2006 Dominique Laurent Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Beaumonts Vieilles Vignes

Community Tasting Notes (8) Avg Score: 92.4 points

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  3/2/2023 - wjl88 wrote:

  Potentially flawed bottle, as it showed signs of slight heat damage on the cork (despite the label being pristine) -- I guess it's what you get from auctions.
  
  Still quite oak dominant, the finish when the bottle first opens is pure oak, to the point where it builds up to being bitter. Some vegetable notes prominent.
  
  Fruit is pretty ripe, a bit like sugar soaked/maybe slightly stewed strawberries (all quite drinkable, nothing seems particularly off about this). Not much about the bottle tells you it's from Vosne, let alone Beaumonts. Lots and lots of acidity still, although it feels a bit disjointed from the rest of the wine.
  
  The bottle opened up quite a bit more over the night where it performed significantly better. Tasty after oak showed some integration, but still way too much oak left in the bottle. Would argue that this needs a lot more time for everything to integrate, unless you really love oak.

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  11/9/2020 - Tgood wrote: 92 Points

  Surprisingly youthful medium translucent red ruby clear w some brilliance, mint strawcherry w/ hint of cinnamon aromas and flavors spread on nice ample but supportive-only tannins and excellently brisk aidity. Quite a vindication for cellar keeping as this in seems to be taking to its 55 degree slumber.

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  8/4/2019 - barthes Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Brought to In Situ dinner with Robert and Elaine. Excellent wine that's stood the test of time. Well balanced, still has hints of cherry and tobacco.

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  10/11/2015 - Roentgen Ray wrote: 94 Points

  Ruby garnet color in my glass right now.
  This bottle emotes secondary aromatics right now, with hints of both primary and secondary aromatics.
  I get Asian five spice, ripe black cherry, and a little funk that reminds me of the grill a day after a big steak cookout on extra high heat!
  Tannins were warm and textured, Improved after 2 hours open.

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  12/25/2014 - Nojomoschwa Likes this wine: 96 Points

  We had this with our duck on Xmas Day and stole the show at the table. This was just remarkably perfumed, and then seamless on the palate, with all manner of red fruit, earth and woody notes parading around. It may have lacked a certain depth of flavor, and perhaps it wasn't the longest in finish, but boy was this a totally enjoyable bottle. I wish I had another. Such a treat. Real class in the glass.

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