2000 Domaine du Gros' Noré Bandol, alc 14%, $27....very slow to unwind...for the first hour of so the tannins overpowered the fruit...now as the bottle nears empty, the fruit is showing well and the tannins have receded...not really in great balance but does provide some pleasure...
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'00 Gros' Noré Bandol
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Matteo Mollo
Matteo Mollo
the '99 has been great but a trusted friend said he had a so-so bottle the other day...ive noticed some variation with these later releases myself but in general pretty cool for the money.
Claude Kolm
Claude Kolm
I drank up my 1999s and 2000s of this estate a while back just because they were so delicious (and cheap -- thanks PC), but I'm sure they'd be still doing well.
Coincincidentaly, last night I opened a bottle of 2000 Tempier Cabassaou. It was decanted, and for the first hour or so, I thought it was hopelessly defective with what I thought might be brett (and my tolerance for brett is very high). After an hour or so, it calmed down and was most attractive. Today at lunch, the remaining 1/3 of the bottle was outstanding, although very young. I'll wait 8-10 years before opening the next bottle. And as I've learned with Tempiers (especially the newer ones), decant at least 1-2 hours in advance of serving.
Coincincidentaly, last night I opened a bottle of 2000 Tempier Cabassaou. It was decanted, and for the first hour or so, I thought it was hopelessly defective with what I thought might be brett (and my tolerance for brett is very high). After an hour or so, it calmed down and was most attractive. Today at lunch, the remaining 1/3 of the bottle was outstanding, although very young. I'll wait 8-10 years before opening the next bottle. And as I've learned with Tempiers (especially the newer ones), decant at least 1-2 hours in advance of serving.
originally posted by Claude Kolm:
I drank up my 1999s and 2000s of this estate a while back just because they were so delicious (and cheap -- thanks PC), but I'm sure they'd be still doing well.
I drank my last of the '99 Gros Noré last year and I'm still waiting on my '01s. Can't say that I've noticed any bottle variation to speak of, but I've only had a handful of bottles from them. Oh, and I've never had the '00.
Mark Lipton