The DRC Richebourg 2009 is a big muscular wine. In the bouquet quite floral with loads of ripe fruit – plum, black cherries, red and black forrest berries, notes of mocca, slightly toasted oak and Vosne spices. On the palete very rich and lush, with a big quite openly knit structure. It’s a very muscular and powerfull Burgundy, but still quite charming and accessible. It’s not as refined and focused as the Romanee St. Vivant, but a more dramatic wine, with a slightly rustic and heavy expression. I prefer the style of the Romanee St. Vivant, but the Richebourg is almost on the same level quality wise. Very impressive and charming.
(Drink From 2032) Extraordinary – 97p
Tasted 14/05/2012
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The Chassagne Montrachet Clos de la Maltroye 2010 is fine effort from Jean Noël-Gagnard. In the bouquet citrus, grapefruit, Gooseberries with notes of acacia and melon. On he palete very well balanced, with a good acidity and refined expression of the terroir. Good midpalete concentration, without being too dense or rich. A fine and quite refined effort – and enjoyable.
(Drink from 2018) Fine – 91p
Tasted 03/05/2012
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The DRC Romanee St. Vivant 2009 is a brilliant wine. In the bouquet layers of delicate red fruits – forrest berries, razzberries – perfumed with allspice, violets and peony rose. The bouquet is very focused with multidimensional nuances of red fruits and minerality. On the palete immensely pure, refined and focused, with almost infinite layers of fresh velvet red pinot fruit. The elegantly fruity midpalete is balanced with a very delicate yet strong mineralic backbone from the terroir. Not as muscular as the Richebourg, but much more refined and delicate – a masterpiece. I love this wine!
(Drink From 2027) Extraordinary – 97p
Tasted 14/05/2012
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The DRC Grands Echezeaux 2009 is a beautiful and very balanced effort. In the bouquet darker and richer than the Echezeaux, with notes of black cherries, razzberries, gooseberries, strawberries, perfumed with a slight mocca and liquorice. On the palete bigger, more lush than the Echezeaux, the fruit is rich and fine rather than intense and focused. The midpalete concentration is very good, leading to a long and lingering finish. For me this a classical Grands Echezeaux, it’s lovely, charming with a wonderfull zen like balance and harmony. Very impressive – A lovely wine.
(Drink From 2027) Outstanding – 95p
Tasted 14/05/2012
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The Chassagne Montrachet Les Chaumees is currently slightly more lush and fat than the Les Chenevottes. In the bouquet citrus, grapefruit, pear with notes of acacia and white peach. On he palete rich and buttery with a good length and minerality. There is a good midpalete concentration and a fine balance from the acidity and minerality. Slightly more dense than the Chenevottes – But also a very good glass of Chassagene.
(Drink from 2018) Very Good – 90p
Tasted 03/05/2012
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The Echezeaux 2009 from Domaine de la Romanee Conti is a beautiful and enjoyable wine. In the bouquet fine sweet red fruit aromas – razzberries, cherries – spiced with peony rose and vanilla from the quite present oak. On the palete delicate ripe pinot fruit, quite rich and velvet, with a quite focused and intense finish. It has quite a touch of oak presently, and need time to integrate this. It’s perhaps a not the most mineralic and complex Echezeaux, nor the most concentrated for that matter. The DRC Echezeaux however has a lovely purity and balance in the pinot expression, and the quite dense 2009 vintage is transformed into a refined quite velvet display of delicate pinot flavors – this is a pleasure wine!
(Drink From 2025) Very Fine – 94p
Tasted 14/05/2012
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