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The Mazoyeres Chambertin 1978 from Domaine Camus is holding up pretty well! In the nose expressive sweet mature red pinot fruit spiced with orange/orange zest and a heavy dose of earthy sous bois - fully mature, complex and a bit fragile. On the palate light/medium body with a certain rich feel on …
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The Gevrey Clos Saint Jacques 1990 from Jadot is showing gorgeously. The bouquet is brimming with mature red berry fruit, sous-bois, truffle, orange zest and a lovely earthy mineral note. On the palate layers of mature fruit - rich, seductive and with a long intense mineral driven finish. A very …
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The entry level at Domaine du Clos Frantin is the Gevrey Les Murots village - a lovely pure and quite openly knit Gevrey. In the bouquet lovely pure fruit and a nice earthy minerality with the oak slightly forward. On the palate quite rich and dense fruit - quite weighty for this level - with a good …
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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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The Gevrey-Chambertin Bel Air 2010 from Philippe Pacalet is delightfully transparent but still tightly structured. In the nose red berry fruit .... notes of red currant, strawberries ... spiced with hints of cinnamon and a quite powerful earthy minerality. On the palate tightly structured with a …
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