The 2011 Corton Charlie from Boillot is both gorgeous and impressive. The nose is open and expressive with lovely orchard fruits - notes of apple, pear, citrus - spiced with gun powder, a intense minerality and quite ample oak. On the palate very fine concentration and weight ... it's focused, pure …
Bruno Clavelier, Vosne-Romanee La Montagne 2011
My first wine from the minuscule village terroir La Montagne located in the top end of La Combe Brulee. The 2011 edition of La Montagne from Bruno Clavelier currently show a bit more depth than the Combe Brulee village 2011. The bouquet offer crisp red berry fruit, with notes of cherries, …
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Louis Jadot, Beaune Clos des Ursules 1990
The 1990 Beaune Clos des Ursules from Jadot is starting to show some matured notes. In the nose red and dark berry fruit - raspberries, rich sous-bois with a lovely earthy minerality. On the palate still quite tight but starting to show some charming notes of red fruit - the alcohol is slightly …
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Domaine Guy Amiot, Puligny-Montrachet Les Demoiselles 2004
The 2004 Puligny-Montrachet Les Demoiselles 2004 from Domaine Guy Amiot is in a beautiful spot. In the nose lovely complexity with notes of apple, pear, hints of hazelnuts and oak. On the palate crisp and balanced with a lovely delicate fruit and a very fine supporting minerality. The display of …
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Domaine Prieure-Roch, Vosne Les Hautes Maizieres 2002
The 02 Hautes Maizieres from Prieure Roch is a gorgeous effort. In the bouquet red and dark berry fruit .. airy sous-bois, discrete vosne spices with hints of violets and rose petals. On the palate quite intense fruit ... lush but still slightly unresolved with a focusing core of darker fruit. Less …
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