1997 Bouchard Père et Fils La Romanée

Community Tasting Notes (7) Avg Score: 90.6 points

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  5/27/2022 - viniferatu Likes this wine:

  tasted blind, guessed 2012 NSG Vaucrains... oops
  
  cured meat, dried berries, cedar, turnips,
  
  structured and earthy on the palate, tannins not resolves, quite tart and cutting, lots of savory stuff, smoked beef note on the finish

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  12/8/2017 - wineappreciation wrote: 93 Points

  Appearance: ruby, light but with an intensity, uniform
  Nose: Plum, raspberry, blackberry; notes of souls bois, cherry, spice
  Palate: Somewhat uni-dimensional but with a substance and penetrating depth, good length, and structure and elegance, regal; seemingly excellent material but relatively unformed
  After a Half Hour: Nose is more integrated and enticing; palate is more chiseled with a descending tightening development; velvety and full
  With food: Manifesting rather different experiences with each taste
  A mysterious elusiveness but quite engaging

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  4/1/2017 - Burgundy Al wrote: 90 Points

  Wines Tasted at HDH Auction (Tru Restaurant - Chicago IL): Small glass, brief note. Very 1997, ultra ripe but with good concentration. I'd want more acidity, because today I'd consider this a wine to enjoy sooner vs later, which is unfortunate for La Romanee at under 20 yo.

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  5/12/2015 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 91 Points

  While not an exceptional wine, this is much better than some of the pros would tell us. Red fruit, light earth, old leather, wasabi spice, cocoa, and light vanilla on the nose. Reasonable balance of fruit and spice on the palate but the backpalate and finish fail with a distracting harshness and acidity.

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  11/3/2014 - LWI wrote: 91 Points

  A Vosne-Romanée Night: Some complexity on the nose. Smooth and fresh wine, sweet and sour. Fruit is a bit ‘dead’. Lacks complexity in the mouth.

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