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The 2017 Corton "Cuvée Baie par Baie" from Moron-Garcia is a unique and truly delightful wine - firmly setting its mark on the mighty hill. For the Corton - Matthieu Moron and Pierre-Oliver Garcia is using the Baie par Baie "technique" and here we have 40% Baie par Baie, 50% whole cluster and 10% …
[Read more...] about Domaine Moron-Garcia, Corton “Cuvée Baie par Baie” 2017
The 2017 is a vivid and charming Chevalier-Montrachet showing fine intensity and depth. The fruit is offering a lovely and quite intense minerality with fine white orchards fruits. It's mineral intensity is lovely and while it's a intense wine - its still very forward and charming - the 2017s are …
[Read more...] about Bouchard Pere et Fils, Chevalier Montrachet 2017
The 2012 Cathiard Malconsorts is a truly delightful wine ... vivid and energetic. The nose is bursting with fruit - forward and rather light footed for such an intense wine. Lovely spicy and airy fruit - red and dark berries - still quite youthful - very vibrant showing the core of the fruit very …
[Read more...] about Domaine Cathiard, Vosne-Romanee Aux Malconsorts 2012
The 2015 Georges Noellat Petits-Monts is open and forward, yet still very youthful and also relatively powerful to be honest. The nose is intense with red and dark fruits - hints of Vosne spices - and starting out with a relatively sweet fruit. After some time in the glass the sweet fruit tones down …
[Read more...] about Domaine Georges Noëllat, Vosne-Romanée Petits-Monts 2015
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 …
