1996 Domaine Bruno Clair Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos du Fonteny

Community Tasting Notes (6) Avg Score: 89 points

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  2/18/2017 - Paul S wrote: 92 Points

  Dinner with Achille Merlier (Jade Palace, Forum Galleria, Singapore): Pretty good. This had a very classic Gevrey nose, with notes of smoked bacon and soil, ripe red fruit with shades of blueberry territory, and then touches of spice, maybe just a sprinkle of dried flower petals. A nice, quite masculine nose. The palate was still marked by a rather firm structure, with fine tannins and a very decent acidity lending a slight rasp to the wine's dark cherry and berry flavours. Not exactly refined, but certainly not rustic either - this came across as well-shaped and nicely packed, with a good sense of clarity and a not-overly-polished type of old-school charm. Decent finish too - with smoked spice and herbs alongside a touch of savoury meat, all riding off into the distance on a little bed of powdery tannins. Pretty good overall. Drinking nicely now, with some runway to go yet.

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  4/9/2016 - astroman wrote:

  Toffee earth some hints of Brett. Good balance of acid and tannins. Very nicely drinking now but could improve with another 10 years.

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  2/6/2013 - Dr.Scott Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Very tasty. Elegant GC which was well balanced and held together beautifully through our 2 hour dinner. Perfect drinking now

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  8/9/2011 - Alex H wrote: 85 Points

  At first whiff , the nose is full of roots , dusty wood and dreid earth. Backward palate of red forest frruits and sour cherries. Drinking now and should be drunk now.

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  6/8/2010 - echya01 wrote: 91 Points

  Raspberry, raspberry, raspberry... on the nose and in the mouth.
  From a well-preserved bottle, this wine is probably peaking now, long and very intense, dominated by the fruit character, but without being cloying. Other notes: sour cherry, blackberry, and a mineral backbone. Strong aroma and long finish. Not the most complex, but who cares, it's a beauty. Good alone and good with food; nicely complemented barbecued chicken, mushrooms, and zucchini. If you wait, it might acquire more complex secondary notes, but I suspect that it won't be as enjoyable.

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