1973 Jean Bourdy Chardonnay Côtes du Jura

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  11/9/2012 - David Paris (dbp) wrote: 95 Points

  Jean-François Bourdy's Decades tasting: One wine from every decade of the 20th century, back to 1904 (E&R, Portland, OR): Wow... ridiculous aromas of spiced fruit. This smells likes apples with cinnamon on top, but the cinnamon layer is thicker than the apple layer. Funny, with the fine sediment it looks exactly like that too (see photo). Heavy spice aromas; this smells earthy as well, like morel mushrooms cooked in spicy cinnamon and wine. The palate is rich and amazing. Tart yet decedent presence, like a desert wine in texture, but there's nothing sweet about this; it's just sensual as it coats the palate. Tastes of caramel apple, with tons of acidity, rich morels, salt and earth. Killer finish, just ridiculous acid dials up on a finish that explodes with richness and complexity. This has depth, like you're falling down a mine shaft but able to catch the scenery the whole way down. Rich and tart, and I swear I have a tannic sensation noticed on this one. What richness.

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