Dinner at Mark’s place (Karori, Wellington, NZ): Served double blind by Mark. Popped and poured. Brighter ruby beside the Claude Dugat. A bright red cherry and wild raspberry nose, seeming typical Gevrey-Chambertin. (“That Gevrey animale signature”, said Mark). Before the reveal, I thought of Gevrey and Cazetiers specifically but looking at – what I considered to be – the fairly modern winemaking style I plumped for Faiveley. After the reveal, the restrained, understated, well-made nature of the wine was classic Bruno Clair. Cherries, wild raspberries, soil and minerals. Bright 2013 acids. Good length. Ready to go now, years ahead of it.
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The tannins and acidity hit me first then the fruit. Dark fruit that coated the palette. To me more of a food wine because of the acidity. Tried the next day and it smooth out , just a bit more fruit forward, a slight menthol nose. As a friend of mine has said.... The 2013 Burgundies need patience Based my score on a feeling this will improve because of the fruit component that will balance this wine over time. Tasted again on October30th... this has great acidity, dark fruit flavours, very refreshing ,drinking well now but has the structure to age well
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11/17/2023 - The Guzz wrote: 89 Points
Needed lots of time to open and when it did was basically still a dark fruited unbalanced monolithic block.
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3/11/2022 - Burgundy Al wrote: 91 Points
La Paulée de New York - The Verticals (Eventi Hotel - New York NY): Walk around tasting. Charming and layered black fruits on nose and palate, not a powerhouse but charming and engaging now. Approachable now.
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1/16/2022 - HowardNZ Likes this wine: 92 Points
Dinner at Mark’s place (Karori, Wellington, NZ): Served double blind by Mark. Popped and poured. Brighter ruby beside the Claude Dugat. A bright red cherry and wild raspberry nose, seeming typical Gevrey-Chambertin. (“That Gevrey animale signature”, said Mark). Before the reveal, I thought of Gevrey and Cazetiers specifically but looking at – what I considered to be – the fairly modern winemaking style I plumped for Faiveley. After the reveal, the restrained, understated, well-made nature of the wine was classic Bruno Clair. Cherries, wild raspberries, soil and minerals. Bright 2013 acids. Good length. Ready to go now, years ahead of it.
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5/21/2020 - Pinot Peter Likes this wine: 93 Points
The tannins and acidity hit me first then the fruit. Dark fruit that coated the palette. To me more of a food wine because of the acidity. Tried the next day and it smooth out , just a bit more fruit forward, a slight menthol nose. As a friend of mine has said.... The 2013 Burgundies need patience
Based my score on a feeling this will improve because of the fruit component that will balance this wine over time.
Tasted again on October30th... this has great acidity, dark fruit flavours,
very refreshing ,drinking well now but has the structure to age well
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3/1/2019 - SLab Likes this wine: 92 Points
Excellent encore une fois. 92pts
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