The Bonnes Mares is a step up from the Clos de la Roche - offering additional depth and focus - seems to be a fine vintage for Bonnes Mares. The nose is offering layers of red and dark fruit - refined and well defined with lovely depth. On the palate weighty fruit and more firmly structured than the …
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J.-F. Coche-Dury, Meursault 2011
The Coche-Dury Meursault 2011 is a lovely energetic and vibrant wine for the vintage. In the bouquet white flowers, hay, pear, melon with beautiful citrus infused minerality and a solid impression of oak. The oak is slowly but surely integrating in the nose - and the more exotic fruit notes are …
Domaine Ponsot, Gevrey-Chambertin Cuvee l’Abeille 2007
Ponsot make some gorgeous wines, but it's often difficult to approach the wines during the first 10 - 20 years, as they tend to close down from time to time. I had the 2001 Cuvee l'Abeille in November, and it was delightfully mature .. so why not try the 2007 eventhough it's in the difficult stage …
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Burgundy Day 3 …. a taste of 2014 and more 2013s
The third day on my trip to Burgundy included four tastings .. Philippe Pacalet, Domaine des Croix, Maison Camille Giroud and lastly Domaine Berthaut in Fixin. A large selection of wines were tasted ... approaching my maximum limit for tastings during one day ... a lovely day …
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Vintage Report – Burgundy 2013 vintage – update March 2015
During my March tip to Burgundy including the Trilogie en Côte de Nuits tasting at Chateau Clos de Vouget I had the opportunity to taste a large selection of 2013s - both reds and whites. And based on this I have revised my view on the 2013 vintage somewhat. The quality of the reds show larger …
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