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The 2017 Chassagne Les Caillerets is a tremendous wine - liquid stone and a classic Caillerets in the best sense of the word. The nose offer cool and crushed stones - airy and detailed with a fine hint of anise. The fruit is rather cool, and organic. On the palate vivid fruit, a very detailed …
[Read more...] about Domaine Morey-Coffinet, Chassagne-Montrachet En Caillerets 2017
The 1999 Bonnes Mares from Roumier is beginning to unfold .. tar is just receding and the tertiary aromas are starting to show. Still 10 or even 20 years to full maturity, but already showing well. A big wine with intense power and length - really a mouthful - a top end 1999. Lovely fruit covering …
[Read more...] about Domaine Georges Roumier, Bonnes Mares 1999
The Vosne Romanee Les Croix Rameau 1999 from Cacheux was a very pleasent surprise - a delightful wine just beginning to unfold - after quite many years of sleep. The nose is offering red and dark fruit - dark cherries, hints of sous-bois - vivid and fresh. On the palate nicely structured, lovely …
[Read more...] about Domaine Jacques Cacheux, Vosne La Croix Rameau 1999
The Bertheau Bonnes Mares 2008 is certainly a lovely surprise. It's fresh, vivacious and quite intense. The nose offer layers of fine fruit, red and dark berries with sous-bois infused saline minerality. On the palate quite weighty and with a lovely saline tone - very elegant and vibrant. Lovely …
Jean-Yves Bizot have produced a fine Vosne-Romanée Les Jachees 2006. The bouquet is starting to unfold with organic free fruit, although the dark note of 2006 is still there. On the palate relatively rich, red and dark fruits with the Bizot fruit showing beautifully in the finish. A fine 2006 .. but …
[Read more...] about Domaine Bizot, Vosne Romanee Les Jachees 2006
