The Bonnes Mares 2004 from Roumier is a somewhat mysterious wine. The last bottle I tasted earlier this year was austere and backward, this bottle more forward but sadly also with some slightly disturbing green notes. The bouquet is quite expressive with dark berry fruit - cassis, dark cherries - a …
Domaine du Clos Frantin, Gevrey Chambertin Les Murots 2012
The entry level at Domaine du Clos Frantin is the Gevrey Les Murots village - a lovely pure and quite openly knit Gevrey. In the bouquet lovely pure fruit and a nice earthy minerality with the oak slightly forward. On the palate quite rich and dense fruit - quite weighty for this level - with a good …
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Vosne-Romanee Derriére Le Four – the lost vineyard
Have you ever heard about the vineyard Vosne-Romanee Derriére le Four - most likely not. The vineyard is nevertheless mentioned by both Danguy & Aubertin (1892) and Rodier (1920) as one of the better vineyards in Vosne-Romanee. But what happened to Vosne-Romanee Derriére Le Four, where was it …
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Domaine du Clos Frantin, Nuits-Saint-Georges 2012
The Nuits-Saint-Georges is a step up in focus and concentration. The nose is lightly reduced but still displaying a lovely nervy fruit. On the palate very balanced and vibrant offering a interesting tension between crisp fruit and the quite muscular minerality. A quite classic and lovely NSG in the …
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Domaine de Montille, Vosne-Romanee Aux Malconsort 2009
Montille makes two cuvees of Vosne Aux Malconsort - the cuvee Chistiane made from a plot just outside the original La Tache vineyard, and a more "ordinary" cuvee made from the other plots on Aux Malconsort. The word "ordinary" should however not be used about the Vosne Romanee Aux Malconsort 09 from …
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