The Famous Gate Pinot Noir

[Coop]

Went to a friends for dinner and he brought out this wine. It was the 1999 vintage. I was surprised at how powerful and structured this wine was. Nice pinot flavours, with tannin, and back bone. This is the best Pinot I have had not from Burgundy. Not a soft voluptuous wine but really seemed to be a wine for aging. Anyone else had a similar experience with this wine?

[Echezeaux]

Famous Gate is the "reserve" bottling of Pinot Noir made by the sparkling wine firm called Domaine Carneros. It is often a delicious and rather showy bottle of wine.