'05 Clos de la Roilette

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Stephen South
2005 Coudert Clos de la Roilette, Fleurie, alc 13%...$16....nose is open and expressive....palate is more delicate and refined with a bit of perfume character...soft.....seems to be fairly good but maybe a bit closed
 
originally posted by BJ:
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Agreed!

I wonder what the future holds for these 2005s. They don't resemble any vintage I know of or have experience with. I'm cellaring mostly on potential and faith without a clear understanding of where they will end up. I have an uncomfortable feeling that they may not emerge into the kind of wines I was hoping for, but that in another 20 years, you'll be ecstatic.
 
originally posted by VLM:
originally posted by BJ:
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Agreed!

I wonder what the future holds for these 2005s. They don't resemble any vintage I know of or have experience with. I'm cellaring mostly on potential and faith without a clear understanding of where they will end up. I have an uncomfortable feeling that they may not emerge into the kind of wines I was hoping for, but that in another 20 years, you'll be ecstatic.
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you are speaking of the region in general ?
if you poke into things that yield sooner, e.g. most non-Coudert Fleurie or St Amour, the 05s are absolutely fantastic.
 
originally posted by .sasha:
originally posted by VLM:
originally posted by BJ:
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Agreed!

I wonder what the future holds for these 2005s. They don't resemble any vintage I know of or have experience with. I'm cellaring mostly on potential and faith without a clear understanding of where they will end up. I have an uncomfortable feeling that they may not emerge into the kind of wines I was hoping for, but that in another 20 years, you'll be ecstatic.
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you are speaking of the region in general ?
if you poke into things that yield sooner, e.g. most non-Coudert Fleurie or St Amour, the 05s are absolutely fantastic.
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I'm speaking of the wines I cellar, Desvignes, Coudert.
 
originally posted by VLM:
originally posted by BJ:
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Agreed!

I wonder what the future holds for these 2005s. They don't resemble any vintage I know of or have experience with. I'm cellaring mostly on potential and faith without a clear understanding of where they will end up. I have an uncomfortable feeling that they may not emerge into the kind of wines I was hoping for, but that in another 20 years, you'll be ecstatic.
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Holy shit!! VLM advocating for a long wait? What next? BJ drinking his '10 Foillards? I think that those '05s that I tried were marked by their structure, just as the Cote D'Or reds were. They have a lot of tannins to shed, but their acidity should seem them through. My worry is that they'll always be more dark-complected than what I seek in the region (My platonic ideal of Gamay is thoroughly red-fruited and high toned)

Mark Lipton
 
originally posted by SFJoe:
I think it's time I looked in on Lapierre and Brun.
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I took one for the Gipper a few months back - the l'Ancien under naturelle is tight and early.

I agree with VLM's assessment entirely.
 
I should mention that Jean Paul expressed his doubts about the 05 l'Ancien. He seemed to think it was a bit of an oddball. He thought it was metallic and seemed to think it might end up in a weird place.

So I'm the guinea pig it looks like.
 
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