It's a pleasure to see the 2009s shaping up so beautifully ... even so the Clos St. Denis from Domaine Dujac. It still youthful but the fruit is bright and transparent offering sweet dark and red berries .. boysen berries, black currant spiced with liqourice and some red forest berries. The fruit is …
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Maison Chantereves, Bourgogne Rouges 2015
The Bourgogne Rouge 2015 is shaping up beautifully in bottle. Still a lovely expressive wine offering the best sides of the 2015 vintage. The nose is very outgoing with variations of red fruit, hints of cinnamon and allspice. On the palate pure fruit, very fine mid-palate weight for this level. …
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Maison Chantereves, Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Damodes 2015
In 2015 Chantereves has expanded the range of wines with the first Cote de Nuits 1er cru - the Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Damodes - from a plot located quite high on the slope. I have tasted this wine a few times from cask - but this is the first time from bottle. The nose is offering deep red and dark …
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Domaine Claude Dugat, Lavaux Saint-Jacques 2006
To be honest I rarely drink or taste the wines of Claude Dugat. They are for me somewhat on the dark and extracted side of the Burgundian spectrum. They are not bad wines as such, but they are quite far from the wines I prefer to enjoy, although I have had some good wines from Claude Dugat over the …
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Domaine Bachelet, Saint-Aubin Des Dents de Chien 2014
Saint-Aubin Murgers Des Dents de Chien from Jean-Claude Bachelet is a brilliant Saint-Aubin in the making - the 2014 vintage is a perfect match for this wine. It's youthful, pure and delicate with the effortless intensity of the 2014 vintage. The nose offer delightfully intense and filigree …
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