1997

1997 Jacob Lucien Savigny-lès-Beaune Les Vergelesses

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Pale gold colour. The nose remains rather understated, majoring in high-tones. Soft texture with lowish acidity but seems nicely put together. Quite nice.

1997 Cathiard Sylvain Vosne-Romanée Les Malconsorts

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Medium-plus ruby-red. The nose is deep and dense with an edge of maturity, cocoa and undergrowth too – actually it reminds me of the 97 La Tâche – cool! – very Vosne. The cocoa/chocolate is apparent on the palate too, set against some fat and a lovely penetrating and slowly lingering central line of flavour. Of-course the acidity is on a relatively low level but, hence, provides no awkward shape to the wine. The tannin is velvetty and has just a trace of bitterness, but in a pleasing bitter chocolate style. The length is very impressive – maybe it was worth buying a full 12 after-all! The balance makes this quite precocious, so for drinking from now and over the next 10+ years.

1997 de Montille Pommard Les Rugiens

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(Magnum) A lovely soft and sweet red fruit nose – still quite primary. Plenty of decent tannin and lots of dimension on the palate. This is young but in the context of the vintage, excellent – the pick of these Pommards.

1997 Jadot Louis Beaune Grèves La Clos Blanc

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Medium yellow colour. The nose is high toned and just a little understated – the palate is anything but; it’s full-packed, concentrated and ripe. Deep and creamy length. The acidity is relatively low but the power and delivery are impressive.

1997 Champy Père et Fils Beaune Clos des Avaux

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(Magnum) Deep and dark on the nose. Sweet and ripe fruit runs through the palate, no problem with the tannins but the acidity seems not all that well integrated. Overall this is not bad, indeed quite drinkable.

1997 Mortet Thierry Chambolle-Musigny Les Beaux-Bruns

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Soft but fresh red fruits on the nose. The palate is very good, fresh and tannic. This is interesting and full of personality..

1997 Jobard Francois et Antoine Meursault Poruzots

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Medium yellow. An understated but very pleasant nose. The palate has dimension, concentration and integration – It’s really very good. Lowish acidity but very tasty.

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