2004 Au Bon Climat Pinot Noir Isabelle

Community Tasting Notes (13) Avg Score: 92.5 points

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  7/13/2021 - nzinkgraf wrote:

  the 750ml btl that feels like a MAG.
  
  Two bottles, first in better shape, this one still drinking nicely but a sprinkle of VA for added Verve. lots of oil painterly aromas. red fruit and pomegranate palate, but still lots of stony mineral to the nose. Med+ Acid.

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  6/21/2013 - bjoice Likes this wine: 94 Points

  From magnum. After reading some pro tasting notes I feared I had waited too long. The first sniff after popping the cork laid that fear to rest. The fruit was just right, not over-extracted like some trendy Cali pinots and not as dry as some Burgundies often are. Well balanced and complex. Lingering finish. A very well crafted wine.

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  4/2/2011 - sfqwino Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Gorgeous and really well made. The oak receded with some air and the wine was much rounder, open and more integrated. Very attractive nose, quite reminiscent of fallen leaves in an autumn park. Candied cherries, earth, stalk, dried leaves, dried herbs. Delicious and moderate complexity, over medium finish.

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  9/10/2010 - sfqwino wrote: 91 Points

  Bottle aired for 1 hour prior to drinking. Nice complexity. Earth, cherries, blueberries, stalk, barnyard, chinese medicine, herbs, chocolate, spice, some oak and even some bacon. Finishes medium long and minerally. Very attractive though the alcohol is a little in the way. Otherwise an excellent bottle. Perhaps time will soften the alcohol a little and integrate the flavours a little more. I would be very interested to try this again in another 2 years' time.

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  12/24/2009 - wurzel68 wrote: 92 Points

  Mittleres, transparentes rubinrot. Typische Pinotnase mit allerdings würzigem Flair; Beerenfrucht mit Cassis, Blaubeere, Brombeere; rauchige, erdige Note mit etwas Tabak; Kräuterwürze. Am Gaumen mit viel Frucht und Frische auftrumpfend, sehr langer Abgang; gute, saftige Säure. Toller Wein, der gerade am Anfang seiner Trinkreife stehet!

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