Saturday lunch gathering (Bethesda, Maryland): Fully mature color with brown rim. Absolutely gorgeous nose displaying slightly dry cherry fruit, a hint of blackberry, brown sugar, licorice, soy, rose, black truffle, sous bois, leather, dark spices and earth. Fully integrated palate, subtle yet sweet and decadent red fruit, silky and fluid, perfect amount of acidity and mineral, mostly resolved tannins and a medium to long sweet slightly dry fruit driven finish with rose and dark spices at the end. The has reached the second peak, i.e. full maturity. For my palate, 98pt nose but 93pt palate. A great treat as I love the fully mature expression in Burgundy.
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1/10/2024 - fcxj wrote: 94 Points
Clean bottle, excellent old Burgundy. Easily pass for decade younger. Floral, sousbois aromatics that linger. (6258)
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7/27/2022 - Burgnick Likes this wine: 92 Points
Fully resolved and elegant Volnay in Gerard Potel’s hand. It exhibits iron, sous bois and cherry fruit. Drinking beautifully.
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12/26/2020 - Burgnick Likes this wine: 92 Points
Iron, dark fruit, earth and herbs. Fresh and youthful palate. Good weight and complexity.
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11/7/2020 - dcwino wrote: 96 Points
Saturday lunch gathering (Bethesda, Maryland): Fully mature color with brown rim. Absolutely gorgeous nose displaying slightly dry cherry fruit, a hint of blackberry, brown sugar, licorice, soy, rose, black truffle, sous bois, leather, dark spices and earth. Fully integrated palate, subtle yet sweet and decadent red fruit, silky and fluid, perfect amount of acidity and mineral, mostly resolved tannins and a medium to long sweet slightly dry fruit driven finish with rose and dark spices at the end. The has reached the second peak, i.e. full maturity. For my palate, 98pt nose but 93pt palate. A great treat as I love the fully mature expression in Burgundy.
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3/7/2020 - hprphf wrote: 93 Points
La Paulee 2020 - Gala Dinner (Pier 60): Magnum 00174. This period Pousse d'Or is indeed very good. Great weight and sweet spice. 93
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