The Bonnes Mares 2004 from Bertheau is quite mature and almost ready to rock. The bouquet starts out with a hint of iodine - but after a few minutes the nose reveals openly knit red berry fruit, sous bois and a finely grained minerality. The palate show more expressive fruit - openly knit red fruit …
Very Good+ (89 - 91p)
Domaine Cathiard, Vosne Romanee 2010
The Vosne Romanee 2010 village from Sylvain Cathiard is a truly delightful wine. The bouquet is crammed with spicy refined fruit - notes of red berry fruit, violets, peony rose and a filligree minerality. The palate is offering a intense and silky display of cool and perfectly ripened pinot fruit. …
Dugat-Py, Gevrey Chambertin Coeur du Roy 2010
The Dugat-Py Coeur du Roy 2010 is a big dense village wine. The bouquet is quite expressive with loads of lush red and dark fruit spiced with oak and a quite strong floral note. The palate offer a incredible concentration for a village wine - it's big, quite openly knit and with a weight of a 1er …
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Comte de Vogue, Chambolle Musigny 1999
The Chambolle-Musigny village 1999 from Vogue is slowly but surely starting to show more expressive matured notes. In the bouquet more and more red fruits - raspberries with hints of sweet strawberries and gooseberries - still some tar and dark notes in the nose. On the palate fresh and quite crisp …
Paul Pillot, Chassagne-Montrachet Clos Saint Jean 2010
The Chassagne Clos Saint Jean 2010 from Paul Pillot is a pure, crisp and lovely wine. In the bouquet white flowers, pear and melon - spiced with a finely grained stony minerality. On the palate it's very focused with a quite lightfooted impression. It's very refined and racy, with a cool pure fruit, …
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