Edmond Cornu & Fils
Le Bois Roussot Ladoix 1er Cru Pinot Noir 2019
2019 vintage. Decanted and tasted after 5 minutes. Medium-medium heavy body. Fairly fleshy. Big primary fruit with little nuance evident currently. Would probably be happier with this in 5-8 years where the nuance would have crept in and the overt fruit pared down a bit. 05.28.25. — 2 days ago
Domaine Armand Rousseau
Chambertin Clos de Bèze Grand Cru Pinot Noir 1995
1995 vintage. Not decanted. Appropriate color. Good fill and cork. Beautiful, integrated nose. Flavors same. Medium-medium heavy body. Dark fruit, earth and spice coalescing into a unified experience now. This is at the top of the bell curve for the next half-decade and probably longer. Still, undeniable power under the hood and completely bewitching. 05.28.25. — 2 days ago
Domaine Armand Rousseau
Clos des Ruchottes Ruchottes-Chambertin Grand Cru Pinot Noir 2001
2001 vintage. Not decanted. Nice fill and cork. Youthful nose of eucalyptus/spearmint and orange peel. Medium-medium heavy body. Just so fresh. Tasted more like a 3-4 year old Burg instead of a 24 yo one. Excellent length of finish filled with sandalwood/tree bark, clove, cinnamon and raspberry. This specimen needed another 15-20 years to “grow up.” 05.28.25. — 2 days ago
Château Durfort-Vivens
Margaux Cru Classé en 1855 Red Bordeaux Blend 2018
2018 vintage. Last tasted 8.9.21 (9.3), 2.25.22 (9.3), 3.7.22 (9.4) and 11.19.22 (9.4). Never had much baby fat but even less now and really starting to knit together. Wow. So close to a 9.5. Light-medium/medium body. Mostly front-palate punch still but dusty fruit and tannins transitioning and sliding that driver’s seat back more than a bit. 5.27.25. — 3 days ago
Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego
2013 vintage. Decanted and tasted after two hours. Medium body. Leaning heavily towards a feminine-styled Cabernet and has dropped nearly all of the braggadocio of youth. As mentioned with another reviewer @Jay Kline not even close to being as exciting as the producer’s Les Pavots bottling and fairly one-dimensional. More than a bit disappointing given the initial acclaim. 05.29.25. — a day ago