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The Beaune Greves Vigne de l'Enfant Jesus 2009 is a rich but quite balanced 2009. In the bouquet sweet red fruits - black cherries, raspberries, red currant spiced with a hint of ruhbarb and wet stones. On the palate quite dense and intense, with layers of sweet fruit. It's quite vibrant and …
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The Beaune Greves Vigne de l'Enfant Jesus 2011 is a serious and lovely pinot. In the bouquet delicate red and dark berry fruit - with notes of cherries, raspberries and plum - spiced with some quite refined floral hints. On the palate very harmonious with a quite intense but airy fruit - a nice …
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The 2011 Pacalet Gevrey Belair is quite forward and expressive. The bouquet is crammed with intense organic red fruit - raspberries, pomegranate - with a hint of gooseberries, white peppar and cinnamon. On the palate focused and quite intense with a powerful fruit driven midpalate, and a long …
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The 2009 Meursault Charmes from Comte Lafon is a surprisingly refined effort - with only little evidence of the hot conditions in 2009. In the bouquet quite exotic fruit - white and yellow orchard fruits - slightly reduced and understated with a touch of oak. On the palate rich and intense, but also …
The Corton-Charlemagne 2000 from Bonneau du Martray is approaching a mature state. The impression just after opening the bottle is quite advanced, with some fat buttery notes, but after some time in the glass the focus and freshness returns to the wine. The bouquet is quite expressive with mature …
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