MMIX
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Ian Fitzsimmons
Ian Fitzsimmons
Already? Who's carrying it?
Zachary Ross
Zachary Ross
it appeared at my local retailer in Brooklyn this week.
Kay Bixler
Kay Bixler
So like, what are you guys talking about?
lars makie
lars makie
I believe it's come and gone out of Chamber's St. I don't know if Joe is saying insane because it's way early to be looking in on these already or if he's agreeing that it's an insane wine. I'm going with the former, because I have no plans on drinking either of my bottles for quite a while. But thanks for the optimism Brad.
Keith Levenberg
Keith Levenberg
That's my view but only cuz I made the mistake of trying one of mine.
Bill Lundstrom
Bill Lundstrom
i drank one of my three bottles a couple weeks back and the wine is stunning.
Tom Glasgow
Thomas W Glasgow
Is the cuvee Marcel the same as the MMIX?
Ian Fitzsimmons
Ian Fitzsimmons
Sip Wine shows some in inventory, for all you New Yawkas.
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oddly, I think the fact that we had it at cellar T (both inside and outside the bottle) made it even more insane. We didn't expect much complexity at this stage anyway, so no issue there. But the beast is, despite impeccable balance, loaded. Just look at the colour, or listen to hilariously long finish. If the temperature took the edge off the fruit, we didn't even notice, there was so much to go around in the first place, and the ripeness and quality of tannins being kind of crazy. I don't believe the balance would have suffered in any way at room temperature either, but there should have been at least some recognition of the wine's size, and would thus require some amount of work - while our experience required none.
Weds I opened an 09 T-giving sipping trio, for cooking and sipping Weds and yesterday, just for kicks: The MMIX, the Tardive, and the Thevenet VV. I still have plenty of each and will see what they do over the next couple of days.
The MMIX was mind blowing upon opening, with some fairly crazy forest and undergrowthy elements, ridiculously long, and has tremendous purity. It shut down very hard, and while drinkable with some pleasure yesterday, is unyielding of the future pleasure it will provide.
The Tardive is classic Tardive, on a bigger scale (how does he keep this wine so darn consistent?), and started off more closed, and somewhat more open yesterday. Again needs a lot of time for maximal pleasure. Very cool new foil cap, BTW.
The Thevenet was bretty, to my chagrin, but seemed to tone it down on day two. I didn't even get to this yesterday other than a little sip. Keeping this puppy cold in the cellar will be critical.
Same comment I had before: Don't drink these upper cuvees now - I only did it because I have a lot of them. If you just have a few, don't go there. The lesser 09s are where the action is right now, and they are tremendous. Brouilly is a good place to check out. JP's CdB is by far the best 09 I've had for current drinking, and it is truly wonderful.
The MMIX was mind blowing upon opening, with some fairly crazy forest and undergrowthy elements, ridiculously long, and has tremendous purity. It shut down very hard, and while drinkable with some pleasure yesterday, is unyielding of the future pleasure it will provide.
The Tardive is classic Tardive, on a bigger scale (how does he keep this wine so darn consistent?), and started off more closed, and somewhat more open yesterday. Again needs a lot of time for maximal pleasure. Very cool new foil cap, BTW.
The Thevenet was bretty, to my chagrin, but seemed to tone it down on day two. I didn't even get to this yesterday other than a little sip. Keeping this puppy cold in the cellar will be critical.
Same comment I had before: Don't drink these upper cuvees now - I only did it because I have a lot of them. If you just have a few, don't go there. The lesser 09s are where the action is right now, and they are tremendous. Brouilly is a good place to check out. JP's CdB is by far the best 09 I've had for current drinking, and it is truly wonderful.