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The Chambolle-Musigny Les Amoureuses 2000 is a very impressive effort for the vintage. The bouquet is very expressive with notes of red berry fruit, sous-bois and a fine Chambolle minerality. On the palate rich and quite lush red fruit - matured but still very fresh and vibrant. Quite intense and …
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The 1990 Bonnes Mares from Vogue I finally coming around after more than a decade in deep sleep. The bouqet starts out with some slightly cheasy notes, but soon fall in to place with pure rather dark fruit - raspberries, sous bois, liquorice and tar - combined with the eathy minerality of the dark …
The Chambolle-Musigny village 1999 from Vogue is slowly but surely starting to show more expressive matured notes. In the bouquet more and more red fruits - raspberries with hints of sweet strawberries and gooseberries - still some tar and dark notes in the nose. On the palate fresh and quite crisp …
The 2006 Musigny Vieilles Vignes from Comte de Vogue is surprisingly open and accessible. In the bouquet cherries, raspberries with hints of red current, violets and rose petals. Offering lovely complexity and is beautifully focused by the fine minerality. On the palate very airy and openly knit …
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The Musigny 2011 from Vogue is now showing it's true colors. In the bouquet fine red fruit, with notes of strawberries, raspberries, pomegranate - spiced with hints of peony rose and cinnamon. On the palate more power and weigth than the Bonnes Mares with layers of fruit and minerality. The fruit is …
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