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The Chambolle village from Roumier is a quite dense wine in the 2009 edition. The nose offers both red and more dark aromas - raspberries with a hint of cassis. Rh nose also have a fine hint of chambolle minerality. On the palate quite lush and dark notes with even more cassis and sweetness …
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The Chambolle Charmes 2008 from Bertheau, is a lovely wine. Quite open, with fine red fruits in the nose, and a wonderfull Chambolle minerality. On the palate surprisingly accessible with a quite lush red fruit held together by a fine minerality. Not a big wine but the quite soft style of Bertheau …
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The 02 Chambolle village from Dujac is a beatiful wine. Still quite young, and need some time before th full potential is released. The bouquet offers red coulis fruit - typical 2002 - raspberries with a hint of strawberry sweetness. Fine minerality in the nose, focused and inviting. On the palate …
The Clos de la Bussiere is normally a quite soft and very pleasent wine, compared to Roumiers more mineral driven Chambolle wines. This was aldo the case with the 2009 edition of Clos de la Bussiere. It showed some raspberry aromas in the bouquet, but otherwise mostly quite dense and dark notes. On …
[Read more...] about Georges Roumier, Morey Saint Denis Clos de la Bussiere 2009
The vintage 1999 was great in Saar, and the Egon Muller Auslese #24 is a beautiful expression of the vintage. Still youthful with some tropical fruit elements in the bouquet, but starting to focus and getting a slightly more developed tone. Hints of petrolium, pear, citrus and a wonderful minerality …
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