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The 2009 Chambolle village from Pacalet is beginning to close down. The bouquet is still quite open, with red coulis fruit and a fine Chambolle minerality. The palate is now more focused and slightly tannic, just after opening the bottle. Fine minerality, good length and focus. The acidity seem more …
[Read more...] about Philippe Pacalet, Chambolle Musigny 2009
The 2008 vintage is providing a lot of pleasure, but they are slowly closing down. The Cossard Beaune 1er cru is however still quite open in the bouquet, with red fruits and a quite fine minerality. On the palate slightly closed with a core of red fruits around the strong structure of fresh acidity. …
The 2000 Comtes de Champagne is a big and quite powerfull Blanc de Blanc. In the bouquet ripe and rich fruit and a very fine minerality. On the palate rich with a quite full body, a fine focus made by the fine minerality and crisp acidity. At the moment very fruity, and to the rich side, but will …
[Read more...] about Taittinger, Comte de Champagne Blanc de Blancs 2000
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 …
[Read more...] about Georges Roumier, Chambolle Musigny 2009
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 …
[Read more...] about Bertheau, Chambolle Musigny Charmes 2008
