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The Tessier Charmes Dessus 2010 is really singing now. The nose offer crisp and fresh white fruit with lovely notes of fresh orchard fruits and white flowers brought forward by a nice minerality. On the palate very balanced, long and focused for a Charmes, with a fine backbone of mineral infused …
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This Clos de la Barre 04 from Lafon is really firing on all cylinders .. what a delightful glass of matured Meursault. In the nose complex notes of allmonds, hazelnuts, acasia and acasiaflower ... hints of apple with a delicate slightly sweet fruit note. On the palate lovely intensity .. layers of …
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One might think that the current Burgundian classification and the number of vineyards is complex enough, but in fact the old classifications were even more complex, as some of the vineyards were split in a low and a high part in the older classifications - reflecting differences in quality within …
[Read more...] about Meursault Dessous and Dessus … the old classifications
The Meursault 2012 from Benjamin Leroux is a delightful glass - made from several different plots in this vintage. In the nose lovely white and yellow orchard fruits, pure and focused with a lovely chalky minerality. On the palate quite rich and weighty for this level with fine focusing acidity and …
The Meursault En La Barre 2012 is a rich and weighty village. In the nose expressive white and yellow fruits brought forward by a discrete and classic Meursault minerality. On the palate rich fruit with good weight, focus and balance. Is a bit dense currently and lack the vibrant feel of the Saint …
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