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The Saint-Aubin Sur Le Sentier du Clou is 2012 from Antoine Jobard is a truly delightful effort. The bouquet offer lovely vibrant white and yellow orchard fruits brought forward by a vibrant citrus infused minerality. On the palate fresh and energetic with a lovely mineralic backbone spiced by some …
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First wine from this Gevrey domaine ... and what a lovely effort. In the nose red and dark berries .. forward and transparent .. offering considerable complexity and verve for this level with its detailed fruit and slightly chalky and salty minerality. On the palate very focused and energetic for …
[Read more...] about Domaine Marc Roy, Gevrey Chambertin Clos Prieur 2012
Gevrey-Chambertin Les Cherbaudes is a bit puzzling currently. In the nose quite delightful sweet red fruit - cherries, hints of forest strawberries and red currant .. spiced with a discrete eathy minerality. On the palate organic red and velvet fruit with fine midpalate weight - nicely balanced and …
[Read more...] about Domaine Fourrier, Gevrey Chambertin Les Cherbaudes 2011
The Pommard Pezerolles 1999 is showing much better than the Volnay from the same vintage. In the nose sous-bois, quite rustic red fruit, cinnamon and prunes. On the palate much more midpalate fruit than the Volnay 1999, offering good weight and concetration. Slightly overripe with some quite …
[Read more...] about Domaine Michel Lafarge, Pommard Pezerolles 1999
The Volnay 1999 from Michel Lafarge is a very rustic and rather disappointing effort. In the nose cherries, tar and few hints of sous-bois - rough and not 100% clean. On the palate edgy and rustic with some dusty tannins and a openly knit slightly fading fruit. Not very enjoyable ... very old school …
