1997 – at the double – the le-la’s :)

15.9.2020billn

La Romanée Le Corton Bouchard Père

Two grand crus from 1997 – both from Bouchard Père – the Le-La‘s…

1997 Bouchard Père et Fils, Le Corton
A wine that went through a strange phase about 5 years ago – the wines all (3 consecutive) seemed corked so I gave up trying them – or maybe they were corked! All my recent bottles, like this one, have been super.
Hmm, a much more forward nose from opening versus the next wine; a little whole-cluster-style complexity and with much to find – this is a great nose! Expressive, open-flavoured – I’m not sure that I would guess Corton, or even Côte de Beaune – this is absolutely delicious though, with beautifully balanced concentration and a sneakily mouth-watering long finish. Ooh – this is really in a great place at the moment. More than excellent.
Rebuy – Yes

1997 Bouchard Père et Fils, La Romanée
My previous bottle of this – 3 years ago – was fabulous. This was also not too shabby!!!
A nose that takes its time to grow in the glass – always fresh but taking its time to captivate – but in time it does with a growing floral accent to the spice – it makes for a very fine invitation. Pow! The nose was certainly understated in comparison to the impact in the mouth – full and wonderfully complex. After 23 years this is still youthful and even a little saline but absolutely a wine that holds my attention – it develops, seemingly without end, in the glass for over 2 hours. Bravo, no question!
Rebuy – Yes

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There are 2 responses to “1997 – at the double – the le-la’s :)”

  1. Suvro15th September 2020 at 3:03 pmPermalinkReply

    “sneakily” Yes sirree Bob!

  2. Gilberto16th September 2020 at 2:47 pmPermalinkReply

    Just to inflict ourselves unnecessary pain, how much did the Romanee cost at the time?

    • billn16th September 2020 at 4:23 pmPermalinkReply

      Well, Gilberto. If I remember correctly, in 2001 I paid 380 chf per bottle – About half the price of Romanée-Conti that year. In fact, direct from the (Liger-Belair) domaine, if you were a private client, the price was below that until the 2009 vintage!

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