TN: 2010 Domaine des Lambrays Clos des Lambrays

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  • 2010 Domaine des Lambrays Clos des Lambrays - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos des Lambrays Grand Cru (8/27/2022)
    Beautiful ruby color, on the nose - smoke, band-aid, gun powder and tomato vine. Palate shows white pepper, cranberry, iodine, iron and stems, yet deep and rich. Best glass was the last one about 6 hours after opening where everything had come together, however it is a bit too rich for me. I preferred it when it was younger, lighter and more fresh.

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I don’t have much experience with these wines, but various commenters have suggested that they have improved in recent years (under LVMH) vs. the difficult several decades prior. True or false?

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Definitely the case in my experience.

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I’ve had this wine at several intervals since release (most often with Jon!), and it’s never gone to sleep, and isn’t as “Lambray-ish” as other years. The fact that Jon points to a much richer profile now says that it’s turning that corner back to their classic style.

I have yet to taste an LVMH vintage. It’s not as easy on the wallet as it was then :slight_smile: Price has doubled in recent history.

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I have this from early 2000s to just before the price went over $300, have tried many once in the past few years, and had a similar reaction. I like these all so much on release, silky and deep with brown spices and nice complexity, that I am hoping 12 years simply is just not the right time to be drinking these.

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This bottle was not on my list of wines I planned to drink anytime soon, but someone brought a bottle to the dinner I had with Blake on Wednesday and while I was excited to see it, that bottle was unfortunately off, tasted like soap. After that I decided I would check-in with one of my bottles when I returned.