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You miss a heartbeat just nosing this wine... precise, refined & very pure, a silver bead of acidity, so much energy on the finish as it fans out in graceful fashion. There's incredible persistence here... Uncle Henri would have been proud.
Brooding dark berry & floral aromas show terrific lift. Broad, highly concentrated, vibrant with strong acidity perfectly enrobed by intense dark fruit flavors... a rare combination of power... Rouget compared it to the '99 for its finesse.
Outstanding... terrific sense of underlying tension to the tight & chiseled mineral-driven flavors that possess excellent mid-palate concentration, all wrapped in a hugely long, palate coating & seamlessly well-balanced finish. Textbook CP.