The Clos de la Roche 1999 from Dujac is one of the best wines I have tasted from this fine estate. It's now starting to show matured notes - nose is brimming with red fruits, earthy minerality and sous-bois. On the palate rich, velvet and very long - the fruit is juicy and airy. It's perfectly …
Morey-Saint-Denis
Domaine Ponsot, Clos de la Roche 1993
The 1993 Clos de la Roche from Ponsot is a big wine ... and after two decades of sleep it's starting to show it's qualities. The nose is still slightly closed with intense red and dark fruits pushing forward ... after some time in the glas more nuanced sweeter berry notes appear. On the palate big, …
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. More forward than the bottle I tasted in 2014 ... showing beautifully. In the nose layers of airy red berry fruit infused with delicate sous-bois notes, hints of truffle and a …
Domaine Dublére, Morey-Saint-Denis Les Blanchards 2013
The Morey-Saint-Denis Les Blanchards 2013 is a quite serious wine. It's unmistakingly Dublere but a bit more backward than usual. The nose is offering a nice selection of red and dark forest berries ... cool and airy .. a bit darker than normally .. and very Morey. On the palate quite dark fruit for …
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Domaine Ponsot, Clos de la Roche 1998
The 1998 vintage is just one of these years ... almost forgotten due to the hyped 1999s. The Domaine Ponsot Clos de la Roche 1998 is however a wine that both demands and deserves your attention. The nose is offering red and dark fruits, hint of sous-bois - all brought forward by a deep earthy …