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 …
Morey-Saint-Denis
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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Domaine Dujac, Clos Saint-Denis 1999
The Dujac Clos Saint Denis 1999 is a refined effort for the vintage. In the nose lovely red berry fruit infused with a filigree and slightly floral minerality ... delicate and forward with some charming hints of sous-bois. On the palate layers of forward and refined red fruit .. still some youthful …
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 …
Domaine Georges Roumier, Morey Clos de la Bussiere 2012
The Morey-Saint-Denis Clos de la Bussiere 2012 from Roumier is delightfully forward and surprisingly accessible. The bouquet offer both red and dark fruits .. very open and extrovert for a young Roumier ... transparent with a lovely earthy minerality. On the palate rich and quite weighty with some …
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