2002 Domaine René Leclerc Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Combe aux Moines

Community Tasting Notes (10) Avg Score: 91.4 points

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  12/1/2022 - Carlo Sarto Likes this wine:

  In a perfect place. Terroir-driven elegance. The lightness of Being in Gevrey-Chambertin 1er. Wish I had another.

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  12/11/2016 - KVM wrote:

  medium + red. Dark berry and plum nose with enticing spice and some earth - gorgeous. Solidly structured but with lots of fruit texture too, this has turned into a beautiful bottle of wine.The fruit is fresh and complex on the long finish.

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  5/30/2010 - DougLee wrote: 92 Points

  Popped and poured to accompany simple roast chicken. Darker ruby color. Wonderful nose of black raspberry, cherry, camphor, earth. Vibrant layers of raspberry, blackberry, licorice, and cinnamon on the palate laced with iron and mineral notes also. Tannins well-balanced by forward fruit and brisk acidity. Finish is long with echoes of round black fruit and periodic hits of iron. Terrifically enjoyable wine bridging new world and old world sensibilities.

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  11/8/2009 - DougLee wrote: 93 Points

  My better half makes boeuf bourguignon for the first time so immediately I think of this bottle, which magically appeared three weeks ago at my neighborhood wine shop (I bit of course). Popped and aired in the glass for 30 minutes. I am somewhat skeptical about the outcome because the cork is stained right up to the top and the nose is somewhat mute. The palate, however, is completely convincing because there is presence and luxuriant fruit in spades. With time, the nose begins to open up and reveal exotic Asian spice and blackberry fruit laced with licorice. The palate becomes a ringing chime of full raspberry fruit enmeshed with minerals, iron, earth, cinnamon, and lovely grip that just holds one's attention for ages. Acidity is ample and the tannins if anything concentrate the mind on the echoing finish. With the boeuf it is a match made in heaven. Wow wine, with 13.5% alcohol and character to burn.

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  12/29/2008 - KeithAkers wrote: 91 Points

  a look at Gevrey Chambertin (jacky's bistro): nose: at first, this was shockingly new world-esque, but as it developed more in the glass, it took on more classic burgundian characteristics with a new world slant. Tones of black spices, black cherries, red cherries, and inflections of earth creep in after the initial strawberries and brighter raspberries
  
  taste: very interesting and forwardish on the palate, though with burgundian acidity to back it up, with plums, dark cherries, perfumes, earthen tones, and bits of black spices. Good lighter style feel
  
  overall: very interesting right now, but the acidity and tannins are kicking a lot. One wonders how this will be when it starts to fully come around. Shape shifting aromatics, but more consistent on the palate, this needs another 4-6 years before its really ready

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