1 dozen bottles per lot
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Pommard, Les Fremiers--Vintage 1993
Côte de Beaune, Monthélie Douhairet
In original carton
"I tasted four 1993s from this estate. All were well-colored, but frightfully hard, tannic, and stern. The Pommard Les Fremiers is a husky, beefy, muscular, hard, tannic, concentrated wine that requires 6-7 years of cellaring. The healthy dark ruby color is followed by a cleanly made, medium-bodied wine with adequate depth, and severe tannin in the finish. Keep your fingers crossed. I remember with fondness a meeting with the elderly Madame Douhairet in the late eighties, but I must confess I have never found this estate's wines to my liking. They are too earthy, musty, and rustic. These wines can be full-bodied, but odd, funky aromas reminiscent of damp, moldy chestnuts and stale mushrooms are off-putting. The fact that wine making guru Andre Porcheret (formerly of Domaine Leroy and once again the chief wine-maker for the Hospices de Beaune) is overseeing the wine-making has begun to translate into higher quality, but the 1993s will test the patience of all but the most disciplined Burgundy buyers." Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #100 (Aug 1995)
1 dozen bottles per lot
Côte de Beaune, Monthélie Douhairet
In original carton
"I tasted four 1993s from this estate. All were well-colored, but frightfully hard, tannic, and stern. The Pommard Les Fremiers is a husky, beefy, muscular, hard, tannic, concentrated wine that requires 6-7 years of cellaring. The healthy dark ruby color is followed by a cleanly made, medium-bodied wine with adequate depth, and severe tannin in the finish. Keep your fingers crossed. I remember with fondness a meeting with the elderly Madame Douhairet in the late eighties, but I must confess I have never found this estate's wines to my liking. They are too earthy, musty, and rustic. These wines can be full-bodied, but odd, funky aromas reminiscent of damp, moldy chestnuts and stale mushrooms are off-putting. The fact that wine making guru Andre Porcheret (formerly of Domaine Leroy and once again the chief wine-maker for the Hospices de Beaune) is overseeing the wine-making has begun to translate into higher quality, but the 1993s will test the patience of all but the most disciplined Burgundy buyers." Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #100 (Aug 1995)
1 dozen bottles per lot