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  • Country ranking ?

    1 062
  • Producer ranking ?

    10
  • Decanting time

    2h
  • When to drink

    2020-2035
  • Food Pairing

    Salads

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The Story

This famous grand cru has soils so rocky that Michel had to use small explosives when he replanted his plot of 28 rows of vines in 1970. The shallow soils force the vines to struggle as they produce small quantities of exceptional, highly-extracted fruit. The resulting wine is mineral-driven with a strikingly complex nose of ripe fruit, acacia blossom and stone.

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Vintage 1996

1996 VINTAGE in Burgundy

Maturity levels were in general high following a long hot summer. The wines from the famous Pinot Noir have an intense ruby red colour with lush red fruit aromas. They are wines that are comparable with the outstanding 88s and 89s. The whites are just as outstanding full-bodied with elegant vibrant Chardonnay fruit and sweet white flower and grilled nut aromas. These are wines that have the potential to age magnific...

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Written Notes

It had a razor sharp nose with some stewed corn, buttered fruit, a touch of candle wax, minerals and nice acidity. Its palate was long and balanced but had a little less 'oomph' than I expected. There were a lot of exotic white floral flavors but breadier ones as well. The other bottle was much better than the one I had, and my score reflects a combination of the two. Twelve hours later, that other bottle was singing, though, but I will get to that in a bit, so that is where the 'plus' comes into play

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Côte-d'Or, Burgundy
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