2001 Maison Nicolas Potel Chambertin Grand Cru
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Medium red. Reticent but highly nuanced nose offers minerals, menthol and a rose petal perfume. Thick and sweet but lively, with sappy, sharply delineated red berry and mineral flavors. Still youthfully backward, with rather tough tannins, but likely to reward six to eight years of aging. Relatively unevolved for a wine from Potel, but has the sweet, concentrated fruit to reward patience. Also tasted: Volnay Pitures, Pommard Pezerolles.
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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Bright red-ruby. Cool, complex aromas of raspberry and minerals, with intriguing mushroom and underbrush nuances. Seamless, dense, thick and full, but with terrific clarity and class. Pure, tangy and aromatic in the mouth, with lovely verve and lightness of touch. Finishes with noble, very fine tannins and palate-staining persistence. A great showing.