The Montrachet 2004 from Lafon is a tribute to the qualities of the 2004 vintage in white Burgundy. The bouquet is very complex with deep yellow fruit, almonds, white flowers - spiced with a citrus infused minerality. It's expressive but still very refined and even somewhat understated. On the …
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Bouchard Pere et Fils, Montrachet 2011
The Montrachet 2011 from Bouchard is a refined and very balanced masterpiece. The bouquet is offering pure crystaline cool orchard fruits - intense but airy ... with discrete citrus notes and a powerful but very filligree stony minerality. On the palate very intense with a very long mineralic …
Domaine Ramonet, Montrachet 2008
The Montrachet 2008 from Ramonet is one of the best white Burgundies I have ever tasted. The bouquet is very expressive with orchard fruits - acacia, pear and melon - spiced with hints of citrus and a very intense stony minerality. The palate is impressively harmonious with layers upon layers of …
Domaine de la Romanee-Conti, Romanee-Conti 2011
The Romanee-Conti 2011 is a zen like statement for the 2011 vintage. The bouquet offer deep and intense quite dark pinot fruit, with notes of rose petals, cinnamon and violets. It's currently quite discrete - but very intense with a filigree complexity of airy transparent fruit. The palate show very …
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Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair, La Romanee 2002
The La Romanee 2002 is a very special wine, as it's the first vintage of this great vineyard made under the management of Louis-Michel Liger-Belair. And what a debut on the big scene of the Grand Cru's. In the bouquet lovely red and darker fruits, strawberries and forest berries perfumed with …
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