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The Gevrey Chambertin Les Corbeaux 2009 from Bruno Clavelier is a quite surprising wine. The nose is classic Clavelier with red fruit, and a quite distingt note of elderberries spiced with hints of violets and asian spices. On the palate very focused with a cool and crisp red fruit - structured by a …
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The bourgogne rouge offer a lovely crisp and pure red berry fruit. It's harmonious with a good nerve and energy in the fruit. It offer a quite good concentration for this level and beautiful pure expression of pinot fruit. Not a big wine - but nevertheless lovely. (Drink from Now) - Above Average …
The Chambolle Les Corbeaux 2011 is a step up in weight and fruit intensity from the village wines. The nose offer lovely deep red and dark berriy fruit-' with more earthy notes than the very mineralic Vosne villages. The palate show more weight, with a rich and pure pinot fruit - has a quite earthy …
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The Vosne Les Beaux Monts is another beautiful effort. The nose is offering a intense and spicy expression of red berry fruit with hints of violets and liqourice. On the palate intense and balanced with a good midpalate concentration of vibrant pinot fruit. The minerality is powerful, refined and …
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The Corton Rognets is the only Grand Cru in the Clavelier range. In the bouquet it offers dark and intense quite earthy pinot aromas - notes of blue berries, raspberries with some floral notes. On the palate quite muscular with dark and quite weighty fruit - the tannins are finely grained and quite …
