The 2010s from Dujac are brilliant and most likely the best vintage I have tasted from this fine estate. The 2010 Chambolle-Musigny village is a delightful wine ... a bit restrained at first ... but soon the bouquet is bursting with airy sweet red and dark fruits - notes of cassis, raspberries, …
Comte de Vogue, Chambolle-Musigny 2010
The 2010 Chambolle-Musigny village from Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé is surprisingly forward and open. The nose is crammed with sweet airy red berry fruit - notes of strawberries, raspberries, pomegranate spiced with hints of rose petals. On the palate lovely organic fruit - i.e. no feeling of SO2 …
The Premox Index – listing the tainted wines
Premoxed white Burgundies have been a problem since the vintages in the mid 1990s. The producers work hard to eliminate this problem ... and they have to some extend been successful since the mid 2000s. There is however still identified premox problems in both the 2007 and 2008 vintage ... so the …
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Samuel Billaud, Chablis Les Clos 2010
The Chablis Les Clos from Samuel Billaud is a big and quite dense effort. The nose is quite interesting with very expressive yellow orchard fruits ... slightly exotic and spiced by a very delicate and vibrant minerality. On the palate rich and intense with a quite dense feel ... some aspargus notes …
J.-F. Mugnier, Nuits Saint Georges Clos de la Marechale 2010
The Clos de la Marechale 2010 from J.-F. Mugnier is a truly gorgeous wine...but now slightly closed. The nose is a delightful play between red and dark fruits – blueberries, red cherries and raspberries - and a slight hint of earthy minerality. On the palate quite weighty but still refined, with a …
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