The '88 Meursault Goutte d'Or is perfectly mature and in balance. I have tasted quite a few 1988s from Lafon, and while some have been bigger, this Goutte d'Or has perfect hedonistic balance and depth. A gorgeous, mature wine with intense notes of hazelnuts, acacia honey, and a hint of hay. …
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Domaine Fabien Coche Meursault Les Chevalières 2017
Domaine Fabien Coche is one of my new favourites in Meursault: a producer whose wines are still affordable and who makes vivacious and rather classic wines (the estate was formerly known as Domaine Coche-Bizouard). The Meursault Chevalières - from vines located just below Luchets and above Meix …
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Domaine Fabien Coche Meursault Goutte d’Or 2017
The Goutte d'Or is quite a step up from Fabien Coche's otherwise excellent villages. It offers a tighter, more precise framework with intense mid-palate fruit - pure and vivid, and offering immense hedonistic treats. Very lively and forward with plenty of aging potential. This is a delightful …
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Tasting the Marthe Henry Boillot 2018s
"A wine like the Bourgogne Blanc Monatine 2017 has remarkable energy and zen-like balance with an extraordinary mineral depth and joie de vivre that even many grand crus in Burgundy miss: truly a vin d'émotion." This quote (of myself) was part of my motivation for awarding Marthe Henry Boillot …
Visit to Domaine Roulot – tasting the 2018s
Traditions are to be cherished, and these emotional anchors are important in the current world of chaos and covid. We are indeed living in a changing world, and as we try to adapt, the delightful sensation of a sip of Clos des Boucheres is is a joyful, hedonistic blessing one should …
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