2002 Baudry Clos Guillot

[Cliff]

Just picked up a bottle this week and it was out of sorts. There's still a fair amount of tannin but it's not hiding anything. It was showing the usual tobacco, violet, and cherries, but it was muddy and diffuse. Bummer.

 

[Rahsaan]

That's a shame. I had a bottle this summer in Europe that was rockin' and rollin' and not at all muddy or structure-dominated. I even described the fruit in my notes as 'luscious' (to be taken within context of course).

 

[Cliff]

That at leaves open the hope that muddy is a stage it might pass through. I didn't get the sense the bottle had much in reserve, though there was some structure still evident.

 

[Rahsaan]

originally posted by Cliff:
That at leaves open the hope that muddy is a stage it might pass through. I didn't get the sense the bottle had much in reserve, though there was some structure still evident.

I'm no expert on how this wine (or any wine) will evolve, but I did remember thinking that there might not be much more upside to the wine. Although my perspective may have been slanted by drinking it alongside the 02 Grezeaux which clearly had more upside.

My note was only a snapshot, but it was a slightly-maturing yet juicy and firmish wine that was still riding on its energy.

Not sure how much depth or complexity it will have once that energy starts to fade.

And for what it's worth, my bottle came from a gorgeous temperature controlled cellar in Paris where the wines I buy always seem much less evolved than the same wines I buy in the States.

Your bottle may just be the endpoint for this wine.