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The Vine - Clive Coates : Medium colour. Pretty,
supple, elegant nose. Not a great deal of stuffing (48
he/ha) but good fruit and not short. Did a bit of saigner
here but not quite enough. Lacks a little punch. Quite
good. Charming. Three to four years.
The wine advocate : I also admired the Chambolle-Musigny-
La Combe d'Orveau for its elegance. Soft texture, and
abundant ripe fruitiness. It, too should be consumed over
the next 4-5 years. The Clos Vougeot was disappointing,
offering up raisiny, pruny, overripe fruit, althrough
it did exhibit fine extract and decent length.
Clos Vougeot 1989:
The Vine - Clive Coates : This is very good. Fine
new oak support of a wine which is intense, concentrated,
has very good grip and above all excellent rich fruit.
Long and complex. Full and meaty. Very elegant. Fine.
Seven years.
The Wine spectaor : Excellent and understated,
with toasty berry and plum flavors and silky tannins.
Try in 1993.
Richebourg 1989:
The vine - Clive Coates - juin 2004
: Fine, full, mature colour. Grilled nuts and coffee
on the nose. Fresh, stylish and very composed. This is
obsolutely à point. Medium-full body. Velvety-smooth.
Today more enjoyable to drink than the 1990, though the
latter is more concentrated and better in the long run.
Ripe and complex. Very elegant and very harmonious. Very
long and lovely. Very fine indeed. Nox-2020. 19.5
The Vine - Clive Coates : Rather
more closed but richer and more concentrated. Very fine,
complex, luscious fruit. Full, rich and meaty on the palate.
Very good grip. Very good intensity. This is very elegant
and very long on the palate. Very fine. Eight years.
The wine advocate : The Richebourg was a superb
wine, with gorgeous, medium dark ruby color, a penetrating
fragrance of sweet plums, toasty new oak, and minerals.
In the mouth, there is fabulous concentration, a wonderfully
round, opulent texture, and persistence on the palate
that lasts for more than a minute. This Richebourg's only
limitation is that it will have to be drunk over the next
6-7 years. A Christopher Cannan (Europvin ) Selection,
various importers.
The wine spectator : Decadent, with entense, gamy,
smoky fruity flavors, velvety tannins and an utralong,
flavorful finish. Try from 1994 to 1998.
Vosne-Romanée 1989:
The Vine - Clive Coates : This is meatier and
fatter. Good stylish fruit. Quite voluptuous in a medium-weight,
easy-to-appreciate, reasonably-quick-to-evolve way. Good
intensity. Long on the finish and elegant. Five years.
The wine advocate : The delicious, sweet, oaky,
spicy, generously endowed Vosne-Romanée should
make tempting drinking over the 4-5 years.
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