I rarely taste poor wines ... but my luck just ran out today ... with the generic Bourgogne 2012 from Julien Altaber. This is frankly an awful wine ... presumably made in the oftherwise lovely Saint Aubin appellation. One look at the color is really enough .. quite dark and without transparency or …
Domaine Leflaive, Puligny-Montrachet Les Combettes 2007
The 2007 Puligny Les Combettes from Domaine Leflaive is quite forward and rather developed. The nose is displaying layers of yellow fruit, notes of apple, melon - rich, slightly buttery - but supported by a lovely minerality. On the palate quite rich and developed with some buttery notes - …
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Louis Jadot, Gevrey Chambertin Clos Saint-Jacques 1996
The Gevrey-Chambertin Clos Saint-Jacques 1996 from Jadot has entered a lovely semi-matured stage. The bouquet is expressive offering a nice selection of red and dark berries spiced with tar, truffles and sous-bois. The sweeter red fruit is tanking over - but still some unresolved dark fruit. On the …
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Domaine Fourrier, Gevrey Les Cherbaudes 2012
Gevrey-Chambertin Les Cherbaudes is a new terroir for me ... but hopefully this is not the last time I taste a Fourrier from this vineyard. This relatively unknown terroir is located in a sweetspot just below Mazis-Chambertin and Fourrier has a 0.67 ha plot planted in 1940. The nose is bursting with …
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Domaine Francois Lamarche, Vosne Les Chaumes 2010
The 2010 Vosne-Romanee Les Chaumes from Lamarche is a quite nice effort. The nose is offering a lovely selection of red and dark berry aromas ... spiced with a suitable level of oak and a discrete minerality. On the palate pure and quite transparent rather dark fruit. Its well balanced and …
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