The Montrachet 2014 from Bouchard is one of the very best whites I have tasted ... this is what I wrote when I tasted it from cask in November .. and this is still the case tasted from bottle. A both mighty and refined Montrachet offering all the beautiful qualities of the 2014 vintage. It's made …
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Bouchard Pere et Fils, Bourgogne Blanc Chardonnay Reserve 2014
The Bourgogne Blanc 2014 from Bouchard Pere et fils is a very impressive wine given the numbers produced and its price point. It's not a micro cuvee for the Burgundy geeks - although I would happily drink and enjoy it as an everyday wine. With more than 300000 bottles produced this is the perfect …
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Bouchard Pere et Fils, Beaune Clos Saint Landry 2014
The Beaune Saint Landry is a gorgeous and overlooked white Beaune. This monopole vineyard is located above and just south of Beaune - and produces in my view one of the best whites in the BEaune appellation. The bouquet offer cool variations of white and yellow fruits .. some exotic orchard fruits.. …
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Vineyard Insight: Clos St. Marc a small and forgotten monopole
Clos St. Marc ..... is a monopole in Nuits-Saint-Georges, or should I rather say Premeaux. The vineyard is now owned by Domaine Michéle et Patrice Rion ... a very fine but also in my view a somewhat overlooked producer. It's a very interesting terroir - located in the hearth of Premeaux .. so …
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Bouchard Pere et Fils, Chambertin Clos-de-Béze 2014
The Chambertin Clos de Beze is quite a step up from the other reds - a big, impressive and quite backward Grand Cru in the making. The bouquet is currently quite closed showing juicy red and dark berry fruit and a powerful earthy minerality ... intense and tightly knit. On the palate rich, intense …
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