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The 2002 Aux Combottes from Domaine Dujac is entering a matured window. In the nose fresh and crisp red berry fruit ... but it's beginning to show matured notes with hints of sous-bois, slight orange peel and tar. On the palate focused red fruit - delicate and airy - with a good midpalate lushness. …
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The last wine at this very early tasting from cask is Les Chaumes - one of the lesser 1er cru In Vosne Romanee. This wine contain 18% whole cluster grapes. The bouquet offer rich and quite dense red berry fruit - notes of raspberries, forest strawberries and discrete Vosne spices. The minerality is …
[Read more...] about Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair, Vosne Les Chaumes 2012
The Vosne-Romanee La Combe Brulee 2011 is a beauty ... crammed with fruit and minerality. The nose offer lovely playful red fruit - raspberries, red currant with hints of rose petals. The palate display a - for the level - quite intense juicy fruit with a beautiful focusing minerality. All is …
[Read more...] about Bruno Clavelier, Vosne-Romanee La Combe Brulee 2011
The Clos du Chateau 2012 is step up in quality from Colombiere - adding even more minerality and Vosne spicyness. The bouquet is somewhat reduced but still offering a juicy fruit, crisp minerality and loads of Vosne spices. On the palate excellent weight for this level - the fruit is deep and …
[Read more...] about Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair, Vosne Clos du Chateau 2012
The Chambolle Les Noirots is located below Bonnes Mares, and shares the terroir expression of the red part of this grand cru vineyard. In the bouquet rich and ripe pinot fruit - with red and dark berries. On the palate a rich and more dense expression from the powerful terroir - the fruit is fresh …
[Read more...] about Bruno Clavelier, Chambolle Musigny Les Noirots 2011
