Sealed with vacuuvin and refrigerated between services. The wine remained aromatically the same from the 3rd to the 8th with signs of decline at the end of the glass on the 8th. Sturdy stuff.
This is the first pinot noir I’ve had with more than a decade of age. However, I never would have guessed from this bottle.
Generous from the get-go with aromas of leafy raspberry, aniseed and fleeting teases of allspice. The palate is equally intense with lively acidity and fine, filmy tannins that do have a slight bite. The finish is long and evolves to reveal some black tea and cola.
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This is one seriously top-notch Beaune, and more impressive than the 2009 version, although both are incredible values (especially at the sale price J.J. Buckley had them for). This needed no time to get in the zone (no CO2 to shake off this year) and just offered an expansive, satiny canvas of pure, voluptuously proportioned red pinot fruit with no hard edges and a polished, shiny veneer. It got grittier and more structured towards the end of the bottle but there was a long window when this was just flawlessly composed.
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(Domaine Thomas Morey Beaune 1er Cru Grèves) Medium dark cherry red color; focused, floral, tart cranberry, mineral nose; silky textured, tart cherry, mineral, cranberry, tart raspberry palate; needs 3-plus years; medium-plus finish
11/8/2023 - Toasty Oak Likes this wine:
November 3rd, 6th & 8th, 2023
Sealed with vacuuvin and refrigerated between services. The wine remained aromatically the same from the 3rd to the 8th with signs of decline at the end of the glass on the 8th. Sturdy stuff.
This is the first pinot noir I’ve had with more than a decade of age. However, I never would have guessed from this bottle.
Generous from the get-go with aromas of leafy raspberry, aniseed and fleeting teases of allspice. The palate is equally intense with lively acidity and fine, filmy tannins that do have a slight bite. The finish is long and evolves to reveal some black tea and cola.
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10/24/2019 - aChave wrote: 91 Points
Good acidity and fruit; balance, lively freshness, moderate length. Opened nicely after 60-minute decant. Not closed; forthcoming and ripe.
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7/8/2017 - chrisanderika Likes this wine: 92 Points
Cherry with some mint, beautifully smooth transition, really nice structure.
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6/25/2013 - Keith Levenberg Likes this wine: 94 Points
This is one seriously top-notch Beaune, and more impressive than the 2009 version, although both are incredible values (especially at the sale price J.J. Buckley had them for). This needed no time to get in the zone (no CO2 to shake off this year) and just offered an expansive, satiny canvas of pure, voluptuously proportioned red pinot fruit with no hard edges and a polished, shiny veneer. It got grittier and more structured towards the end of the bottle but there was a long window when this was just flawlessly composed.
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4/10/2012 - hutch wrote: 90 Points
Bright. Some savory tones. I like this.
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