a once great wine that is on a rapid decline. airing for a few hours did no favors and certainly did not revive it. Tasting more like a rich napa wine with no energy/mineral/salted quality on the palate
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Popped-and-poured, and enjoyed during a virtual tasting with Vero and Laurent Drouhin, plus over an additional 5 hours. Bottle in perfect condition, with a cork only begrudgingly extracted. Darker color than I'd prefer, but all fear disappeared once I smelled the wine. Floral start with opulent orchard fruit showing both sweet and savory spice. Identical flavors with unctuous textures and impressive density. Even better than a great bottle directly from Drouhin enjoyed at dinner in Beaune in 2014.
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Tremendously good. A reminder of what mature white burgundy should be about but too often isn't. Drinking perfectly but this has the quality to continue to drink well for at least 5 years
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Med yellow. Lemon, lime, hazelnut, anise but not strongly fragrant. Better in the mouth, brown butter, lemon peel, toasted nuts and a little VA. Silky feel. This is very good but perhaps past its best.
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1/29/2024 - wernicke wrote: 85 Points
a once great wine that is on a rapid decline. airing for a few hours did no favors and certainly did not revive it. Tasting more like a rich napa wine with no energy/mineral/salted quality on the palate
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5/8/2020 - Burgundy Al wrote: 92 Points
Popped-and-poured, and enjoyed during a virtual tasting with Vero and Laurent Drouhin, plus over an additional 5 hours. Bottle in perfect condition, with a cork only begrudgingly extracted. Darker color than I'd prefer, but all fear disappeared once I smelled the wine. Floral start with opulent orchard fruit showing both sweet and savory spice. Identical flavors with unctuous textures and impressive density. Even better than a great bottle directly from Drouhin enjoyed at dinner in Beaune in 2014.
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9/28/2018 - Burgundy Al wrote: 91 Points
Drouhin Clos des Mouches Vertical Dinner (+) with the Drouhins (S.K.Y. Restaurant - Chicago IL): In 99/00/04 flight. Floral notes with cross-section of orchard fruit. So charming to start, this ever-so-slowly matured in glass in a rather intriguing manner. Best to enjoy over the next 3-5 years.
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7/18/2018 - finewinebuff57 wrote: 93 Points
Tremendously good. A reminder of what mature white burgundy should be about but too often isn't. Drinking perfectly but this has the quality to continue to drink well for at least 5 years
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11/13/2015 - KVM wrote:
Med yellow. Lemon, lime, hazelnut, anise but not strongly fragrant. Better in the mouth, brown butter, lemon peel, toasted nuts and a little VA. Silky feel. This is very good but perhaps past its best.
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