Next up one of the most exiting wines in the portfolio - the Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Terrasses de Vallerots - located above Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Vaucrains. It's a 2 ha parcel planted on terrasses in 2001 - on soil not planted with wines after the phylloxera epidemic. Bertrand Machard de Gramont …
Domaine Bertrand Machard de Gramont, Bourgogne Grands Chaillots 2015
First out is the Bourgogne Rouge Les Grands Chaillots 2015 - just racked to tank and prepared for bottling. It's made from a plot in the Nuits-Saint-Georges appellation below the road and Chailots. It's a lovely entry level wine with a fine generous fruit and even a hint of the appellation. Most …
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Domaine Bertrand Machard de Gramont, Aligote 2015
The last wine produced is the Bourgogne Aligoté - made from a "parcel" located on the "Colline de Vergy" in the Hautes-Côtes de Nuits, at the foot of the ruins of the Abbaye de Saint-Vivant. It's planted on a clay and limestone soil, rich in marl. This is a adorable Aligoté - so pure and …
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Domaine Bertheau, Chambolle-Musigny Les Amoureuses 2009
The Amoureuses 09 from Bertheau is starting to unfold somewhat - like other 2009s. In the nose finely detailed red fruit - quite floral and supported by a filigree and quite powerful minerality from the lovely Amouresus terroir. On the palate .. rather lightfooted .. but still with fine length and …
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Domaine Comte Lafon, Meursault Perrieres 2004
A treat to taste a Domaine des Comtes Lafon Meursault Perrieres in top condition - and the 2004 Perrieres tasted with the SO2 group was in perfect shape. The bouquet offered forward matured notes - white and yellow fruits - white peach, pineapple, apple - quite floral with some delicate notes of …
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