Nice deep colour – already quite ruby-red at the core – looks good the glass. The aromatics are relatively muted, a little earth and faint underbrush, only occasional glimpses of nice red fruit.
The palate is soft with good apparent concentration, enough acidity and tannins that only show themselves with a little grain as you move into the finish. At its price-point this is a very successful wine, I was only missing a little ‘character’.
Medium lemon yellow. The nose is fresh and understated, yet offers up many layers with a faintly creamy edge. The palate is concentrated yet also understatedly provides layers and layers of interest – I’m now regretting that only 4 more lie in the cellar. Lovely acidity and length. Wonderful in an understated way.
Medium ruby-red coloured. Medium-sweet notes, hints of strawberry and raspberry and eventually faint smoked bacon. The palate has opened out since its last outing, reasonable intensity and a good length. The acidity is a bit up an down, but this is one 2000 Côte de Beaune that is regaining a little poise.
Medium-plus colour. The nose is sweet with vanilla accented red and black fruit. The palate is equally sweet and ripe, quite plush though at the moment I find a slightly annoying vanilla flavour through the core of the wine. Just-right acidity and quite long. Provided the ‘ice-cream effect’ fades this will be super.
Medium lemon-yellow. A clean, if rather soft, nose that eventually shows a nice edge of butterscotch. The light palate has nice acidity and and an interesting burst of flavours from the mid-palate onwards into the finish. Throughout the ‘life’ of this open bottle, and despite how tasty it was, the wine never lost that slightly ‘dilute’ sense – tatsy though.
Medium lemon-yellow. The nose is sweet, shows a little exotic fruit and honey. Slightly fat, good concentration and apparently good acidity given the mouthwatering finish, but falls short of racy. Rather lumpy and borderline harsh on first opening – never really improved over two hours – so only ‘okay’.
Medium ruby-red coloured. Medium-sweet notes, hints of strawberry and raspberry and eventually faint smoked bacon. The palate has opened out since its last outing, reasonable intensity and a good length. The acidity is a bit up an down, but this is one 2000 Côte de Beaune that is regaining a little poise.
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