On my third day of visits in Burgundy I had four tasings ... Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair, Domaine Hereztyn-Mazzini, Albert Bichot and lastly Domaine Nicolas Faure. The visits confirmed the high quality of the 2015 vintage, but also some indications of the challenges for those who …
Domaine du Clos Frantin
Domaine du Clos Frantin, Vosne-Romanee Malconsorts 2005
The Vosne Romanee Malconsort 2015 is still young and just beginning to display slightly developed notes. The nose is offering quite dense and rich ripe red and dark berry fruit ... plum, cherries .. spiced with a earthy minerality, violets and hints of liquorice. On the palate rich and quite dense …
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Terroir Insight: Domaine du Clos Frantin Aux Malconsorts
Vosne Romanee Malconsorts is the fast rising star of the 1er crus in the appellation. The fame and fortune of this vineyard is closely related to Domaine Cathiard's magnificent Malconsorts, and the arrival of two new top producers in 2005 - Domaine Dujac and Domaine Montille. The largest owner …
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Domaine du Clos Frantin, Echezeaux 2012
The Echezeaux 2012 from Frantin is showing very well now. This Echezeaux is from a 0.99 ha plot located in the climate Champs Traversin in the top part of the Echezeaux vineyard. The nose offer a floral and spicy expression of the Echezeaux terroir .. love the finely grained stony minerality. On the …
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Domaine du Clos Frantin, Vosne-Romanee Malconsorts 2012
The Vosne Romanee Malconsort 2012 is fulfilling the very fine promise it showed from cask. The nose is bursting with red and dark fruit, earthy minerality and first and foremost variations of delicate Vosne spices - . expressive and floral (50% whole cluster). On the palate very refined and quite …
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