The village Meursault from Lafon 02 was a quite nice wine. In the bouquet some apple, minerality and lemon peel. Quite matured in the nose. Perhaps a hint of oxidation just after opening the bottle, but given some time the oxidative notes were almost resolved. On the palate quite focused with good …
Sylvain Cathiard, Vosne Romanee Les Malconsorts 1995
Les Malconsort is one of the top 1er cru's in Vosne Romanee, and can yield some really wonderful wines. The 1995 from Sylvain Cathiard is sadly not one of them! After 16 years it's still rustic, tannic and austere. The 1995 acidity can be interesting, but in this case the lack of fruit, body and …
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Domaine Meo-Camuzet, Vosne Romanee 2007
The Vosne Romanee village wine is one of my favorite wines from Meo-Camuzet. It's quite far from his best wine ... but it's not trying too hard either!! Just a very good village wine. The 2007 was surprisingly accessible, in the nose raspberries, minerality and a slight hint of gun powder. On the …
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Comte de Vogue, Chambolle Musigny 2002
Vogue made wonderfull wines in 2002, and the Chambolle village is no exception. I have not tasted this wine in seven years, so about time to open a bottle. Slightly closed in the bouquet with beginning sweet notes. Still red coulis fruit as it had in 2004 when it was released - raspberries with very …
Sips and Samples #4 – Magnum Galore
Wines are made for drinking ... not tasting ... !. While I taste a lot of wines blind, I still prefer to enjoy the wines with good friends, without to much blind tasting. The ideal scene is good food, a group of friends and plenty of wine. For this purpose magnum bottles are perfect. So we …