Saw this on a list for a good price and decided to pull the trigger.
This definitely felt like a mature white burgundy: honey, butterscotch, granny smith apples, meyer lemons, white peaches, mangoes, classic Coche struck matches, white blossoms that flows into a mixture of white pepper spice, bruised apple, and a deep, deep minerality on the finish. With more air, deeper bruised and tropical fruits came out and the nose became more perfumed.
It felt like it had all the elements of a killer white burgundy but I think what stopped it from getting there was a slight lack of freshness — it felt like there was too much bruised fruits on the palate to my liking.
DannyAmendolazol
Price? Restaurant?
IAMFRAGEN
Thanks for the notes. Ullage and bottle condition do not look nice for a 2000. Perhaps better storage would have preserved some more freshness.
goldshot007
Last time I tried this it was a1996, one bottle was incredible with very ripe fruit. The second bottle was absolutely disgusting. Both from the same cellar and sand storage conditions.
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Saw this on a list for a good price and decided to pull the trigger.
This definitely felt like a mature white burgundy: honey, butterscotch, granny smith apples, meyer lemons, white peaches, mangoes, classic Coche struck matches, white blossoms that flows into a mixture of white pepper spice, bruised apple, and a deep, deep minerality on the finish. With more air, deeper bruised and tropical fruits came out and the nose became more perfumed.
It felt like it had all the elements of a killer white burgundy but I think what stopped it from getting there was a slight lack of freshness — it felt like there was too much bruised fruits on the palate to my liking.
Price? Restaurant?
Thanks for the notes. Ullage and bottle condition do not look nice for a 2000. Perhaps better storage would have preserved some more freshness.
Last time I tried this it was a1996, one bottle was incredible with very ripe fruit. The second bottle was absolutely disgusting. Both from the same cellar and sand storage conditions.