Ruby in color with purple hues, mostly clear and bright. The nose is nice with cherries, sour cherries, and slight cedar. Medium bodied. Light tannins. On the palate, this has a nice complexity. Flavors of cherries, spice, red raspberries and char. Long finish. This would be better with food. It worked well with assorted cheeses, but of course, Époisses would be great.
Checking on a 2005 Burgundy. Not ready yet. Ruby/purple in color. The nose is nice but primary with cherries and spice. On the palate, this has cherries, slight tannins and spice. Pretty monolithic at this stage but it eventually opens with air. Hold these for now.
Purple in color. The nose is tight. With a few hours of air it opened a bit more to show a nice earthy cherry quality. On the palate, this is soft. It has a sweet tart quality to the cherry fruit. A bit clipped on the finish. At $40, this may provide value if it develops over the next few years. Time will tell.
Ruby/purple in color, mostly opaque and bright. The nose is big and on the ripe side with black cherries, plums, black raspberries and sour cherries. Also some spice. Great texture. Medium tannins. On the palate, juicy acidity. Flavors of sour cherries and black raspberries with some spice. Long finish that has some heat. This is still on the young side and could use some cellaring to develop and come together more. Hold for a few years and drink for ten to fifteen after that. it is nice on its own and will work with big flavors such as Roasted Chicken.
Hard to beat Gouges for a combination of price, quality and ageability in Burgundy. At age 19, this one is still youthful although drinking well. Garnet in color, mostly clear and bright. The nose is nice with cherries, some black cherries, slight sandalwood and just a hint of funk. Medium bodied. On the palate, this has depth and complexity. Cherry fruit with some earthiness underneath. Nice acidity. Long finish. This should continue to drink well for another decade. It drinks well on its own but will work better with food. Roast chicken would be a nice match.
