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The Chambertin Clos de Beze 2006 from Pascal Lachaux is a big and burly wine. In the bouquet quite rustic dark and red berry fruit with som animalistic elements and a earthy minerlity. On the palate rustic and dense fruit - fine length and minerality. It's a big wine ... but in my view lacking some …
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The Chambertin 2009 from Rossignol-Trapet is a mixed bag of goodies. The bouquet is very open, with toasted oak, fine almost airy red berry fruit and a beautiful stony minerality from the mighty Chambertin terroir. On the palate quite lightfooted for a 2009 Grand Cru with a quite cool fruit and a …
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The Gevrey Coeur du Roy is starting to show some matuing notes. In the nose quite sweet red notes ... strawberries, the classic Dugat-Py raspberries - but also hints of tar and prunes. On the palate sweet red fruit notes in a quite strong tannic framework. It's quite focused and muscular for a …
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Domaine Serafin made some very fine Gevreys in 1999 - and the Cazetiers is one of the very best in the lineup - most likely only surpassed by the great Charmes Chambertin. The Cazetiers 1999 is still quite youthful but starting to show some matured notes. In the bouquet rich red berry fruit with a …
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The Mazis Chambertin 2000 from Dugat-Py is still surprisingly youthful and fresh. In the bouquet ripe and deep red berry fruit with fresh notes of raspberries - spiced with truffles and a lovely earthy minerlity. On the palate layers of deep and intense red fruit - complex, rich and quite dense. …
