The Clos de Vougeot 2004 from Confuron was open and ready to enjoy. In the bouquet red fruits - raspberries and strawberries, and some notes of green pepper (found in many 2004s). On the palate also open and accessible, with sweet matured fruit. Like many 2004s slightly onedimensional in the fruit. …
Very Good (88 - 90)
Georges Roumier, Chambolle Musigny Combottes 2009
Chambolle Combottes is one of the entry levels to the wonderful world of Roumier. It's a bigger wine than the village Chambolle, but often it seems to be less focused than the village wine. In the 2009 edition the bouquet offered red colis fruit, raspberries and strawberries, with a underlaying …
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Comte Lafon, Meursault 2002
The village Meursault from Lafon 02 was a quite nice wine. In the bouquet some apple, minerality and lemon peel. Quite matured in the nose. Perhaps a hint of oxidation just after opening the bottle, but given some time the oxidative notes were almost resolved. On the palate quite focused with good …
Domaine Meo-Camuzet, Vosne Romanee 2007
The Vosne Romanee village wine is one of my favorite wines from Meo-Camuzet. It's quite far from his best wine ... but it's not trying too hard either!! Just a very good village wine. The 2007 was surprisingly accessible, in the nose raspberries, minerality and a slight hint of gun powder. On the …
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Hubert de Montille, Pommard Les Pezerolles 2006
The magnum Les Pezerolles 2006 from Montille was surprisingly open and ready to enjoy. Pommard can often be quite austere, but this was certainly not the case with this magnum. In the bouquet quite open with nice ripe pinot fruit. No mature notes but still sweet and charming. On the palate very …
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