Domaine de la Cras is a new estate located just south of Dijon in the appellation Coteaux de Dijon. The estate is apparently owned by the city of Dijon, and is now under the management of Marc Soyard - who have worked at Domaine Bizot in Vosne-Romanée. The estate makes four wines - two reds and two …
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Domaine Tortochot, Gevrey-Chambertin Les Corvees 2013
First wine from Domaine Tortochot for me - the Gevrey-Chambertin Les Corvees 2013 - a wine produced in the area below the village. The nose offer red and dark fruits with a hint of oak, a floral element and a earthy mineral element. On the palate well structured, good mid-palate fruit with notes of …
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Domaine Odoul-Coquard, Morey-Saint-Denis Les Crais-Gillon 2014
The Morey-Saint-Denis Les Crais-Gillon 2014 from Domaine Odoul-Coquard is made from a village plot located below RN74.The nose offers red and darkberry fruit - raspberries, cherries, plum - spiced with a earthy minerality. The oak is slightly forward currently, but with some airing it integrates …
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Philippe Pacalet, Gevrey Chambertin 2002
The Gevrey Chambertin village 2002 from Pacalet is surprisingly fresh and structured. In the nose lovely red fruits - pomegranate, raspberries - hints of cinnamon and sous-bois. On the palate quite rich but also still with the support structuring tannins. It's not a big village, but nevertheless …
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Philippe Pacalet, Chablis Beauroy 2005
The 2005 Chablis Beauroy from Philippe Pacalet is has reached a rather mature stage. The nose offer matured notes - apple, hazelnuts, almonds - alongside some ripe yellow fruit. On the palate a certain opulence (from the vintage) but still quite defined and focused - although I do prefer the acidity …