Showing some bricking on edges & WAY reductive & weird initially w/dark soy & hoisin, mushroom on muted nose, bit of dank basement which had me concerned. 2 hrs later Halls Cherry Cough Drop cut thru the haze along with root beer/sassafras/black tea aromas. Dynamite on palate - smooth & luxurious but sluggish acidity. This is probably on the downward curve.
Showing some bricking on edges & WAY reductive & weird initially w/dark soy & hoisin, mushroom on muted nose, bit of dank basement which had me concerned. 2 hrs later Halls Cherry Cough Drop cut thru the haze along with root beer/sassafras/black tea aromas. Dynamite on palate - smooth & luxurious but sluggish acidity. This is probably on the downward curve.
Apr 29th, 2021Showing beautifully - I've drank at least a dozen of these from 2004 and (unfortunately) there is considerable bottle variation, but this was textbook
Showing beautifully - I've drank at least a dozen of these from 2004 and (unfortunately) there is considerable bottle variation, but this was textbook
Sep 19th, 2016This was the Vieilles Vignes - still hanging in there - solid burgundy although atypical of many from Gevrey, lot more fruit and no barnyard
This was the Vieilles Vignes - still hanging in there - solid burgundy although atypical of many from Gevrey, lot more fruit and no barnyard
Nov 23rd, 2015
Gevrey-Chambertin, Côte de Nuits, Burgundy, France
