The Ponsot Clos de la Roche 2012 is out of this world ... In the nose super ripe with a mix of red and yellow fruits - forest strawberries, marula fruit, Cloudberries and mulberries .. very expressive and intensely rich. On the palate rich, velvet and very intense fruit ... expressive flavors …
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Domaine Ponsot, Clos de la Roche 1999
The 1999s from Ponsot are beginning to show .. but it's still too early to open the big wines. The Clos de la Roche is beginning to show some secondary red notes, but the more serious dark 1999 fruit are still predominant. The darkish notes continue on the palate ... it's intense, weighty with a …
Domaine Armand Rousseau, Clos de la Roche 2004
The Clos de la Roche 2004 from Rousseau is a surprisingly lightfooted and delightful effort for the vintage. Quite light in color with lovely red organic fruit in the nose - offering fine notes of cherries and cherry stones. On the palate lightfooted and quite delicate with lovely red fruit - quite …
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Hubert Lignier, Clos de la Roche 1996
The Lignier Clos de la Roche 1996 is a magnificent effort and is now fulfilling the great promise it showed in its youth. In the nose layers of red and dark berry fruit infused with delicate sous-bois notes, hints of truffle and a deep earthy minerality. On the palate layers of airy fruit ... a big …
Visit – tasting of the 2013s from Domaine Dujac
Dujac have a special place in my Burgundy heart .... as it was one of the first estates I ever visited in Burgundy. I have followed Dujac in many years and while the quality always has been very high - I think the recent vintages are even a notch better. Photo: Alec Seysses pondering the …
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