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The Lavaux St. Jacques 2013 is quite a step up from the Les Corvees village. The is more generous offering red and dark fruits - dark cherries, boysenberries and forest strawberries + a hint of oak and a nice floral element to the otherwise earthy minerality. On the palate lovely mid-palate fruit - …
[Read more...] about Domaine Tortochot, Gevrey-Chambertin Lavaux St. Jacques 2013
First wine from Domaine Tortochot for me - the Gevrey-Chambertin Les Corvees 2013 - a wine produced in the area below the village. The nose offer red and dark fruits with a hint of oak, a floral element and a earthy mineral element. On the palate well structured, good mid-palate fruit with notes of …
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The Puligny-Montrachet Hameau de Blagny 2013 from Martelet de Cherisey is still very youthful. The bouquet is offering rich almost exotic white and yellow orchard fruits - very juicy and rich for the vintage - with the tremendous minerality of the fine terroir lurking underneath the fruit. On the …
[Read more...] about Domaine Martelet de Cherisey, Puligny Hameau de Blagny 2013
Puligny-Montrachet Hameau de Blagny is a very interesting terroir - highly regarded by Lavalle - and justifyably so .. it has a gorgeous stony minerality. The producer Martelet de Cherisey is new to me, but have done a fine job with this 2012. The nose is fresh for the vintage with a lovely mineral …
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The Aloxe-Corton 2015 is a bigger wine than the Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Herbues ... it has a larger framework and is a bit darker in the expression. The nose offer red and dark berry fruit - detailed and forward - with a nice organic touch (100% whole cluster and relatively low SO2) - just like the …
[Read more...] about Domaine Nicolas Faure Aloxe-Corton 2015
