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$100, 4 stars, 93 points, burgundy, cotes de nuits, france, pinot noir
Medium garnet colored, edging to clear with high viscosity (13.5% ABV). The nose has medium intensity aromas of Luxardo cherries, spice box, tobacco, red plum, mushroom, forest floor, desiccated cranberries, and lavender. It’s more youthful in sight and smell than I was expecting from a 25 year old wine. The palate is dry with high acidity, a medium (-) body, and medium tannins that are fine grained and mostly integrated. Medium intensity flavors of mulled cherry, dried cranberry, red plum reduction, spice box, that earthy forest floor coupled with an umami mushroom note. The tannins start to grip on the mid palate showing off this wine’s structure, which somewhat overshadows the intensity of the fruit and tertiary notes. The finish is medium (+) in length, adding a point to this well aged wine that is still developing and will hopefully gain more intensity whilst the tannins fully soften away. I paid $100 for it a few months ago. It gets 93 points from me and therefore 4 stars. Drink this Pinot Noir till 2030? I’m pairing it with Filet for Mother’s Day dinner. Salut….
