away - it fills the room… Wow the nose on this wine… the Palette is waves of silk and spice followed by a tide of crystalline red fruits that saturate the pallet and meld with velvety tannin. This wine is sensual, spicy, and long - it has staying power. A real wow wine… Obviously young, but so complex and enjoyable even in this early state.
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Pierre Morey/Fourrier Dinner at La Paulée de Los Angeles (Bicyclette, Los Angeles): Deep ruby. Ripe, heady aromas. Shockingly full, rich, and chocolatey for a Gevrey wine. Dark cherry, licorice, savory notes, smokiness, and some alcoholic heat. Very tannic finish. I am not used to CSJ being heavy, but this is the largest scaled one I’ve ever had. A lot going on, but will it wind up being a great wine for the ages or just an overripe mess? I can’t say, and I think it will take another 20+ years to answer that question since the wine is so massive and young now.
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4/28/2024 - Pinot_Geek Likes this wine: 95 Points
Whoa.
Dense powerful primary fruit, all ripe red cherries, earth and iron, spicebox, stems, perfumed aromatics.
Medium+ tannic grip and medium acids. Last glass evolved to show some licorice, salt and a touch of tar. 13.5% Alc.
Every now and then you sip a delicate Syrah that is easy to confuse with Pinot, but this is the first Pinot I’ve had that tasted like a love-child of Nebbiolo…nothing delicate here.
This is a delicious glass with loads of good material to age well and interestingly, but I suspect it will be a polarizing wine; if ethereal and light-bodied are what you want from Burgundy, this ain’t it.
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4/3/2024 - Burgundy Bill Likes this wine: 98 Points
An insane floral spice box that long-jumps from the glass - you can smell this wine from 6 feet away - it fills the room… Wow the nose on this wine… the Palette is waves of silk and spice followed by a tide of crystalline red fruits that saturate the pallet and meld with velvety tannin. This wine is sensual, spicy, and long - it has staying power. A real wow wine… Obviously young, but so complex and enjoyable even in this early state.
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2/29/2024 - drwine2001 wrote:
Pierre Morey/Fourrier Dinner at La Paulée de Los Angeles (Bicyclette, Los Angeles): Deep ruby. Ripe, heady aromas. Shockingly full, rich, and chocolatey for a Gevrey wine. Dark cherry, licorice, savory notes, smokiness, and some alcoholic heat. Very tannic finish. I am not used to CSJ being heavy, but this is the largest scaled one I’ve ever had. A lot going on, but will it wind up being a great wine for the ages or just an overripe mess? I can’t say, and I think it will take another 20+ years to answer that question since the wine is so massive and young now.
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