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The Cuvée Vieilles Vignes 2012 is still very young with the oak slightly forward in the bouquet. The fruit is rich and ample in the nose - dense yet some transparency under the quite forward oak. On the palate silky fruit - quite firmly structured by the tannins. It's a big, vinous and muscular wine …
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The Cuvée Vieilles Vignes 2013 is a big but surprisingly refined effort without the slight roughness many 2013s have. In the nose pure ripe fruits - oak well integrated - with a nice focus and transparency. On the palate, rich almost voluptous with a lovely silky mid-palate fruit. The 2013 acidity …
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The Cuvée Vieilles Vignes 2015 is taking it to another level of refinement. The nose offers juicy red and darker fruits, a lovely spiciness and a very fine view to the earthy minerality. On the palate, focused, pure and vibrant for the vintage. Impressive intensity yet it's paired with an effortless …
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The Cuvée Classique 2015 is a big and broad shouldered wine - with a lot of stuffing - will require time. The nose is open - and openly knit offering sweet red and dark fruits brought forward by an earthy minerality. On the palate, rich and weighty with a generous mid-palate opulence. It's pure and …
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The Charmes Chambertin 2008 from Dublère is a lovely and refined wine. The nose is brimming with cool red fruit - airy and transparent with a fine earthy minerality underneath. On the palate cool andpure red fruit - medium body - acidity driven. Very refined for a Charmes-Chambertin .. lovely juice …
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