The relationship to Richebourg is most evident here. Dark fruits, fireworks in the mouth, richness, velvet. Still young. Cellared since original release.
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The color defies it's age at 27. Ruby-garnet with the slightest lightening at the edge. There is a whiff of Bordeaux on the nose, otherwise saturated dark fruit and minerals. Gone are what I call the turnip flavors on the palate, the fruit is at the forefront along with a velvety structure. Wow!
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After four DRCs this was an adjustment given its de-stemmed purity of fruit. Grand Cru concentration of fruit that is still quite youthful and even stubborn at this stage. Good spice complexity though I think this will show even better with a decade+ as it softens and releases more nuances.
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Happy Birthday to Me (Oriole - Chicago IL): More black than red fruits here, this comes across as a wonderfully fresh powerhouse that is just starting to show its full charm. Great now, upside from here. I was disappointed with the previous few times I've had this wine, so am glad it is back to the form I recall from a decade+ ago.
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In the context of tonight’s Cros P dinner, the 96 Rouget is the most elegant and weightless with red fruit, perfume and hawflakes. Palate is very ethereal but missing the structure and power of the other CP. 93-94.
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12/13/2023 - cfk49 wrote: 97 Points
The relationship to Richebourg is most evident here. Dark fruits, fireworks in the mouth, richness, velvet. Still young. Cellared since original release.
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1/11/2023 - jshawver Likes this wine: 95 Points
The color defies it's age at 27. Ruby-garnet with the slightest lightening at the edge. There is a whiff of Bordeaux on the nose, otherwise saturated dark fruit and minerals. Gone are what I call the turnip flavors on the palate, the fruit is at the forefront along with a velvety structure. Wow!
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10/22/2022 - Nanda wrote: 94 Points
After four DRCs this was an adjustment given its de-stemmed purity of fruit. Grand Cru concentration of fruit that is still quite youthful and even stubborn at this stage. Good spice complexity though I think this will show even better with a decade+ as it softens and releases more nuances.
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10/22/2022 - Burgundy Al wrote: 95 Points
Happy Birthday to Me (Oriole - Chicago IL): More black than red fruits here, this comes across as a wonderfully fresh powerhouse that is just starting to show its full charm. Great now, upside from here. I was disappointed with the previous few times I've had this wine, so am glad it is back to the form I recall from a decade+ ago.
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9/1/2021 - Burgnick wrote: 94 Points
In the context of tonight’s Cros P dinner, the 96 Rouget is the most elegant and weightless with red fruit, perfume and hawflakes. Palate is very ethereal but missing the structure and power of the other CP. 93-94.
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