1996 Dumas Clos St. Denis. Dinner at home during Quarantine. Opened and served. Didn’t decant. First pour (while cooking) was straight after opening and very strong fresh strawberry notes. Really evolved in bottle over dinner (next hour or so), getting richer, showing nice tannins (in a feminine way), and became much more complex. By the end of the night (2 hours later), was richer and much more Burgundian. Thoroughly enjoyable throughout the evolution. Next time, if drinking quickly, would event ~30 mins before serving.
1996 Dumas Clos St. Denis. Dinner at home during Quarantine. Opened and served. Didn’t decant. First pour (while cooking) was straight after opening and very strong fresh strawberry notes. Really evolved in bottle over dinner (next hour or so), getting richer, showing nice tannins (in a feminine way), and became much more complex. By the end of the night (2 hours later), was richer and much more Burgundian. Thoroughly enjoyable throughout the evolution. Next time, if drinking quickly, would event ~30 mins before serving.
Mar 28th, 20201996 Domaine Dujac Clos St. Denis Grand Cru Burgundy. Lunch at T w Roger S. Drank alongside '96 Rousseau Clos St. Jacques. Neither was overwhelming, but this was slightly more enjoyable at first. However, this petered out by mid-lunch while the other got marginally better. Decanted 45 min before pouring.
1996 Domaine Dujac Clos St. Denis Grand Cru Burgundy. Lunch at T w Roger S. Drank alongside '96 Rousseau Clos St. Jacques. Neither was overwhelming, but this was slightly more enjoyable at first. However, this petered out by mid-lunch while the other got marginally better. Decanted 45 min before pouring.
Mar 29th, 2017