The Roumier Chambolle-Musigny Les Cras 2007 is surprisingly forward ... on a fruit day ... with quite some secondary aromas kicking in. In the nose redberry fruit, red and dark cherries, elderberries - supported by a lovely stony Chambolle … [Read more...]
The Musigny Vieilles Vignes 1996 from Vogue is quite a masterpeice by Francois Millet. The nose is crammed with red and dark fruits brought forward by a very intense slightly citrus infused Chambolle minerality. On the palate very balanced and … [Read more...]
The Chambolle Les Combottes 2012 from Roumier is surprisingly forward and accessible. The bouquet offer quite expressive primarily red fruit .. notes of strawberries, redcurrant, pomegranate .. spiced by a lovely Chambolle minerality. On the palate … [Read more...]
Dujac have a special place in my Burgundy heart .... as it was one of the first estates I ever visited in Burgundy. I have followed Dujac in many years and while the quality always has been very high - I think the recent vintages are even a notch … [Read more...]
On my November visit to Burgundy I had the opportunity to visit Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé for a tasting of the 2013 vintage from cask. The Vogüé tasting is sort of a benchmark tasting for me, as this is one of the very first estates I visited … [Read more...]
The Chambolle village from Domaine Dujac is just delightful. In the bouquet very juicy red fruits - notes of pomegranate, strawberries - spiced with a lovely Chambolle minerality. On the palate fine delicate red fruit - silky and sweet but still … [Read more...]
The 2012 Chambolle 1er cru is quite a step up from the village Chambolle. The bouquet is slightly closed but offer a quite generous red and dark berry fruit infused with a lovely Chambolle minerality. On the palate quite weighty and juicy fruit ... … [Read more...]
The 1986 Musigny Vieilles Vigne from Domaine Comte de Vogüé is mature and quite delicate. A special wine - as this is the first vintage made by the current wine maker François Millet. The bouquet is open and quite expressive with red fruits, lovely … [Read more...]
The 2012 Bourgogne Blanc from Domaine Comte de Vogüé is a quite weighty effort. The bouquet is bursting with exotic fruits, hints of oak, anis and a citrus infused minerality. On the palate rich and weighty with a very fine mineralic drive. The oak … [Read more...]
The Bonnes Mares 2012 from Domaine Comte de Vogüé is currently a walk on the darker side of Chambolle. The bouquet is crammed with layers relatively dark fruit - rich notes of blueberries, elderberries, boysenberries and cassis - powered by a quite … [Read more...]
The Chambolle-Musigny village from Domaine Comte de Vogüé is a lovely transparent effort. The bouquet is offering cool and crisp red and darkberry fruit - notes of cherries, raspberries, pomegranate and elderberries - infused with a classic Chambolle … [Read more...]
The 2012 Musigny Vieilles Vigne from Domaine Comte de Vogüé is a magnificently delightful effort. The bouquet is crammed with layers of red and darkberry fruit - delikate notes of strawberries, raspberries, boysenberries and pomegranate - infused by … [Read more...]
The 2012 Chambolle-Musigny Les Amoureuses from Domaine Comte de Vogüé is exuberantly delightful . The bouquet is bursting with refined redberry fruit - delicate notes of strawberries, raspberries and pomegranate - brought forward by an expressive … [Read more...]
The 2011 Chambolle village from Domaine Comte de Vogüé is a delicate effort. In the bouquet fine red and dark berry fruit - loads of cherries, pomegranate, elderberries, blueberries ... fruit driven with a nice filigree minerality. On the palate … [Read more...]
The Bonnes Mares 2011 from Roumier is a big and intense effort. In the nose red and dark fruits, blueberries, red currant, boysenberries spiced with hints of plum and a deep earthy minerality. On the palate big and muscular for the vintage with a … [Read more...]
The Bonnes Mares 2011 from Bertheau is very charming and forward - much more so than the Vogue and Roumier versions of the same wine. The nose is brimming with seductive red fruit - intense and spiced with a nice earthy minerality. On the palate … [Read more...]
The Bonnes Mares 2011 from Vogüé is showing beautifully - matched in a set with the Roumier and Bertheau efforts from the same vineyard and vintage. The nose offer lovely transparent cool red and dark fruit. On the palate very pure and transparent … [Read more...]
The Musigny 1995 from Dominique Laurent is not a poor wine .. but by most standards a dissappointting Musigny. The bouquet offer red fruit, some matured notes of sous-bois, and lastly some oak elements with a rather strange touch of marcipan. On the … [Read more...]
Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé is by far the largest owner of Musigny - they own more than 7 ha equivalent to almost 70% of this magnificent grand cru located just north of Chateau Clos de Vougeot. Musigny is to a large extend Comte de Vogüé and … [Read more...]
The Musigny Vieilles Vignes 2002 from Vogüé is one of my favorite wines from this legendary estate. The bouquet offer vibrant red and darkberry fruit focused by crisp acidity and a gorgeous playful minerality ... slightly closed but nevertheless … [Read more...]