Last week it became clear that the April frost damage made it almost impossible to produce Montrachet for several owners on the Chassagne side of Montrachet - Le Montrachet. The April frost had reduced the yields by more than 90%, and therefore reduced size of the individual cuvées considerably. …
Burgundy
Domaine Leflaive, Puligny-Montrachet Les Pucelles 2000
This bottle of the 2000 Puligny-Montrachet Les Pucelles from Domaine Leflaive is in my view close to it's peak ... and one of the best examples I have tasted (there are some bottle variation in the 2000 Pucelles). The bouquet offer fine and delicate mature notes - yellow fruits, hazelnuts still good …
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Domaine Nicolas Faure, Bourgogne Aux Argillieres 2014
The Nicolas Faure Bourgogne Les Argillieres 2014 is a gorgeous wine ... third time I taste this wine .. and it's one of the best Bourgogne rouges I have ever tasted. The nose is offering organic fruit very floral - whole cluster and relatively low SO2. It's bursting with red and dark forest …
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Domaine Nicolas Faure Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Herbues 2014
A retaste of the 2014 Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Herbues from Nicolas Faure in Copenhagen .. even better than in June. The bouquet offer a symphony of red and darker forest berries - very detailed berry notes backed by a nice mineral note. On the palate lovely juicy fruit - intense, detailed and …
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Matching the big crus – from Chambolle to Le Chambertin
One rarely taste four evenly matched grand crus from the top end on a saturday afternoon. This was nevertheles the case today when Clos de Tart, Bonnes Mares from Vogüé and Roumier were opened with the Chambertin from Trapet. All wines were from the 2013 vintage .. young - surprisingly open and …
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