Tannins now resolved. Rather meaty, savory style, mouthfeel good but more at the back than the front. Good integration, subtle impression. Would have been good with roasted meat. A word that comes to mind is overcast. A couple more years for the remaining bottle no problem.
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Burgundy wine swap on Vesak Day. Tasted blind. Drank in Grassl Cru. Appearance is clear, medium intensity, ruby colour. Legs. Nose is clean, medium+ intensity, with aromas of fresh violets, toast smoke, spicy ripe stems, meat, iron blood and minerals with air. Developing. On the palate, dry, high acidity, medium alcohol (13%), chewy medium tannins, medium+ body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of savoury meat, smoke, spicy stems, mildly rustic earth, boysenberries, black cherries, blood iron minerality lingering towards the long finish. Good quality. I was guessing a medium aged Gevrey with stems influence. Ahh turns out to be Fixin 1er hence the meatiness and hint of rusticity. Still quite a lot of freshness. Meant for further ageing.
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This needs a lot more time IMO than the Jancis Robinson person's review. Lots of promise. Leave for quite a few years. I have 2 more bottles. Will leave for 8 years+.
Why you'd recommend drinking between 2016 and 2020 for a traditional style 2012 is beyond me.
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Savoury nose, violets, dark fruit. Spicy, good character of fruit on the palate, firm, acidic, quite rich. Long, persistent and tart finish. Good potential. 89-90+
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3/20/2024 - john_s Likes this wine:
Tannins now resolved. Rather meaty, savory style, mouthfeel good but more at the back than the front. Good integration, subtle impression. Would have been good with roasted meat. A word that comes to mind is overcast. A couple more years for the remaining bottle no problem.
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5/26/2021 - Derek Darth Taster wrote: 91 Points
Burgundy wine swap on Vesak Day. Tasted blind. Drank in Grassl Cru.
Appearance is clear, medium intensity, ruby colour. Legs.
Nose is clean, medium+ intensity, with aromas of fresh violets, toast smoke, spicy ripe stems, meat, iron blood and minerals with air. Developing.
On the palate, dry, high acidity, medium alcohol (13%), chewy medium tannins, medium+ body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of savoury meat, smoke, spicy stems, mildly rustic earth, boysenberries, black cherries, blood iron minerality lingering towards the long finish.
Good quality. I was guessing a medium aged Gevrey with stems influence. Ahh turns out to be Fixin 1er hence the meatiness and hint of rusticity. Still quite a lot of freshness. Meant for further ageing.
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7/3/2017 - john_s Likes this wine: 88 Points
This needs a lot more time IMO than the Jancis Robinson person's review. Lots of promise. Leave for quite a few years. I have 2 more bottles. Will leave for 8 years+.
Why you'd recommend drinking between 2016 and 2020 for a traditional style 2012 is beyond me.
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9/30/2015 - Sotto325 wrote: flawed
Corked-- chemical smell and lack of fruit.
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1/28/2014 - rossi.wine wrote: 89 Points
Savoury nose, violets, dark fruit. Spicy, good character of fruit on the palate, firm, acidic, quite rich. Long, persistent and tart finish. Good potential. 89-90+
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