The 08 Chambolle village from Dujac is still ready to rumble. In the bouquet quite open, fine intense fruit - raspberries, hint of strawberries and gooseberries. The nose is rounded off by a slight note of sweet liquorice, hints of roasted coffee and peppar. On the palate crisp and vibrant red …
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Philippe Pacalet, Pernand Vergelesses 2009
The 2009 Pernand Vergelesses from Pacalet is a slightly rustic and rather simple wine. In the nose red fruits - cherries, strawberries and slight reductive note. On the palate a quite simple and rustic minerality, good dense fruit, quite good freshness. I enjoy the Pacalet style, but the terroir in …
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Louis Carillon, Chassagne-Montrachet 2008
The Chassagne Village 2008 from Louis Carillon is a very charming wine. The bouquet is quite open, with ripe yellow fruit, fresh citrus notes - hints of grapefruit and gunpowder. The oak is well integrated in the fruit aromas. On the palate good nervy acidity but also a quite fat and ripe fruit with …
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Comte de Vogue, Chambolle Musigny 1er cru 2001
The Chambolle 1er cru 2001 from Vogue is beginning to show. The bouquet is now quite open with red fruits - raspberries - fine Chambolle minerality and a slight orange note. The palate is slightly more closed, with a nice core of quite lush red fruits. The finish is at first quite tight with tar and …
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Olivier Bernstein, Vosne Romanee Les Suchots 2007
Les Suchots 2007 from Bernstein is slightly closed at the moment. In the bouquet red and darker fruits in a rather sweet coulis style ... cherries, raspberries and strawberries. Seems slightly uninvolving and pale in the fruit aromas. On the palate same story, nice fruit, good length but not much …
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