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The Chambolle Musigny 1er cru is normally one of the very best Pacalet wines. This also apply for the 2009 vintage. Very nice refined minerality in the nose, with red coulis fruits - organic style. Perhaps slighly closed compared to a the first tasting in May 2011. On the palate very fine acidity …
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The 1935 Clos de Vougeot from Barolet is a quite austere wine. In the Bouquet it' was showing mature dark fruit but is lacking some complexity and depth. On the palate also a dark expression of fruit with a quite strong backbone of acidity. Still quite impressive but is lacking some vibrant life to …
The Bourgogne Blanc from Vogue is surpisingly good in 2009. The bouquet is showing fine exotic fruits but also a good focus with a fine minerality. On the palate surprisingly good acidity and freshness for a 2009. Good balance with a fine quite elegant fruit. A very good effort in 2009, where a lot …
The Musigny 2009 from Vogue is a wonderfull wine. In the bouquet sweet red pinot fruit, very focused and refined. Very fine minerality ..... what a nose. On the palate very elegant with fine red fruits, a good acidity and very focused and refined - a pleasure. This wine is one of the best 2009 wines …
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The Amoureuses 2009 was not showing well at this tasting. Normally this is a quite "red", fresh and mineral driven wine at this stage, but here it was quite dark and dense in it's expression. The bouquet offered quite dark coulis fruit with a fine minerality. The palate was also on the dark side, …
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