(Magnum) Pale yellow. The nose is unusual, lots of peardrops and just a little sickly to me. The palate, however, is has plenty of acidity that is not perfectly refined but there’s plenty of dimension and good length. A bit of a Curate’s Egg.
1997
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1997 Chevillon Robert Nuits St.Georges Les Vaucrains
1997 Pavelot Jean-Marc et Hugues Savigny-lès-Beaune Les Gravains
1997 Comtes Lafon Meursault Les Genevrières
1997 Rousseau Armand Chambertin
1997 Giboulot Emmanuel Beaune Lalune
1997 Château Chorey-les-Beaune - Germain Beaune Les Cras Vieilles Vignes
1997 Rion Daniel Nuits St.Georges Les Vignes Rondes
Medium-plus ruby-red. The nose starts with deep, musky oak, only very slowly does a lovely red berry note start to come through – actually it becomes very nice indeed. The palate is lithe though concentrated and shows balanced acidity. The tannin is there but you must search hard to find it. The finish is long, but like the nose, rather oak driven and, hence, just a little bitter. A good wine that is not at all easy to spot as a ‘97 and needs at least another 3 years to start coming into maturity.