13 March 2011: Drinking beautifully now, showing off its sweet ripe fruit, bolstered by the smooth velvety tannin, all balanced and propped up by a good level of acidity. Lovely raspberry and redcurrant character, then opening up to savoury, violet, spicy and farmyard character. An extremely well-made Premier Cru, but I do not think there is a real rush to drink up this wine. For those who like the fruity style, it is drinking beautifully now and for those who like some more tertiary character, this wine will hold up for the next 5 - 6 years, with some lovely surprises! By the way, it went very well with our deep fried pork, in a fermented bean curd sauce. 17.5/20
It just shows how under-rated 2000 has been for burgundies (both white and red)! We opened a 2000 Simon Bize Corton Charlemagne recently and the wine was nowhere near the "Drink Me Up Quickly" point. Belying the taut structure, it showed racy acicity and well integrated character of citrus and mineral, with just a hint of smoke and toast. It could go on evolving for a long while!
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