1996 Domaine Ghislaine Barthod Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Véroilles

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 90 points

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  12/12/2021 - Brady D wrote:

  Bought from Domaine. Popped and poured.
  
  Dark ruby colored, with a bit of rust. The edge is still water-colored, so quite youthful.
  
  This bottle started young and tight, good but not revealing. So we put it aside and came back a couple of hours later.
  
  Nose is great, dark cherry but more forest floor, with a dose of licorice, and a slight smoky character. Seriously tertiary, to the point that some might miss the fruit.
  
  On the palate, it shows more of that cherry fruit, but good complexity. But here the acidity makes its presence known, though less shrill than earlier bottles. Still, I think I might have guessed the vintage blind. Similar to 2008, but more advanced.
  
  I've often joked that Barthod is never ready, though truly the 93’s are. Combine her style with the famously shrill 96 character, and I wasn’t super-optimistic, despite its 25 year age. But I’d say this wine is ready to drink now, though true to its origins. I suspect the acidity won’t fade, but the fruit might.
  
  This was really enjoyable, but more for the interesting experience than hedonistic joy. Far better than a science experiment, but maybe not a top burgundy experience.

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  3/28/2020 - drjb Likes this wine: 88 Points

  This 96 Barthod never really opened out despite plenty of time and coaxing. There are pretty flavours of cherry, strawberry and redcurrant with quite strong minerality but it just never fired.The colour remains quite dark cherry suggesting that age may open this wine up but essentially I think this vineyard did not do as well in 1996 as other Barthods.

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  7/14/2013 - Sycamore Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Bastille Day wine. Surprised significantly on the upside. Still very youthful. Elegant with excellent balance. Great now, probably better yet 3-5 years out.

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