Burgundies and Barolos (89 & 10 DRC, Clos Vougeot, Lambrays, and more) at Fig Tree (Charlotte, NC): Decanted 3.5 hours in advance, back in the bottle after 20 minutes uncorked. Reasonable amount of sediment. Quite secondary nose of the decant but more flavorful and primary nose when served – probably just the contrast with the Barolos. Ripe, dark fruits on the palate. A much more powerful wine following the 30+ year old Burgs and 50+ year old Barolos. Well-integrated oak – tasty and not offensive or distracting. Excellent flavor balanced against some of the emerging secondary notes. Plenty of years ahead for this wine. Delicious wine and great flight.
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From magnum. Had the last bottle 3 years ago and it will continue to evolve. Consistent with last botlle with its dark and powerful Gevrey fruits with soft tannins and some sweetness.
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Christmas with the Functional Fridays crossfit team: From magnum. Dark-fruited and powerful with soft tannins and some sweetness. Nice pinot nose with some animale flavours. Still very young and with plenty of upside. It is for a 2005-wine quite accessible and drinks good right now although it will improve further from here.
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Burg Dinner at The Eatery, Wine #8: Despite a note of well-integrated but present oak on the nose, this showed nice gamey-animale aspect (someone said sweet road-kill?)pot-pouri, nice ripe black fruits, full tannins. Very nice, but maybe not for purists.
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6/21/2022 - kevinpatrick Likes this wine:
Burgundies and Barolos (89 & 10 DRC, Clos Vougeot, Lambrays, and more) at Fig Tree (Charlotte, NC): Decanted 3.5 hours in advance, back in the bottle after 20 minutes uncorked. Reasonable amount of sediment. Quite secondary nose of the decant but more flavorful and primary nose when served – probably just the contrast with the Barolos. Ripe, dark fruits on the palate. A much more powerful wine following the 30+ year old Burgs and 50+ year old Barolos. Well-integrated oak – tasty and not offensive or distracting. Excellent flavor balanced against some of the emerging secondary notes. Plenty of years ahead for this wine. Delicious wine and great flight.
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11/25/2021 - theRealPepe wrote: flawed
Corked. Maybe Premier Cru will accept it as a return.
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12/31/2020 - larsth wrote: 93 Points
From magnum. Had the last bottle 3 years ago and it will continue to evolve. Consistent with last botlle with its dark and powerful Gevrey fruits with soft tannins and some sweetness.
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12/20/2017 - larsth wrote: 93 Points
Christmas with the Functional Fridays crossfit team: From magnum. Dark-fruited and powerful with soft tannins and some sweetness. Nice pinot nose with some animale flavours. Still very young and with plenty of upside. It is for a 2005-wine quite accessible and drinks good right now although it will improve further from here.
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2/21/2017 - peternelson wrote: 93 Points
Burg Dinner at The Eatery, Wine #8: Despite a note of well-integrated but present oak on the nose, this showed nice gamey-animale aspect (someone said sweet road-kill?)pot-pouri, nice ripe black fruits, full tannins. Very nice, but maybe not for purists.
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