Antoine Jobard/Hudelot-Noëllat Dinner at La Paulée de Los Angeles (Kato, Los Angeles): Slightly deeper ruby. Ripe, powerful nose. More weight and sap than the 2017. Pungent citrus, blue and black fruit, less pyrazine imprint than the younger wine, fine grained tannins, long finish. This is clearly the biggest and most powerful but not necessarily the finest of this trio. Compared to a tasting in 2018, it was less open and floral, and it continued to shut down in the glass, with drying tannins coming to the fore. At least excellent potential with a lot more time needed. It will never be as seductive as some other vintages, though.
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During a Paulee dinner, so only brief impressions. Compact young, very good material. Closed so hard to judge. I am confident that this will end up in the 96-97 range. Do not open before 2030.
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2/28/2024 - drwine2001 wrote:
Antoine Jobard/Hudelot-Noëllat Dinner at La Paulée de Los Angeles (Kato, Los Angeles): Slightly deeper ruby. Ripe, powerful nose. More weight and sap than the 2017. Pungent citrus, blue and black fruit, less pyrazine imprint than the younger wine, fine grained tannins, long finish. This is clearly the biggest and most powerful but not necessarily the finest of this trio. Compared to a tasting in 2018, it was less open and floral, and it continued to shut down in the glass, with drying tannins coming to the fore. At least excellent potential with a lot more time needed. It will never be as seductive as some other vintages, though.
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1/13/2024 - LB88 wrote: 92 Points
At ficofi PGC had a taste and this was still so tight. Needs a lot more cellar time.
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12/12/2023 - Collector1855 wrote: 95 Points
Salon Ficofi Paris walkabout tasting and dinner, no detailed tasting notes. Closed, dont open this before 2030.
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12/11/2023 - steinersing wrote: 95 Points
Still far less ready than the 2011 next to it - keep on the back of your cellar
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1/17/2020 - Collector1855 wrote: 96 Points
During a Paulee dinner, so only brief impressions. Compact young, very good material. Closed so hard to judge. I am confident that this will end up in the 96-97 range. Do not open before 2030.
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