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The 2012 Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Herbues is forward and quite floral. The nose offer sweet red fruits enriched by some darker forest berries .. its transparent and organic styled. On the palate lovely verve and nerve .. its transparent and quite lightfooted for the vintage but with good intensity. …
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The Cuvée Vieilles Vignes 2012 is still very young with the oak slightly forward in the bouquet. The fruit is rich and ample in the nose - dense yet some transparency under the quite forward oak. On the palate silky fruit - quite firmly structured by the tannins. It's a big, vinous and muscular wine …
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The Corton Clos du Roi from Domaine de Montille is a gorgeous wine. Its transparent and lightfooted but with true grand cru intensity. The nose offer beautiful organic red fruits - delicate and transparent unveiling the fine minerailty of the Corton hill. On the palate intense yet also refined and …
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The Gevrey-Chambertin 2012 from Dennis Mortet is still very youthful. The oak is quite dominant in the nose (caramel) - the fruit is relatively fresh offering both red and darker berries. On the palate fine fruit - good freshness and medium length. Need time ... not a very complex wine currently. …
My first Les Genevrieres from Coche-Dury. The 2012 is slightly closed but unfolds little by little after some time en the glas. The nose is not very expressive Coche, but still offers plenty of fruit and a powerful minerality for the vintage. On the palate quite intense, and rather refined for the …
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