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The Nuits-Saint-Georges Aux Cras 2002 is now showing matured notes. In the bouquet red berry fruit with notes of sous-bois, orange and liqourice. On the palate lovely pure and ripe red fruits - good freshness and nerve - with a lovely transparancy. It's medium bodied with a lovely mineralic …
[Read more...] about Bruno Clavelier, Nuits-Saint-Georges Aux Cras 2002
The Chambertin 2009 from Rossignol-Trapet is a mixed bag of goodies. The bouquet is very open, with toasted oak, fine almost airy red berry fruit and a beautiful stony minerality from the mighty Chambertin terroir. On the palate quite lightfooted for a 2009 Grand Cru with a quite cool fruit and a …
[Read more...] about Domaine Rossignol-Trapet, Chambertin 2009
Domaine Serafin made some very fine Gevreys in 1999 - and the Cazetiers is one of the very best in the lineup - most likely only surpassed by the great Charmes Chambertin. The Cazetiers 1999 is still quite youthful but starting to show some matured notes. In the bouquet rich red berry fruit with a …
[Read more...] about Domaine Serafin, Gevrey Chambertin Les Cazetiers 1999
The Mazis Chambertin 2000 from Dugat-Py is still surprisingly youthful and fresh. In the bouquet ripe and deep red berry fruit with fresh notes of raspberries - spiced with truffles and a lovely earthy minerlity. On the palate layers of deep and intense red fruit - complex, rich and quite dense. …
The Vosne-Romanee Les Chaumes is quite new in the Pacalet collection - and is made from a plot located in the top part of the vineyard - just below La Tache/Malconsort. The bouquet offer complex layers of red and dark berry fruit - spiced with violets, peony rose pepper and all spice. The palate is …
[Read more...] about Philippe Pacalet, Vosne Romanee Les Chaumes 2012
