Similar impression to the '55 Richebourg in that the sweet fruit of these continues to bring on the puppy dog love after the Bordeaux. Within a few minutes though this one proved that it had a whole lot more to show than just fruit. You know the familiar "forest floor" descriptor for Burgundies that have a vaguely mushroomy and brambly character? Well, they have nothing on this - I am now recalibrating my "forest floor" meter - though this is neither mushroomy nor brambly but the vividness with which this transmogrifies your mouth into damp earth packed with moss and petrichor after a spring rain is really something else.
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60-års dag og blinsmaking: Ca 1,3 cm ullage. Selv om det er mye teriære aromaer her, finnes det også noe mørk frukt, sursøt og fingradert, bra kompleksitet, men blir litt tynn i frukten. Etter 1 time i glasset er det ikke noe særlig nedgang. Folk var unisone på at dette var Bordeaux.
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The final wine of our tasting of 5 older Burgundies. Tons of terroir here with an impeccable balance. While there is very good purity and complexity on the palate, the finish was a bit short suggesting that the wine may be in its waning years, but immensely enjoyable now.
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9/3/2021 - Keith Levenberg wrote: 95 Points
Similar impression to the '55 Richebourg in that the sweet fruit of these continues to bring on the puppy dog love after the Bordeaux. Within a few minutes though this one proved that it had a whole lot more to show than just fruit. You know the familiar "forest floor" descriptor for Burgundies that have a vaguely mushroomy and brambly character? Well, they have nothing on this - I am now recalibrating my "forest floor" meter - though this is neither mushroomy nor brambly but the vividness with which this transmogrifies your mouth into damp earth packed with moss and petrichor after a spring rain is really something else.
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6/9/2019 - LWI wrote: 90 Points
60-års dag og blinsmaking: Ca 1,3 cm ullage. Selv om det er mye teriære aromaer her, finnes det også noe mørk frukt, sursøt og fingradert, bra kompleksitet, men blir litt tynn i frukten. Etter 1 time i glasset er det ikke noe særlig nedgang. Folk var unisone på at dette var Bordeaux.
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6/12/2012 - cardsandwine Likes this wine:
The final wine of our tasting of 5 older Burgundies. Tons of terroir here with an impeccable balance. While there is very good purity and complexity on the palate, the finish was a bit short suggesting that the wine may be in its waning years, but immensely enjoyable now.
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3/5/2007 - G SQUARED wrote: 95 Points
Dinner with Black at Bern's. Fantastic. Poured out of magnum. Ethereal nose. Gorgeous fruit. Still young.
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