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The Clos de la Marechale 2007 from Mugnier is not quite at the same level as 08 and 06. The bouquet is quite open with dark fruits - cherries, raspberries and a slight hint of liquorice. On the palate quite dark fruits, good structure and balance. Lacking some depth and richness in the fruit …
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Clos de la Marechale 2006 from Mugnier is a very nice wine. The bouquet is semi open with fine fruity notes - dark cherries, liquorice and some oriental spices. On the palate rich dark fruit, quite dense at the moment, but with a good balance. Need time to focus the fruit, but the tannins are …
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The 1996 Les Saint Georges from Robert Chevillion is a somewhat problematic wine. Seem very developed in both bouquet and on the palate, with some brett notes disturbing the impression. The bouquet is offering sweet rustic fruit notes with a hint of brett. On the palate quite soft fruit, not very …
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The Boudots 2007 from Confuron was sligtly closed. The bouquet had red fruits with cherry and raspberries. The palate was quite accessible showing nice ripe red fruit. Not showing a lot of complexity but a quite elegant wine. While this was a very nice wine, I feel something is missing - first of …
[Read more...] about J.-J. Confuron, Nuit St. Georges Aux Boudots 2007
