The Montrachet 2012 from Bouchard Pere et Fils is a very expressive and powerful Montrachet. In the bouquet rich yellow orchard fruits - infused with citrus and a powerful but filigree minerality. On the palate quite weighty ripe yellow fruit - rather openly knit and supported by a quite delicate …
Burgundy white
Domaine Roulot, Bourgogne Blanc 2012
The Bourgogne Blanc 2012 from Roulot is a lovely expressive wine for its level. In the nose white and yellow fruits with a nice citrus infused minerality. On the palate lovely weighty fruit ... well-structured by a crisp acidity .. quite powerful for a generic Burgundy. The aromatic profile is …
Domaine Roulot, Meursault Clos des Boucheres 2012
The Meursault Clos des Boucheres is a quite new wine in the Roulot impressive line-up of Meursault wines - the first vintage was 2011. This gorgeous vineyard located above the northern part of Porusot and just south of Goutte d'Or. This vineyard combines refinement with some of the mineralic power …
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Domaine Roulot, Meursault Perrieres 2012
Les Perrieres is the missing grand cru of Meursault with its sheer weight and underlying mineralic power. Roulot’s Perrieres is made from a perfectly located plot on the northern part of Perrieres Dessous ... and it's a quite big step up in quality and especially weight from the other lovely …
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Domaine Hubert Lamy, Saint-Aubin Les Frionnes 2012
The Saint-Aubin Les Frionnes is one of the "lesser" 1er crus but still a both gorgeous and vibrant wine. The nose is slightly restained and more chalky and offer discrete white orchard fruits with more density and minerality than the village. On the palate lovely balance and weight ... beautifully …
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