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The Puligny-Montrachet 2010 from Pacalet is a fresh and fine glass. In the bouquet yellow friut, honey, wet stones, citrus, and a nice minerality. On the palate quite rich and lush, but with a distinct backbone of acidity and minerality. God balance and freshness, a typical 2010 white with a little …
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The Chevalier-Montrachet 1993 from Michel Colin-Deleger is a mixed bag of impressions. The bouquet is a true pleasure, with nuances of coffee, almonds, anise, fennel, grapefruit and apple. The nose is complex as one would expect from a great terroir like Chevalier. On the palate however, there seem …
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The Puligny 09 from Leflaive is surprisingly discrete without the normal characteristics of a young Leflaive wine. In the bouquet yellow quite exotic fruits, with notes of pear and peach. Also a hint of yeast in the quite discrete nose. On the palate quite mellow, with rather soft butteri yellow …
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The Chevalier Montrachet 2007 from Chateau de Puligny Montrachet was surprisingly accessible when tasted from a magnum at Gustavs Bistro in Copenhagen. Very crisp bouquet, with a slight citrus note. Very tight and focused in the nose, with the oak not totally integrated in the fruit. On the palate …
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The Clavoillon 2008 from Leflaive is a fine effort. Very focused bouqet with good minerality and some citrus notes. On the palate quite dense for a 2008, but with a very fine acidity. Good balance and length, with some minerality. Clavoillon is not the most complex terroir, but the combination with …
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