blind, opened a day before Great wine, mixture from Bx (green peeper) and Burgundy (silkieness). A perfect balanced. Ingo who opened the bottle a day before said that the bottle was better the second day. So no hurry to finish the bottles. Second day it feels like being at his peak. 97-98
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No
/ Comment
Tobacco, olive, soil and green pepper. Fully mature. Mellow and easy-going. I thought a bottle of this a couple of years ago was better so perhaps this is on the decline but I'm guessing it'll be a slow descent.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No
/ Comment
Spontaneous Ultra Tasting: blind AS Always a combination out of Bx, Burgundy and northern Rhone. Some aspects of black currant, velvety of Burgundy and spicieness of NR. Nice balanced, good acidity, still Fresh. 95
1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No
/ Comment
Clos Rougeard's 1996 Le Bourg, which proudly proclaims its élevage in new oak on the label (how times have changed!), is superb, bursting from the glass with a complex bouquet of black cherry, cigar ash, cassis and meaty bass notes. On the palate, the wine is sapid and full-bodied, with a sweet core of fruit, a fine-grained chassis of tannin, zesty acids and good length. While the aromas are inflected its time in toasty new oak, it's impact is seamlessly integrated on both the nose and palate. This isn't quite as concentrated as say, the 05, but it's still a first-division Le Bourg.
1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No
/ Comment
Professional reviews have copyrights and you can view them here for your personal use only as private content. To view pro reviews you must either subscribe to a pre-integrated publication or manually enter reviews below. Learn more.
12/18/2022 - aquacongas wrote: 97 Points
blind, opened a day before
Great wine, mixture from Bx (green peeper) and Burgundy (silkieness). A perfect balanced. Ingo who opened the bottle a day before said that the bottle was better the second day. So no hurry to finish the bottles. Second day it feels like being at his peak. 97-98
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
1/30/2021 - bill00 wrote: 92 Points
Tobacco, olive, soil and green pepper. Fully mature. Mellow and easy-going. I thought a bottle of this a couple of years ago was better so perhaps this is on the decline but I'm guessing it'll be a slow descent.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
4/11/2020 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 95 Points
Spontaneous Ultra Tasting: blind
AS Always a combination out of Bx, Burgundy and northern Rhone. Some aspects of black currant, velvety of Burgundy and spicieness of NR. Nice balanced, good acidity, still Fresh. 95
1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comment
6/15/2018 - fcxj wrote: 90 Points
Touch of reduction and sourness aromatically.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
12/13/2017 - William Kelley Likes this wine: 94 Points
Clos Rougeard's 1996 Le Bourg, which proudly proclaims its élevage in new oak on the label (how times have changed!), is superb, bursting from the glass with a complex bouquet of black cherry, cigar ash, cassis and meaty bass notes. On the palate, the wine is sapid and full-bodied, with a sweet core of fruit, a fine-grained chassis of tannin, zesty acids and good length. While the aromas are inflected its time in toasty new oak, it's impact is seamlessly integrated on both the nose and palate. This isn't quite as concentrated as say, the 05, but it's still a first-division Le Bourg.
1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comment