Hubert Lignier's Clos de la Roche 2001 is an elegant beast—powerful in structure, layered and unfolding progressively, with fleshy texture, dark fruit, and black pepper intertwining. It's a very 'un-Roche' Roche. I've had AR's Roche and Dujac's Roche before, but neither had this kind of sheer power.
The 2014 DRC Richebourg exceeded expectations. I wasn't a big fan of the 2014 vintage before—it's a weaker year after all. But this one only started to open up after three hours of decanting, from 5 PM to 8 PM. I poured it three times over the evening, and each glass showed a different evolution:
· First glass: hawthorn and sour plum soup.
· Second glass: elegant rose perfume began to emerge, along with white pepper spice.
· Third glass: fully opened—red fruit, floral notes, and licorice intertwined, with a slender, lean, elegant frame—charming and refined, never cloying.
What a joyful evening. Both bottles were absolutely delightful! — 3 months ago
Kinda light but viscous almost like a cold Glühwein. Smokey cherry, some grapefruit with a hint of butt. — 6 years ago
Kerstmis 19 ONK — 7 years ago
Classic chenin blanc. Med plus acidity, peach pear white flowers and of course lambswool. Could go for at least another 5 years. — a month ago
Cena lider mty @ gand cru — 3 months ago
Well balanced wine, deep and rich taste — 6 months ago
Matt’s most favourite — 7 years ago
Wayyyyyy too tightly wound to be enjoyed currently, intensely citric and leesy — 3 months ago
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5to lugar — 5 months ago
Nice and fruity. Medium body with a short finish. Get good notes of fruit and some pepper on the nose — 6 years ago
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Robegrill — 19 days ago