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The 2007 VV from Dennis Mortet is showing very well. Wonderful ripe red notes on the nose, and a very juicy and vibrant fruit on the palate. Very good minerality and length for a village wine, really a pleasure. Taste good now, but will keep for at least 10 years - a very good effort from Mortet. …
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The 2004 village wine from Vogue is opening up. Some sweet notes, some forrest bed. Really fine pinot fruit flavors, no green notes, but some sweet tones. Coulis fruit, nice acidity and a very good balance. Quite a lot better than the one tasted in June 2011. This is from a cold and humid cellar. …
The bouquet offers a wonderful sweetness of red and ripe Pinot Fruit. This continues on the palate, with a very juicy fruitiness. Not a big village wine, but a very charming effort from Serafin. The wine really display the qualities of 2007 when they are best. Tasted after Dugat-Py VV 2002 it held …
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Lafouge has made a very nice effort with the La Chapelle 2009. It's very elegant, and quite light, thus not displaying much of the rather heavy 2009 caracteristics. The terroir is limited, but it's a very fine Auxey Duresse - a real pleasure. (from 2012) Above average - 83p …
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The VV 2002 is showing some mature notes in the bouquet, but is still rather closed on the palate. Still some hard tannins, and a core of dark unresolved fruit - typical Dugat-Py. Not showing at the moment, and needs additional time in the celler. Not a big wine, and it really need to mature and …
