1978 Hubert Lignier Clos de la Roche

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 93.7 points

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  8/18/2018 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 92 Points

  From magnum. Started as a 94/95, but eventually took on bretty notes and regressed to a 91/92. Deep dense and dark on the palate, this initially had a very engaging and lighter personality nose with spice notes. Air time took it towards the dark soil, meaty and earthy end of the spectrum.

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  12/20/2016 - dream Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Deep smoky cherry and barnyard flavors with a wonderful aged complexity on the finish. Very fine and lacy texture that aged Burgundy can develop. Yum but I think I might have preferred this about 5 years ago when it may have had more intensity. Still, what a treat to taste such an aged version of this great bottling. Game dinner at Daniel. 94

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  8/23/2011 - french16 wrote:

  It was a mistake to not decant this Clos de la Roche. Still showing a very deep color, impressive for the age. The nose shows a lot of olives, mashed strawberries. Similar palate with a great balance acid-fruit. Still structure. Long finish. Not as powerful as I would have imagined.
  A treat to drink such a wine.

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  9/6/2010 - theusualsuspect wrote: 95 Points

  It seems 1978's red burgundies never miss it. In great shape, the meaty style albeit pure, expecially impressive extract and richness. Surprisingly young to many, and I agree. Plenty of acid in there, colors suggest a younger wine. Really fine Remarkable how well red burgundies age if really well stored. This just might deserve another point or two in five or six years.

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