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Morey Saint Denis Cuvee des Alouettes 1999 is a fine wine from Ponsot. Beginning to show well, with some sweet notes. Will need some additional years to show the full potential. (2015 - 2025) - 90p …
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Clos du Chateau 2009 a very fine wine without the usual heavy sweet notes from the 2009 vintage. A Lovely, elegant, silky and seductive wine, classic Vosne Romanee. Note, this is not a big wine, but an incredibly well-made and charming village wine. This is a lovely wine! (2011 - 2025) - 90p …
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Fritz Haag, Auslese GK 1988 # 6 (89p), not quite on par with the 2001 #9, 1994 #4 and 1990 #11. Quite mature, and shows 1988 for bad and worse. Did seem a little alcoholic on the palate, and was not as focused as the other Auslese GKs in the set .. Is my assessment at or even past it's peak. Only …
Georges Roumier Les Gras 2000 (89p), a fine mature Burgundy. Not a big wine, but very tasty as a mature Roumier almost always is. Pronounced sweet tones, forest, truffle ... so many good things in the complex Bouquet. Roumier very nice when they reach a certain level of maturity. Very good. (now - …
I really don't like the 2003 vintage in Burgundy. Emmanuel Rouget Cros Parantoux 2003 is no exception. It's definitely a good effort in this vintage, and better than when I tasted it in September 2009. It's hard to believe the 2003 wines will develop into something agreeable. Only very good. (2015 …
