TN: 2009 Alain Hudelot-Noellat Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Suchots

Mike_During · February 6, 2013, 7:19am

2009 Alain Hudelot-Noellat Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Suchots - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru (2/5/2013)
Quite fresh with fine structure and balance. By no means a big wine, in fact quite reserved and shy, though it has great complexity and detail. Floral violets, fruit is both red and dark, and though quite sweet up front, the fine tannins kick in early and linger on the pepper and savoury finish. (92 pts.)

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Jeremy_Holmes · February 6, 2013, 11:04am

Sounds very good Mike.

dcornutt · February 6, 2013, 12:04pm

I really like this wine.

paul_hanna · February 6, 2013, 12:25pm

Mine still haven’t turned up yet, but I hope this is better than the RSV and RB…

Ian_Fitzsimmons · February 6, 2013, 12:49pm

Per Norman’s book, weren’t the vines for this wine planted in the 1920s? I bought a couple of 02 on a friend’s recommendation - may be time to open one soon.

Mike_de_Lange · February 6, 2013, 1:50pm

Ian,

Please post a note when you do, as I have some resting in the cellar as well.

Dav_d_Parta_n · February 6, 2013, 2:59pm

Sounds like a wine I will enjoy. Glad I have a few resting. Thank you for the note.

brodie_thomson · February 6, 2013, 7:37pm

Hi Mike, thanks for opening one up and trying it out. Sounds pretty good with nice structure and balance. I will wait longer I think before opening one

Brodie

Dustin_B · February 6, 2013, 9:43pm

Glad you liked this Mike, thanks for posting. I had this sometime early last year and remember loving it, don’t know if I have the note typed up yet but will try to dig it up.

Mike_During · February 6, 2013, 10:31pm

Thanks all for the feedback.

Paul, did I miss a note on the RB and RSV? A problen with them ?

Cheers Mike

Kent_Comley · February 6, 2013, 10:37pm

Thanks Mike - sounds good - can’t recall cracking an 09 HN yet - perhaps that’s about to change.

Fred_C · February 7, 2013, 12:08am

Haven’t had the Suchots (can’t find any in my neck of the woods) but the 2009 HN CM is very good drinking now.

Todd_Tucker · February 7, 2013, 12:30am

Thanks for the fine note Mike. I have only had the courage to drink the 09 Vosne, which I liked quite a bit. Hope you and Cathy are doing well

Cheers

A_Gillette · February 7, 2013, 1:13am

Uh oh. That doesn’t sound good. What’s up with the RSV, Paul?
A

paul_hanna · February 7, 2013, 1:18am

Hi Mike,

Had the RSV twice (oncle my bottle, once ata lunch), and the RB once (also mine) early on.

Found them way to ripe (quite new worldy also), and actually hard to enjoy…hopefully this changes with time.

Mike_During · February 7, 2013, 1:29am

Hi Paul, my experience with the 09’s on release were the same… not that great. Time in the bottle seems to have made a difference to the 1er and Village wines, possibly the GC’s will come around a little as well. My rating for the vintage is going up. Cheers Mike

Mike_During · February 7, 2013, 1:32am

All well. Having lunch with Texas based Kiwi - Brodie this Sunday. Some nice wines lined up for it… All the best to Kim and family.

brodie_thomson · February 7, 2013, 1:40am

J_J_LIN · February 7, 2013, 4:18am

I tried a '09 VR Beaumont two weeks ago. Though the nose was good with ripe Vosne spices, the palate was a bit too sweet for me.

alan_weinberg · February 7, 2013, 4:47am

usually one of my favorite Suchots–after Arnoux.
alan