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The Chambolle Musigny Combottes 2010 from Georges Roumier is a lovely effort. In the bouquet raspberries, dark cherries and red forest berries - spiced with a distinct Chambolle minerality. On the palate very good concentration for this level - loads of juicy pinot fruit - balanced by a fine acidity …
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The Echezeaux is quite expressive and showing quite fine minerality. Made from the two climates Les Treux and Clos Saint Denis in the lower part of the Echezeaux vineyard. In the bouquet lovely red fruit, rose petals and violets ... open with a good complexity. On the palate lovely pure red and …
The Richebourg 2005 from Thibault Liger-Belair is a dense and intense wine. The bouquet starts out with almost Bordeuax like notes of cassis and liqourice. After some time more complex fruit notes with dark cherries and forrest berries appear under the dense sweet cassis. On the palate dense and …
The Vosne Romanee Gaudichots is a more aloof and severe wine than the Petits Monts. Made from very old wines - planted in 1930 - on the vineyard located just next to the mighty La Tache. In the bouquet fine minerality with more dense and sweeter red fruits than the Petits Monts - notes of peony rose …
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The Chambolle 1er cru 2006 from Philippe Pacalet is open and ready to rock. In the bouquet sous bois, strawberries, gooseberries with a hint of tar. On the palate rich and quite loosely knit fruit - good body and length. It's very organic and expressive and typical for the vintage i.e. lacking bit …
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