1997 Frederic Esmonin Ruchottes-Chambertin

Community Tasting Notes (7) Avg Score: 91.2 points

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  12/29/2017 - Aravind Asok wrote:

  Pop and pour. Beautiful nose with underbrush, crushed red fruit, and loads of mineral notes..soft funk and earth give this great depth. On the palate, loads of still got loads of nice acidity, followed by nice red fruits, and lots of crushed rock. Soft tannin on the tangy, mineral finish. Excellent, and just hitting its stride if this bottle is any indication.

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  5/21/2015 - Namaste Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Blind tasting, two hour decant, twas very closed at first (chilled) hard to guess, I got the decade right. After 30-40 mins of sipping and swirling this opened up wide with very complexed spices, sour notes, candied figs, the flavor is still changing. Must put my phone down and drink more wine now.

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  5/31/2014 - redders Likes this wine: 89 Points

  pale mature colour. Sweet decaying fruit on nose, hint of rust. Relatively high acidity but plenty of interest. Slightly angular. Excellent with food.
  good but lacks elegance and harmony.

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  10/20/2012 - Dr.Scott wrote: 92 Points

  Perfect bottle bought upon release and stored undisturbed. Decanted for 1hour and consumed over the next two. Ruby color with slight browning at rim. Restrained nose which blossomed to floral tones. Acidity restrained. Best sip was the last. Classy. Still years left.

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  11/10/2006 - 60ouvrees wrote:

  Color is pretty advanced for a wine this age with significant browning at the rim. Very complex nose dominated by barnyard aromas, undercrush, berries and a hint of coffee. This is getting better and better in the glass - alcohol stands out a bit and not a lot of acidity but there is very good balance between the fruit and tannins. Finish is quite long and palate staining. Good buy at $60 but give it plenty of air.

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