The bourgogne rouge offer a lovely crisp and pure red berry fruit. It's harmonious with a good nerve and energy in the fruit. It offer a quite good concentration for this level and beautiful pure expression of pinot fruit. Not a big wine - but nevertheless lovely. (Drink from Now) - Above Average …
Domaine Poisot, Romanee-Saint-Vivant 2011
The Romanee-Saint-Vivant 2011 is a refined effort from Remi Poisot. In the nose delicate nuances of red berry fruit and Vosne spices. On the palate layers of pure cool red berry fruit - with a nice transparancy and balance. It's quite lightfooted but with a fine expression of terroir in the long and …
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Domaine Poisot, Romanee-Saint-Vivant 2012
The Romanee-Saint-Vivant 2012 is slightly reduced but showing fine nuances of red berry fruit and Vosne spices. On the palate layers of intense and refined pinot fruit, quite transparent with a lovely expression of the fine terroir. The fruit is pure and vibrant, offering very fine length and …
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Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair, Clos des Grandes Vignes 2012
First white from Louis-Michel - from the newly acquired vineyard Clos des Grandes Vignes in the southern Nuits-Saint-Georges. The wines were re-grafted with Chardonney in 2010 - so this is a fairly new vineyard for the whites. The bouquet is quite expressive with notes of pear, melon and citrus - …
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Chanut & Gaudemet-Chanut – forgotten domaines of Vosne
If I say Domaine Chanut or Gaudemet-Chanut – do you then think of Burgundy or Vosne-Romanee – most likely not - nevertheless these domaines play a forgotten but important role in the history of Vosne-Romanee. Domaine Chanut and later Gaudemet-Chanut was one of the most prominent domaines in …
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