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The 2017 Puligny-Montrachet Les Pucelles is a brilliant wine. Classic Pucelles nose - with hay, orange notes (caramelised orange peel) - vivid and relatively forceful. On the palate long, refined and intense with a lovely airiness and refinement. Better that Chassagene Cailleret .... a tie probably. …
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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 …
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The Clos de la Roche 2007 is forward and frank like so many 2007. The nose is brimming with red fruits - based on a moderately deep mineral note. On the palate lovely fruit - good depth considering the vintage, with a vivid and joy-full fruit. Not a big Clos de la Roche, but nevertheless a lively …
The Clos de la Roche 2002 from Hubert Lignier is beginning to show some beginning mature notes - and the 2002 vintage is one of the very last made by Romain Lignier who sadly passed away in 2004. In the bouquet cherries and red and some berries - starting to show some mature sweetness and sous-bois. …
The Roty Griotte-Chambertin is a rather solid bloke - solidly build and still with a firm tannic structure. In the bouquet quite intense with weighty red and darkberry fruit, hints of soy, sous-bois. Quite mineral and still with some miles to go - a quite full wine with plenty of stuffing. A sturdy …
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