2012 Françoise & Denis Clair Santenay 1er Cru Clos de Tavannes

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 88.5 points

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  2/12/2024 - euroyup wrote:

  Taste: lively fruit, juicy, with a peppery note and a good acidity. The tannins were almost fully resolved. I guess, that this wine will benefit of one or two more years of keeping. The last and best bottle of the six I had. Potentially 89.

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  7/6/2022 - euroyup wrote: 88 Points

  Nose: some brett, that was not disturbing. Taste: clear red and dark cherry fruit, fresh, with a rather prominent acidity. Fine but still a bit sharp and unresolved tannins. A slender and elegant wine, that might benefit of one year of keeping or more. 88-89.

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  9/23/2020 - euroyup wrote:

  Not much of a nose at the first day. Especially the usual sous-bois and mushrooms were lacking, but they appeared at the fourth day. Clear fruit (red berries and cherries) and acidity, freshness and juiciness defined the taste. No complexity, no depth. This wine is still young. To keep for one or two more years. Already quite attractive still. For now 88-89, potentially 88-89+.

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  9/3/2018 - euroyup wrote: 89 Points

  Bread and vanilla in the nose. Taste: red berries and red cherries, and some floral notes. Good acidity. Some complexity. The tannins were mostly resolved. A little bit rustic. Better on the second day. This wine will probably gain complexity with one or more years of keeping. For now 88-89, potentially 89+.

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  12/19/2016 - euroyup wrote:

  Kept under condition 1 since september 2014. Color: light red. Nose: quite fragrant, with young fruit. Taste: strawberry and (red) cherry with a lively, but not sharp acidity and some soft, not fully resolved tannins. At the second day a bit more integrated. It was a bit thin and had no signs of complexity. Nevertheless it maybe will develop into a nice wine, but only after at least one, more probably two more years of keeping. Potentially 87+.

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