My first wine from Maison Jessiaume - Le Chambertin 2008. According to the website of the Domaine/Maison its made from a 0.16 ha plot of this mighty terroir. Sadly Jessiaume does not do the origin of the wine justice, as the wine in the glass barely resembles a grand cru Gevrey in any shape or form. …
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Visit Maison Camille Giroud – tasting of the 2013 vintage
Maison Camille Giroud has a special place in my Burgundy heart, as the wonderful Cortons from this house convinced me that the Corton hill can in fact produce red wines that deserves the Grand Cru classification and at the same time be a delightful experience in the glass. Yes I have for many years …
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Domaine Armand Rousseau, Le Chambertin 1997
The Le Chambertin 1997 from Rousseau is a big and quite dense wine for the vintage. In the bouquet mainly layers of dark berry fruit ... so far quite secondary .. with a few hints of sous-bois and a deep earthy minerality. On the palate weighty and quite powerful with a dense mindpalate fruit and a …
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Domaine du Clos Frantin, Chambertin 2012
The Chambertin 2012 from Frantin is a very refined and seductive wine. In the nose very elegant and cool offering airy red fruit, wet stones in a otherwise quite earthy minerality. On the palate very airy and intense red and dark fruit - dancing like a ballerina on a intense yet very refined and …
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Domaine Armand Rousseau, Chambertin 2002
The 2002 Chambertin from Domaine Armand Rousseau is a delightful and refined effort. In the bouquet layers of airy red berry fruit with hints of sous-bois - still quite youthful but very refined and subtle. On the palate rich, crisp and cool fruit - refined and elegant with a very fine midpalate …
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