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The Clos de la Barre 2006 from Comte Lafon looks surprisingly mature - with a quite dark yellow color. The bouquet is however a mixture of fresh elements and matured notes - apricot, hazelnuts, almonds, tropical fruit elements and a slight citrus notes. On the palate rich and ripe, but lacking focus …
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Domaine Matrot offer good traditional white Burgundies - no exotic fruit drinks here. The 2007 Meursault village is a typical Matrot wine. The bouquet offer apples, citrus zest, melon, nuts and a fine minerality. On the palate good fruit balanced with a precise acidity and minerality. The fruit is …
The Coche-Dury Meursault 2007, is starting to show a litte age. The nose is showing yellow fruit, apple, grape fruit, with elements of toast, gun powder and popcorn. On the palate good quite lush fruit, but with a strong backbone of acidity. It's medium bodied, with good length and concentration. …
The 2010 Meursault from Francois Mikulski is a crisp and fresh village wine. The bouquet offer fresh and crisp minerality, discrete yellow fruits - melon/pear - and a crisp acidity interlinged with the citrus notes. On the palate very elegant and refined acidity with a good expression of the …
The 2008 lineup from Domaine Ramonet is in my view absolutely gorgeous, and the Chassagne 1er cru Les Vergers is no exception. The nose is slightly closed but showing fine ripe yellow fruits, loads of minerality, grapefruit and citrus notes. On the palate the fruit is somewhat closed, but elements …
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