Albert Morot Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru La Bataillère Aux Vergelesses

Clearly over-the-hill. Non-drinkable.

1991 vintage

Mushroomy nose. Hollow and tired

1991 vintage

Better than what I remember from my last bottle a few years back. Still some fine tannins in the mix, good dark fruit, light cigar box.

1991 vintage

Still kickin! Needs some air, as there was ash tray tobacco funk, cool menthol, sharp acid twang. Lot of dark mold under capsule...the sous bois comes through, as well as some nice tarted strawberry, cherry, rhubarb fruit...dusty dry tannins, more on the mellow side than the last bottle...not the freshest of flavors...more dried florals, stems, and earth tones. Short and tart finish...not as pleasing this time. Oh well.

1991 vintage

Red fruit (cherry), some spice, good acidity. Fruit/ mid palate a little thin. Still enjoyable. Decent finish. -popped and poured. Better with an hour or two of air.

1991 vintage

Great nose! Smooth palate. Very likely past its prime, but still quite enjoyable!

1991 vintage

cheers - this one was slightly corked, which became more pronounced the longer it was open. Drank it anyway. Too bad, my last one.

1991 vintage

Though a little cloudy, much more alive than I expected. Raspberry, strawberry and oak. Good mouth feel, very fine.

1991 vintage

1991 & Everything Else (Spoon & Stable, Mpls, MN) : Medium red plus color, a bit cloudy. PNP, drank 1 glass over 90 minutes. This was quite good, spice, raspberry, briary, slightly sour cherry. Got a little lost in the shuffle with the two Vosnes-Romanee being so stunning. This did tail off after about 45 minutes. At peak, it was very good. 91+pts.

1991 vintage

My btl and same as R&Rler. I largely agree with Kevin except I seemed to appreciate what's going here a tad more than he. This was classic aged Burgundy with the fruit profile Kevin spoke of plus some mushroom and forest floor. I do agree though that this was over shadowed by one of the two extraordinary Vosnes and David's outstanding '91 Lopez Bosconia Gran Reserva. I attribute the cloudiness to mishandling of the btl during pours. I'm going to …

1991 vintage

cheers - Thanksgiving Day! delicious with the turkey, sediment in this one, and a beautiful bottle

1991 vintage

Lightly corked, still had good fruit behind it with moderating grippy tannins. Nice mature notes. A shame it was a bit corked. Should last a while yet.

1991 vintage

cheers - uh oh, very good but on borrowed time.....no need to decant as there is very little sediment....wine struggled after being open for 2 hours....pop the cork, and drink up....

1991 vintage

In a nice place. Very smooth, darker fruit, no discernible wood edge, very pleasant.

1991 vintage

Drinking very young for its age. Ripe red cherry, sous bois, baking spices on the nose. Tart red fruits, roses on the palate. Good acid. Drinking great now.

1991 vintage

cheers - delicious, loved it. Will last a few more years!

1991 vintage

Pulled cork at restaurant about 45 minutes before drinking. This leaves me wishing I had bought more of these! The cork was lightly and evenly soaked almost to the top but in good shape. Makes me wonder if these were recorked along the way? If this had come from a private cellar instead of the winery recently I think it would have been more deteriorated. The wine had a very fine sediment and not a lot of it. This drank …

1991 vintage

Visual: Cloudy maroon color that has moderate browning, a 15mm translucent edge Nose: Dry forest floor, wood, baking spices, tart red fruits, cedar Palate: baking spices, cinnamon, integrated oak, very good tannins balance strong acidity. Red fruits emerge and linger on for a long smooth finish that slowly fades away gently. A very nice wine that was punching well above its weight tonight. My first of 4 bottles. This was quite nice! A-

1991 vintage

Holding up well. Not sure this will improve, so I plan to drink last two bottles in the next year.

1991 vintage

White Burgundies, Baby! (Portola Kitchen Restaurant, CA) : Gorgeous nose: A- Very good palate: B+

1991 vintage

Birthday Dinner (Bishop's) : Opened and let breathe for 3 hours. A blast of bright red cherry aromas, along with a ton of violet floral notes, a hint of red raspberries, and wet moss. Lots more red cherry follows through to the palate, yet with a fair bit more spice. The violet floral component shines, along with some dark berries and earthy notes. Long length finish ending on notes of red cherries and a hint of spice. I had a …

1991 vintage

Slow-oxed for three hours and followed over three more. Dusty cherry nose with autumnal forest floor notes. Smooth palate, warm cherry fruit and damp earth. Still has nice acidity. Similar to my last bottle, maybe not tasting quite as mature.

1991 vintage

PnP (left open for 2 hours prior to serving - same 'decision' as last year - some aromatic development in the glass, but not much). Still very pretty with fresh fruit, light garnet color and lightly perfumed with spice and floral notes. Enters a bit lean, but the fruit penetrates and creates a sense of complexity and finesse. Nice mineral acidity to balance. Agree that this is unlikely to develop more interest with time, but definitely no hurry either.

1991 vintage

Could still use a few years as the tannins are not fully integrated on the initial pop and pour as the next day the tannins resolved and there was this pretty tea leaf on the palate with soft cherry fruit. Nothing amazing but a nice aged drink.

1991 vintage

Bottle and fill excellent, cork was wet 3/4 up, but sound and extracted intact. A fairly typical old style Morot wine with a beautiful nose - earth, leaves, tobacco, berry. On the leaner side in keeping with the vintage. Prominent structure and needs food of course - it did well with duck confit with blackberry. Not fading, but will not get better.

1991 vintage

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