A fading nose of wet bandaids, earth, some smoke and a hint of clove. Over an hour more sweet black fruit came out and while this was impressive for the age, it is clearly on the downward slope.
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Décanté, au restaurant. Bouteille magnifique avec high fill. Robe bordeaux foncé, bien brillante. Nez sur la mine de crayon, l'âtre froid, très pur, ensuite sur les fruits noirs. Bouche vive à l'attaque, bien structurée, élégante, avec de la réserve. Belle finale, moyennement longue.
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Surprisingly young nose of raspberry, red cherry and earthy pencil lead kind of aroma, still sweetly pungent with alcohol after 5 hrs of decanting. Frankly a very welcoming nose and better than expected turnout considering the surmountable literature on how this house has under-performed in the last few decades. Medium body of red fruits, quite a decent finish, reminiscing of a young Barolo actually! Not a second growth quality but a very worthy mid tier grand cru. Very enjoyable!
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12/19/2018 - Nels+ Likes this wine: 92 Points
Schlank und elegant mit roten und schwarzen Beeren, Cassis, Pencil, Graphit und co. Scheint gerade in einem guten Trinkfenster zu stehen.
BoW 18.5/20
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4/2/2018 - Vladimir1111 wrote: 90 Points
Initially some fruit, mineral. Tannins with more body and complexity within 1 hour.
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10/8/2014 - johnh1001 wrote: 88 Points
A fading nose of wet bandaids, earth, some smoke and a hint of clove. Over an hour more sweet black fruit came out and while this was impressive for the age, it is clearly on the downward slope.
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3/2/2013 - Ericsson wrote: 90 Points
Décanté, au restaurant. Bouteille magnifique avec high fill. Robe bordeaux foncé, bien brillante. Nez sur la mine de crayon, l'âtre froid, très pur, ensuite sur les fruits noirs. Bouche vive à l'attaque, bien structurée, élégante, avec de la réserve. Belle finale, moyennement longue.
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12/31/2011 - Leon Chan wrote: 89 Points
Surprisingly young nose of raspberry, red cherry and earthy pencil lead kind of aroma, still sweetly pungent with alcohol after 5 hrs of decanting. Frankly a very welcoming nose and better than expected turnout considering the surmountable literature on how this house has under-performed in the last few decades. Medium body of red fruits, quite a decent finish, reminiscing of a young Barolo actually! Not a second growth quality but a very worthy mid tier grand cru. Very enjoyable!
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