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Removed from a professional wine storage facility; Purchased direct from a distributor
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Estimate
The 2009 Richebourg is a dramatic wine... so much fruit that the tannins are barely perceptible... This is a huge, vertical wine that captures the essence of Richebourg in its towering fruit and structure.
Swaths of tannin frame an explosive core of fruit in a Burgundy endowed with a real sense of gravitas...radiance and ripeness of the year has filled out the wine nicely...
...expansive and tautly muscular broad-shouldered flavors are, unusually, almost as fine as those of the RSV yet even slightly more complex with the same finely grained tannins... genuinely sensational, clearly built for the very long haul.
A fleshy, charming red, sporting expressive aromas of cherry and sandalwood, with a touch of mint. On the palate, a mouthful of cherry, berry, smoke, leaf and spice notes are allied to a dense texture and serious tannins...
...sharply delineated but tightly wound and dominated by its structure. Conveys a rigorous impression of calcaire minerality but this will need a good decade... Finishes very long and subtle, with superb spine and lingering perfume.
Very rich and sumptuous nose. The epitome of richness... In 2009 this seems more obviously rich than the Romanée-St-Vivant... Very refreshing on the finish. Not a heavyweight but very entrancing...