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The Batard-Montrachet from Domaine Leflaive is slightly closed - but nevertheless showing it's greatness. In the bouquet ripe and cool fruit - notes of orchard fruits - peach, pear, acacia, with a intense stony minerality and a twist of citrus zest. The nose is quite discrete, refined and very …
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The Puligny Montrachet village 2010 from Frederic Cossard is a very good wine and is now starting to settle down. In the nose white and yellow orchard fruits with a hint of citrus and acacia. On the palate a quite rich aromatic profile with rather dense fruit - balanced by a quite powerful acidity …
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The Meursault En la Barre 2010 from Antoine Jobard is a lovely village wine. In the bouquet good complexity - notes of apple, pear, hazelnuts with discrete hints of exotic orchard fruits and a nice focusing minerality. On the palate very good midpalet intensity and concentration for this level. The …
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The Chassagne Morgeot 1996 from Jadot is approaching a state of maturity. The bouquet is showing quite mature notes - hazelnuts, honey and a buttery yellow fruit. On the palate matured fruit - again fat buttery notes - held together by the powerful 1996 acidity. The finish is quite long and …
[Read more...] about Louis Jadot, Chassagne-Montrachet Morgeot 1996
The Puligny Montrchet village 2011 is fulfilling the promise it showed from cask. In the nose white orchard fruits with a stony puligny minerality and a citrus twist. On the palate rich and quite luch yellow fruit with a good transparancy and a fine mineralic backbone. A lovely inner balance - a …
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