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1984! ... 1984 Musigny!! ... To be honest I have only tasted very few wines from the vintage 1984 ... the forgotten Orwellian vintage. Nevertheless the Musigny 1984 from Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé proved to be a both delightful and delicate wine. The nose offer pure and refined red fruits and a …
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The Chambolle 1er cru - made from the young wines on Grand Cru Musigny - is showing well. In the bouquet red and blue fruit - blueberries, raspberries, boysenberries and pomegranate - and a lovely discrete minerality. On the palate lovely balance and energy with the Musigny terroir and the crunchy …
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The Chambolle village is showing much better than from cask. In the nose fine variations of red and darker fruits brought forward by a lovely crisp Chambolle minerality. On the palate vibrant red fruit - raspberries and pomegranate ... pure with a fine mineralic backbone. A classic Chambolle ... …
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The Bonnes Mares is a further step up in quality and complexity. Made on white soil it offers a delicate and quite floral expression of the Bonnes Mares terroir. In the nose layered red and dark berry fruit, notes of red forest berries and plum .. supported by a vivid minerality. On the palate rich …
Les Amoureuses .. what can I say .. I love this terroir. And the 2013 from Benjamin Leroux is no exception, although slightly closed at the tasting in March. The bouquet offer cool and delicate red and dark berry fruit .. pure with a lovely arrey of spices interlinked with the feisty minerality. On …
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