The Clos de Vougeot is a step up in concentration from the more mineral driven Echezeaux. In the bouquet pure red wild berries spiced with hints of oak and chocolate. On the palate quite dense and with a powerful midpalate fruit - juicy and quite fresh - with a good energy and intensity. A bigger …
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Frederic Cossard, Puligny Montrachet 2010
The Puligny Montrachet village 2010 from Frederic Cossard is a very good wine and is now starting to settle down. In the nose white and yellow orchard fruits with a hint of citrus and acacia. On the palate a quite rich aromatic profile with rather dense fruit - balanced by a quite powerful acidity …
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Georges Roumier, Chambolle Musigny Les Combottes 2010
The Chambolle Musigny Combottes 2010 from Georges Roumier is a lovely effort. In the bouquet raspberries, dark cherries and red forest berries - spiced with a distinct Chambolle minerality. On the palate very good concentration for this level - loads of juicy pinot fruit - balanced by a fine acidity …
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Domaine Forey, Echezeaux 2011
The Echezeaux is quite expressive and showing quite fine minerality. Made from the two climates Les Treux and Clos Saint Denis in the lower part of the Echezeaux vineyard. In the bouquet lovely red fruit, rose petals and violets ... open with a good complexity. On the palate lovely pure red and …
Thibault Liger-Belair, Richebourg 2005
The Richebourg 2005 from Thibault Liger-Belair is a dense and intense wine. The bouquet starts out with almost Bordeuax like notes of cassis and liqourice. After some time more complex fruit notes with dark cherries and forrest berries appear under the dense sweet cassis. On the palate dense and …