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The 2004 Meursault Los de la barre from Comte Lafon is a very good wine. In the bouquet fine ripe yellow fruit, with notes of apple, almonds, hazelnuts and citrus. On the palate very good minerality and acidity - it's focused with a good complexity for a village wine. Quite mature notes, drinkble …
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The 2007 Meursault from Comte Lafon is a lovely classical Meursault. In the bouquet fine ripe yellow fruit, hints of anise, hazelnuts and citrus. On the palate very focused with a very fine acidity and a quite tightly knit fruit. It's fresh, precise and quite complex for a plain village wine. Need a …
This is part two of my tasting notes from my visit at Philippe Pacalet. This article cover 2011 grand cru reds, and 2011 white Burgundies - all tasted from cask. Notes for village and 1er cru red 2011 can be found in Tasting of Philippe Pacalet 2011 from Cask - part 1. The red 2011 wines are all …
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Philippe Pacalet is one of my favorite winemakers in Burgundy. I love the style of the wines, the drinkability, the lightness, the purity, the delicate expression of pinot fruit and the terroir.... The 2010 vintage was a big succes for Pacalet, the quality very high, and the transparancy of some of …
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The 2006 Meursault from Comte Lafon is sadly not my kind of white Burgundy. The bouquet is quite developed with almonds, hazelnuts, apple and citrus - so far so good! On the palate somewhat flabby with rich, open knit and quite lush midpalate fruit. Not very focused and the alcohol is quite present …
