Wine was disjointed and awkward for the first 1.5/2 hours. Was dark and brooding but took quite a bit of air and time to get more out of it. In a very different place in compared to past 2007 drouhin's I've had. Intellectually made sense this wine will need more time but wasn't completely sold.
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During a Paulee dinner, so only brief impressions. Feels still youngish vs their outstanding 2007 Griotte, which is in full blossom already. Good volume and pure, dark fruit with some earth and spices show on the nose. tannins can benefit from some more time. Got better with aeration, hence decanting advised. 94-95
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12/24/2021 - fatboi wrote:
Wine was disjointed and awkward for the first 1.5/2 hours. Was dark and brooding but took quite a bit of air and time to get more out of it. In a very different place in compared to past 2007 drouhin's I've had. Intellectually made sense this wine will need more time but wasn't completely sold.
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12/9/2021 - BradE wrote:
steinersing's note is spot on. Good, but dense. It's not opulent, yet I'm looking forward to another bottle.
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3/28/2020 - steinersing wrote: 94 Points
Dense fruit, good depth, very solid - nose still a little muted - built for Long term
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1/17/2020 - Collector1855 wrote: 94 Points
During a Paulee dinner, so only brief impressions. Feels still youngish vs their outstanding 2007 Griotte, which is in full blossom already. Good volume and pure, dark fruit with some earth and spices show on the nose. tannins can benefit from some more time. Got better with aeration, hence decanting advised. 94-95
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12/17/2010 - BradE wrote:
From 375. Wanted to get an early read on this. Terrific wine, gorgeous, will be a star.
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