Holiday Champagne Gala (Park Ridge Country Club): From magnum. Exceeded expectations. Very rich, spiced, enticing aromas with bits of earth, truffle and slowly cooked mushroom. Palate shows a similar profile, but lacking Grand Cru density for me. Charming, but lacking what I expect from the best 93s.
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Tasted blind: this was my 5th or 6th encounter with this great wine. (Glad to drink someone else’s bottle and still have a couple left in my cellar!). Same great character as my last note of May ‘20. In my note from 2015 I stated my surprise that auction price was $84 “and a steal”. Looks like last auction price was $176. More understandable. 94+
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Another great bottle of this (down to my last 2 now); this is now sporting a brownish cast to it; effusive nose of secondary fruit going tertiary, braised meat, leather, game; continually evolves in the glass showing the complexity of a great wine; RICH; still firmly structured carrying it through a really nice finish. 93+
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A very spicy, gamely nose of smoke-infused aging red cherry, boeuf bourguignon, minty herbs cut with leather and anise. Powerful, muscular flavors in the mouth with quite a bit tannin which continues to resolve with time in the glass. Robust impression today with the flair of Vosne style spice. 93-94
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(Jean-Pierre Mugneret Echezeaux) Bricking medium red violet color; mature, baked cherry, ripe berry, sous bois, tart cranberry nose; tasty, mature, silky textured, dried cherry, tart cherry, cranberry, mineral palate with medium acidity; medium-plus finish (obtained directly from the winery by Woodland Hills Wine Co.) 93+ points
12/17/2021 - Burgundy Al wrote: 90 Points
Holiday Champagne Gala (Park Ridge Country Club): From magnum. Exceeded expectations. Very rich, spiced, enticing aromas with bits of earth, truffle and slowly cooked mushroom. Palate shows a similar profile, but lacking Grand Cru density for me. Charming, but lacking what I expect from the best 93s.
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7/11/2021 - jmoore431 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Tasted blind: this was my 5th or 6th encounter with this great wine. (Glad to drink someone else’s bottle and still have a couple left in my cellar!). Same great character as my last note of May ‘20. In my note from 2015 I stated my surprise that auction price was $84 “and a steal”. Looks like last auction price was $176. More understandable. 94+
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3/5/2021 - Beachfan Likes this wine: 91 Points
Would have guessed mature Barolo if blind. Lovely flavors but not what I’d expect from Pinot.
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5/13/2020 - jmoore431 wrote: 93 Points
Another great bottle of this (down to my last 2 now); this is now sporting a brownish cast to it; effusive nose of secondary fruit going tertiary, braised meat, leather, game; continually evolves in the glass showing the complexity of a great wine; RICH; still firmly structured carrying it through a really nice finish. 93+
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5/11/2020 - Xavier94 Likes this wine: 93 Points
A very spicy, gamely nose of smoke-infused aging red cherry, boeuf bourguignon, minty herbs cut with leather and anise. Powerful, muscular flavors in the mouth with quite a bit tannin which continues to resolve with time in the glass. Robust impression today with the flair of Vosne style spice. 93-94
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