Pains me to rate it, thusly. Because Pierre Gelin's Close De Beze - year in year out - is quite possibly the best Burgundy on the planet. But this 2008, in this drinking window, is a major swing and a miss. Overwhelming tart. Bricky. I had to confirm with the somm that it wasn't corked. This is an off-vintage, in this drinking window. Too bad.
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I agree with previous notes. Great wine, mix of black and red fruits, but the former are dominating, quite strong structure. The wine is impressive, but too young to drink in my opinion. Needs a few more years
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Starts off fairly tight, with some prominent tannins. Opens up very nicely over several hours -- shows excellent and still primary fruit. Lots of upside -- revisit in about 3 years.
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Clos de Bèze Tasting-Mostly Pierre Gelin (Arlequin Wines, San Francisco): Pale, significant browning. Fragrant secondary high tones. Lighter and much more structured than the 2009. Closed but still easy to discern soft red fruit and a ton of earth and minerality. This needs time but is an excellent 2008.
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7/18/2019 - Jz71 wrote: 87 Points
Pains me to rate it, thusly. Because Pierre Gelin's Close De Beze - year in year out - is quite possibly the best Burgundy on the planet. But this 2008, in this drinking window, is a major swing and a miss. Overwhelming tart. Bricky. I had to confirm with the somm that it wasn't corked. This is an off-vintage, in this drinking window. Too bad.
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5/20/2017 - martin_e wrote: 92 Points
I agree with previous notes. Great wine, mix of black and red fruits, but the former are dominating, quite strong structure. The wine is impressive, but too young to drink in my opinion. Needs a few more years
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1/2/2016 - Sycamore Likes this wine: 92 Points
Starts off fairly tight, with some prominent tannins. Opens up very nicely over several hours -- shows excellent and still primary fruit. Lots of upside -- revisit in about 3 years.
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8/27/2015 - drwine2001 wrote:
Clos de Bèze Tasting-Mostly Pierre Gelin (Arlequin Wines, San Francisco): Pale, significant browning. Fragrant secondary high tones. Lighter and much more structured than the 2009. Closed but still easy to discern soft red fruit and a ton of earth and minerality. This needs time but is an excellent 2008.
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