The Echezeaux 2007 from Jean Grivot is a truly mineralic expression of the Echezeaux terroir. The bouquet is offering primary red berry fruit - spiced with slightly toasted oak notes and a superb minerality. On the palate fine concentration for the vintage .... quite muscular with a firm mineralic …
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Dugat-Py, Gevrey Chambertin Coeur du Roy 2010
The Dugat-Py Coeur du Roy 2010 is a big dense village wine. The bouquet is quite expressive with loads of lush red and dark fruit spiced with oak and a quite strong floral note. The palate offer a incredible concentration for a village wine - it's big, quite openly knit and with a weight of a 1er …
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The Echezeaux 2007 battle – a very close race!
One rarely have the chance to compare four of the very best wines from the Echezeaux vineyard. This was however the case earlier this week, where the Echezeaux 2007s from Grivot, Rouget, Liger-Belair and Domaine de la Romanee-Conti were served in one flght at a Burgundy tasting. These four …
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Georges Roumier, Bonnes Mares 2004
The Bonnes Mares 2004 from Roumier is quite impressive for the vintage .. but still need time to unfold fully. The bouquet offer crystal clear dark red and black fruits, it's linear, very pure and only showing few mature red notes. On the palate it's quite tight and focused with a very pure cool …
Domaine Poisot, Corton Charlemagne 2010
The Corton-Charlemagne from Domaine Poisot is a quite forward and charming Charlie . the bouquet is quite open with white orchard fruits, acacia and a lovely chalky mineralic base. On the palate pure yellow fruit with a very fine density and a long quite rich finish. The fruit is deep and quite …
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