Les Duresses Auxey-Duresses 1er Cru Pinot Noir

Nice.

Good burgundy, but not as good as the Berthaut. $43.

Délicieux

Very nice, like the lightness and freshness of Lafouge wines.

Enticing earthy nose. Excellent concentrated chewy sour cherry with some structure and long spicy finish. Needs time to open up.

2011 vintage on December 31 2016. I noticed here we drank the 2012 last year and loved it. This was very good, but I definitely expected more, perhaps because I purposely lasted it down. Had the silky mouthfeel I love in good Pinot. Very delicate, but seemed to be missing the tanin? All in all, most enjoyable.

Gorgeous bouquet--no joke, nosed the thing for like 20 minutes before taking a sip. Palate a bit astringent and disjointed though, second half of the bottle better after a day of slow ox in the fridge

Oh man, silky mouth feel, then the tannins grip and release to a mouth watering juicy finish. Smelled cherry, earth and maybe even olive in the glass. This is beautiful. The wine shop I bought it from said to decant well in advance or open the day before. I poured it into glasses about 8 hours before drinking.

Ripe red cherries, raspberry meringue, sliced strawberries, vanilla bean, baking spices. Perfect acid/smooth velvet tannin ratio, silky texture, long fruity/slightly dusty/earthy finish. Highly approachable to the point that it's easy to overlook it's perfect balance.

Friday afternoon at the office. Better in a few years.