Brought to dinner at Porter House in NYC. This was definitely showing its age and past its prime. It was still elegant and enjoyable, but had lost a lot of stuffing. Maybe it was unrealistic, as the CT drinking window closed at 2015, but I was disappointed relative to some other fine Burgs I've had in the past year or two from '99 - '01, including a 2000 Clos de Beze and a 2001 Volnay Champans and a 1999 Pommard from Robert Ampeau a few months ago at Union Square Cafe, all of which were still drinking extremely well. Happily, the other red wine (2009 Rancia Riserva) had as much stuffing as anyone could want . . .
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Deep, smoky, fishy, meaty, intense minerality, excellent tannic backbone, freshness from the stalks, still quite young and closed at this stage; very good length. Drink 2015 - 2040.
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8/3/2022 - Valaprop Likes this wine: 88 Points
Brought to dinner at Porter House in NYC. This was definitely showing its age and past its prime. It was still elegant and enjoyable, but had lost a lot of stuffing. Maybe it was unrealistic, as the CT drinking window closed at 2015, but I was disappointed relative to some other fine Burgs I've had in the past year or two from '99 - '01, including a 2000 Clos de Beze and a 2001 Volnay Champans and a 1999 Pommard from Robert Ampeau a few months ago at Union Square Cafe, all of which were still drinking extremely well. Happily, the other red wine (2009 Rancia Riserva) had as much stuffing as anyone could want . . .
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11/11/2012 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 95 Points
Deep, smoky, fishy, meaty, intense minerality, excellent tannic backbone, freshness from the stalks, still quite young and closed at this stage; very good length. Drink 2015 - 2040.
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4/17/2012 - St Paul wrote: 93 Points
Dark mature fruit. Tones of plum, orange, strawberries and minerals. Pretty deep and with a great length. Quite complex.
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2/26/2012 - marckuipers wrote: 90 Points
Diep donker rood. Vol hangend in t glas. Cassis, bessen, houttonen. Tannine. Mooie smaakaanzet en afdronk.
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10/11/2011 - lepetitchateau wrote: 87 Points
Dumb and hard... ugh. The oak treatment is very concerning and I do not have high hopes for this wine... thank goodness I don't own any!
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