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Was very happy to find this in a Restaurant ... the Bourgogne Aligote La Corvees de Bully 2014 is one of the very best Aligotes I have ever tasted. The nose is very pure and vibrant with a delicate white orchard fruits, hints of grass and anise .. lovely minerality. On the palate intense and saline …
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The Meursault Sous la Velle 2014 from Domaine Remi Jobard, is a refined, detailed and slightly tart young Mersault. The bouquet offer white fruits brought forward by a cirtrus infused detailed minerality .. cool but with a fine little perfumed sweetness and a hint of oak. On the palate lovely …
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It is rare to taste a Chassagene Dent de Chien - as this magnificent vineyard above the Montrachet Grand Cru is very small. One of the producers is Domaine Morey-Coffinet ... and when I visited the estate I had the pleasure of tasting the 2005 version of the Dent de Chien - what a treat. The nose is …
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Readers know that I'm not a great fan of the 2012 whites - it's not a poor vintage by any standards - I do however feel they lack a bit of energy compared with the 2010 and 2014 vintages. This is not the case with the Blanchots Dessus from Domaine Morey-Coffinet - a tremendously vibrant glass for …
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The Chassagne-Montrachet Les Grandes Ruchottes 2014 from Paul Pillot is a delightfully crisp 1er cru. The nose is cool and crystaline offering tremendous transparency og purity - with delicate white fruit and a cruchy minerality. On the palate lovely citrus infused fruit - fine mierality - starting …
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