1996 Jean-Jacques Confuron Romanée St. Vivant

Community Tasting Notes (17) Avg Score: 92.2 points

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  10/16/2020 - drwine2001 wrote:

  Garnet center, lighter edge. Attractive secondary aromas of pine needles, spice, and light red fruit. Elegant, silky medium weight, enjoyable earthy base. Discrete plummy fruit, clove, and the acidity of the year doesn't assert itself until the end, leading to a slightly rough finish. Better than (exactly!) a year ago, but nothing memorable. More at the level of an excellent Vosne Premier Cru, it left me wanting a little more.

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  7/3/2020 - steinersing wrote: 95 Points

  very attractive nose, floral. Good density and consistency. Showing well now.

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  10/26/2019 - hprphf wrote: 93 Points

  Zachy's 2019/10 - 2 (Le Bernardin Prive): Mature nose, clean broad fruit with RSV linear nuance. 93

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  10/16/2019 - drwine2001 wrote:

  Slightly cloudy ruby with minimal fading. Captivating nose with spice and some stems. Medium weight, very earthy but not as sappy as I would expect for this cru. Initially, the 1996 acidity juts out a bit, but with air, it is nicely folded in so that it doesn't leave a tart impression. The spice is definitely there, but the fruit never catches up in volume or sweetness. Overall, very good, not yet completely resolved, and better aromatically than on the palate. I think it's fair to say that this should be better.

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  12/27/2016 - Blair Curtis wrote: 95 Points

  Fantastic bottle. Dark fruit and spice. That mouthwatering line of '96 acid keeps things crunchy and vibrant. Refined despite good weight. Meadows says some bottles of this are great and others are fading...this one was great, but sadly my only one.

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