Gazin’s 2008 is a big masculine styled Pomerol. The nose is oozing with licorice, mocca , black currants, plums and Asian spices. On the palate quite firm, full-bodied and dense with a very good concentration balanced by a strong framwork of tannins. Sadly the concentration is matched by a quite …
Jean-Michel Guillon, Chambolle Musigny 2009
The Chambolle Musigny 2009 from Jean-Michel Guillon is a quite delicate wine. In the bouquet red cherries with hints of strawberries and cherrie stones. The nose offers a fine discrete minerality, and some spicy notes - white peppar and a hint of smoked meat. On the palate fine ripe red fruits, the …
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Chateau Vieux Chateau Certan 2008
Vieux Chateau Certan 2008 is my kind of claret. In the bouquet notes of camphor, cedar, herbs, black and red fruits. On the palate very balanced and quite complex with fine minerality, good ripe fruit balanced by fine tannins. The wine seems very delicate, but in reality it's quite powerfull - …
Dugat-Py, Gevrey Chambertin Coeur du Roy 1999
Coeur du Roy 1999 from Dugat-Py is still rather closed, but is showing sweet notes and a good promise. In the nose tar, sweet cherries and strawberry fruit. On he palate quite tight fruit - slightly extracted. After some time in the glass the tigtht and tarry fruit opens with very nice sweet notes …
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Domaine d’Eugenie, Vosne Romanee 2008
Domaine d'Eugenie is one of the rising stars in Burgundy ... or if you like a new regime at the old wellknown domaine - Rene Engel. The Vosne Romanee 2008 is very open with sweet red and dark fruit in the bouquet ... dark cherries and some notes of raspberry and gooseberries. The nose is quite …