I’m shocked that notes on CT are saying this was drinking well out of the gate. It’s one of my favorite 2007s, and I keep buying it, but it is certainly tight, tannic, and not ready to rock and roll. This is a sit down and wait wine that, to me, is outrageously complex and should turn into a beast 10 years down the road.
Try the 2008 if you want a young Dominus. The 2008 is richer and more open, and absolutely murderous even so young.
I’d have to say the Kracher 2007 Beerenauslese Cuveé. Very sweet and candied but lacking a bit in the acidity department. A good wine but not a great wine compared to Kracher TBAs. I was actually quite surprised that it was just so-so.
I’ll to think more/check notes to see if there’s something more disappointing, but the most recent disappointment was a 2006 Michel & Stéphane Ogier Côte-Rôtie Cuvée Lancement that I brought to the SQN vs. Rhone dinner. I picked this up based on seeing some positive posts here on other vintages, and it just did not show well at all. It wasn’t undrinkable by any means, but had a disturbing dill flavor that made you think it was cut with pickle juice.
+1.
ouch–06 CCS drank great last spring
Yes, I’d love to have more -92 Grand Crus, but they’re so hard to find
To much fruit?
2006 Turley Old Vine Zin. I’m pretty new to Zin, so maybe it’s just me. It wasn’t bad, but it was completely overblown. It reminded me of talking to someone who’s completely self impressed.
2002 Donnhoff HH Spatlese and some entry level Corneliessen – the good bottle was beautiful, but then there were the others.
Relative to expectations, 1996 DRC Grands Echezeaux, in a flight of 1996 Grand Crus that included my first Musigny, the de Vogue. The DRC was very complex but very stemmy, and to me it came across as somewhat green and leafy. It was the group favorite but I didn’t really get the attraction. I ranked it last of four with the Musigny first (single blind).
Funny, from what I’ve heard, the exact same could be said of Helen Turley herself.
yep–stemmy is not always good
I rather liked it when I had it with TRB.
96 Vogue kills!
My note on this wine from early 2010, for whatever it’s worth (in a lineup for four 96 DRCs):
DRC Grands Echezeaux 1996. The most immediately accessible and overtly joyous of the four at this stage. Bright, ripe, fresh strawberry on the nose. Strawberry and cherry on the palate, followed by a hint of menthol and notes of cinnamon and roses. Acidity in perfect balance leading to a long finish. A touch less complex and mysterious than the other three DRCs, but the most integrated and delicious at this point. 97 points.
I agree with your assessment. My bottle was in January so my precise recollection has faded. I thought it was too bizarre to be corked. A few recent notes in CellarTracker just eviscerates it. I believe Laube gave it a 92 or 93.
Getting approachable but will only get better & better. Initial peek say in 4-5 years?
Most disappointing for me (keeping out new world wines, which is no longer where my passion lies) was a relatively modest offering, but one for which I had moderate to high expectations was the 2003 Chave Offerus St. Joseph. It was highly reviewed by RMP and receives much love in Cellar Tracker. I have opened 3 bottles this year, and all taste like Cure-Ad Bandaids to me. I can’t get past the taste, smell and texture.
A very unpleasant experience – and I have 3 more bottles left. Uggghh
Corked bottle of 1981 Bonneau Celestins. I was excited about opening that one for years. 
2003 Paul Hobbs Beckstoffer To-Kalon - terrible va, rancid