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The Gevrey-Chambertin Aux Combottes 2012 from Dujac is a both delightful and charming glass. In the nose .. on a fruit day ... lovely sweet red fruit, strawberries, pomegranate and a range of red forest berries - brought foward by a fine earthy minerality. On the palate fine juicy red fruit, quite …
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The Bonnes Mares is a step up from the Clos de la Roche - offering additional depth and focus - seems to be a fine vintage for Bonnes Mares. The nose is offering layers of red and dark fruit - refined and well defined with lovely depth. On the palate weighty fruit and more firmly structured than the …
The Clos de la Roche 2013 is a more weighty and powerful effort than the Clos Saint Denis. In the bouquet layers of pure dark fruit spiced with a deep earthy minerality. On the palate layers of rich and quite openly knit fruit - lovely midpalate play between the dark fruit and some sweeter red …
The Clos Saint Denis 2013 is also on the filigree side ... although slightly reduced currently. The nose offer layers of tightly wound pinot fruit - supported by a lovely filigree and refined minerality. On the palate quite powerful yet refined with a quite intense focusing minerality. Love the …
Its hard to be the Echezeaux coming directly after the mighty Malconsort. The Echezeaux is made from plots located in the climate Les Champs Traversin - a climate in the top part of Echezeaux - thus a lighter more floral wine than the Malconsort. The nose is offering pure and ripe red and dark fruit …
