Les Cras Vougeot 1er Cru Pinot Noir

Spiced cherry and red plum skin with a lifted floral and apple blossom elegance. Showing some riper, rounder texture consistent with the vintage, but locked into a strong vein of dark, organic, earthiness.

Dark berry funk on the nose, slightly oxidized. On the palette it's showing roasted, somewhat savory dark red fruit, lots of underlying earthy character, great lacy acid and well integrated, smooth tannins.

Heavenly or so. Fruity and beasty. Greasy mouth

Ruby color. Some earthiness. Red fruit. Very nice with the quail.

Sadly this was too young, but quite promising nonetheless. Berries of course, nice balance and good acidity.

Consistent with last notes. holding on very well.

I love this wine, and though air seems to show it best, I've traded 4 bottles with friends who gave up on it. Dusty nose of dried cherrywood, it's smooth, rich and stemmy with lingering strawberry, cherry and olive bread essence on a 25 second finish. Has 5+ years to go but why wait if you can give it 30 min decant?

Perfectly aged burgundy. One of life's great pleasures. Had all the elements in place. Happy to have had patience to allow it to age.

Herbaceous, tomatoe, summer, bare skin, a bit tanned like a sun dried hide

To pair with Cantonese