The second time trying the 02 DRC Montrachet, $10k bottle of wine. Before opening, the color is a bit dark. Clearly premoxed. Once can argue that this is a twenty year old wine. In my experience, premox bottles display clearly advanced fruit flavors
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2001 vs 2002 DRC tasting with a few others; 10/20/2018-10/21/2018 (Marcel's by Robert Wiedmaier, DC and Bryan's house): Dark gold which is slightly worrisome. The first sniff, a hint of sherry. Medium expressive nose displaying ripe slightly dry yellow fruit, dry peach, dry orange peel, orange candy, honey, crème bruless, botrytis and sweet spices. Exceptional concentration, concentrated slightly dry yellow fruit, dense and oily, bright acidity, light mineral and a short to medium long finish. Bryan purchased upon release and cellared ideally. Clearly advanced. Caveat Emptor!
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World's Greatest, Hong Kong - Night III (8 1/2 Otto e Mezzo Bombana, Macau): Absolutely beautiful nose, elegant and understated which is a little surprising, all white flowers over pineapple fruit. Ethereal. Grows and grows gaining expression and projection. On the palate this has a bright attack of citrus followed by rich and ripe yellow fruit. Amazing staying power to the flavour and finish. Came back to this after three hours to try to freshen up and the vibrancy to the fruit is awesome. I've heard there were serious oxidization issues with the '02, the last one I had was brown, but this was a glorious example and took the wine of the flight.
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(Romanée-Conti Montrachet) Tasted blind. Medium colour. The nose starts a little tight with some barrel notes, then marzipan, pear-drops slowly becoming a little spicy and creamy. The palate just makes you say 'Ooh!'. It's amazingly complex, long, long, long and ever-changing. Gorgeous texture, simply a tour de force. The multidimensional palate was exactly as I remembered the 2002, but the acidity seemed less gushing than when last tasted, so I made a flying guess at a lower acid vintage - 1997 - I was wrong it was the 02!
(Romanée-Conti Montrachet) Less than half the production of Romanée-Conti. Pale gold. Gives up a wide, indeed panoramic nose with a medium butterscotch depth and a spicy – though not detracting – wood note. The most striking aspect of this wine (for me) is the sweet, almost gushing, acidity, you’re washed along the rapids (my wife points out that it’s cheaper to go white-water rafting) followed by a momentary lull before the wave that is the finish hits you. It’s a really fit wine, no added fat – all my analogies seem to involve speed – like a racehorse and one that sprints rather than slows to the line. The finish lasts fully 2 minutes, this is a special experience.
(DRC Monrachet) Big fat, honeyed nose with coffee, butterscotch but there was something extra this year. There was an intense figgy element that was amazing. So clearly defined with great breadth and depth. This is one of the greatest noses I have ever smelled on a young white Burg. This wine is typically oaky on the nose when young which it was today but it was so well integrated with so many things peeking out. After around 15 minutes truffles added even more complexity. I could not get my nose out of the glass. Palate was fat and unctous but did not show that much botrytis. Just waved of candied melon, lemon, figs, mineral. So dense yet with perfect acidity. This was the thickest wine on the table but also had an amazingly light touch. Huge amplitude on the palate with a finish overflowing with nuts, lemon and melon. Amazing.
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12/14/2022 - dcwino wrote: flawed
The second time trying the 02 DRC Montrachet, $10k bottle of wine. Before opening, the color is a bit dark. Clearly premoxed. Once can argue that this is a twenty year old wine. In my experience, premox bottles display clearly advanced fruit flavors
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10/17/2020 - WIBA wrote: flawed
my bottle unfortunately and 2005 DQ as well
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1/28/2019 - fcxj wrote: 88 Points
CC. Not a good showing. Orange color of wine 20 years older. Some mint, high acid. (1970/2321)
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10/20/2018 - dcwino wrote: flawed
2001 vs 2002 DRC tasting with a few others; 10/20/2018-10/21/2018 (Marcel's by Robert Wiedmaier, DC and Bryan's house): Dark gold which is slightly worrisome. The first sniff, a hint of sherry. Medium expressive nose displaying ripe slightly dry yellow fruit, dry peach, dry orange peel, orange candy, honey, crème bruless, botrytis and sweet spices. Exceptional concentration, concentrated slightly dry yellow fruit, dense and oily, bright acidity, light mineral and a short to medium long finish. Bryan purchased upon release and cellared ideally. Clearly advanced. Caveat Emptor!
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6/9/2018 - The Vines That Bind wrote: 97 Points
World's Greatest, Hong Kong - Night III (8 1/2 Otto e Mezzo Bombana, Macau): Absolutely beautiful nose, elegant and understated which is a little surprising, all white flowers over pineapple fruit. Ethereal. Grows and grows gaining expression and projection. On the palate this has a bright attack of citrus followed by rich and ripe yellow fruit. Amazing staying power to the flavour and finish. Came back to this after three hours to try to freshen up and the vibrancy to the fruit is awesome. I've heard there were serious oxidization issues with the '02, the last one I had was brown, but this was a glorious example and took the wine of the flight.
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