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The 2003 Meursault Clos des Ambres is a impressive effort for the vintage. It's made from the village terroir En l'Ormeau - old vines with a average age of more than 50 years. The nose is offering rich fruit with different orchard fruits, on the sweeter side, and with a nice playful minerality. On …
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Domaine Jayer-Gilles is one of the producers on the climate Echezeaux-Dessus - in the core of the original Echezeaux vineyard. The 2002 version of the Echezeaux is still quite youthful and tight but beginning to show. In the nose red and dark fruit, Vosne spices, hints of truffle and sous-bois. On …
The 2002 Meursault Clos des Ambres is slightly introvert and reserved. It's made from the village terroir En l'Ormeau - old vines with a average age of more than 50 years. The nose is offering notes of apple, gunpowder ... slightly backward and austere. On the palate very focused with a quite …
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The Laveaux Saint Jacques 1999 from Dugat-Py is a dense and youthful wine. In the bouquet loads of primary fruit ... slightly monolithic .. with powerful notes of raspberries - quite dark fruit but still expressive and forward. On the palate rich and muscular yet quite silky fruit ... a powerhouse …
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The 2000 Ruchottes Chambertin from Domaine Armand Rousseau is a quite delightful effort for the vintage. In the bouquet quite airy red berry fruit with hints of sous-bois, truffle and cinnamon. On the palate expressive and quite juicy fruit with a nice intensity for the vintage. Not a big and dense …
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