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The Pommard Pezerolles 1999 is showing much better than the Volnay from the same vintage. In the nose sous-bois, quite rustic red fruit, cinnamon and prunes. On the palate much more midpalate fruit than the Volnay 1999, offering good weight and concetration. Slightly overripe with some quite …
[Read more...] about Domaine Michel Lafarge, Pommard Pezerolles 1999
The Saint-Aubin Le Banc 2012 from Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey is a rich and ripe Saint-Aubin. In the nose rich yellow fruit .. notes of pineapple, almonds and apple ... hints of gunpowder .. quite expressively spiced with minerality, oak and citrus. On the palate deep and quite dense yellow fruit for a …
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The Vosne Romanee Village 2012 from Regis Forey is a very nice effort. The nose is offering pure red and dark berry fruit ... nice Vosne spicyness and a quite earthy minerality ... coming from vineyards located around Clos de Vougeot. On the palate quite rich and velvet for this level ... good …
[Read more...] about Domaine Forey Père et Fils, Vosne-Romanee 2012
The Vosne-Romanee 2012 is a quite delicate and honest village . The bouquet is offering pure juicy red fruit ... with a quite lovely Vosne minerality. On the palate good midpalate fruit ... forward and pure. It is a step in the right direction from the 2011 ... but is in my view still lacking a bit …
[Read more...] about Domaine Robert Sirugue, Vosne-Romanee 2012
The Chassagne Clos St. Jean 2006 from Amiot Guy is a good but typical effort for the vintage. The nose is very expressive with weighty yellow fruit .. rich with what seems to be more than a hint of botrytis. On the palate same story ... rich and quite developed with a significant impression of …
[Read more...] about Domaine Amiot Guy, Chassagne Clos St. Jean 2006
