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The 2002 Gevrey Aux Combottes from Dujac is a fine wine - and starting to show the beauty of the 2002 vintage. In the bouquet refined red fruit notes ... starting to get some mature sweetness with aromas of raspberries, strawberries - hints of cinnamon, forrest floor, summer truffle and …
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This Echezeaux comes from the climate Les Loächausses in the center of the Echezeaux vineyard. Anne started making this wine in 2007, when she took over the vineyard from Gros Frere et Soeur. In the nose slightly closed with a slight reduction. Still it's showing a lot of nuances - strawberries, …
The Vosne Les Petit Monts is always a very charming wine - and the 2011 is no exception. In the bouquet loads of refined jelly fruit aromas and notes of pommegranate, allspice and peony rose. On the palate lovely lush fruit balanced by a refined minarality and a quite fresh acidity. Very elegant, …
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The Chambolle Combottes from Georges Roumier is quite open and charming. In the nose cherries raspberries and redcurrant. On the palate lovely fruit, layers of red and darker berry aromas. Good freshness from the fine acidity and minerality + a hint of gooseberries in the finish. Quite typical for …
[Read more...] about Georges Roumier, Chambolle Musigny Les Combottes 2006
The 1990 spätlese #1491(auction) from Fritz Haag is one the best and most impressive spätleses from this outstanding domaine. It's now entering a quite mature stage. In the bouquet mature notes - petrolium, lime, apricot, and acasia with fine minerality. On the palate quite dense mature riesling …
[Read more...] about Fritz Haag, Braunberger Juffer Sonnenuhr Spätlese 1990 #1491
