Very nice Pommard from Pacalet, and a very fresh 2007. Very accomodating and open, lots of pure pinot fruit in the typical organic style. Must say I enjoy the Pacalet wines, and this Pommard was no exeption. I my opinion the style of Pacalet and other organic producers is a perfect match for the …
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Dennis Mortet Gevrey Chambertin 2009
A good and balanced wine from Mortet. A wine with some trace of the 2009 vintage, quite heavy and dense, but still a very wine good. 88p (2012 - 2020) …
Fritz Haag Auslese GK 1988 #6
Fritz Haag, Auslese GK 1988 # 6 (89p), not quite on par with the 2001 #9, 1994 #4 and 1990 #11. Quite mature, and shows 1988 for bad and worse. Did seem a little alcoholic on the palate, and was not as focused as the other Auslese GKs in the set .. Is my assessment at or even past it's peak. Only …
Emmanuel Rouget Cros Parantoux 2003
I really don't like the 2003 vintage in Burgundy. Emmanuel Rouget Cros Parantoux 2003 is no exception. It's definitely a good effort in this vintage, and better than when I tasted it in September 2009. It's hard to believe the 2003 wines will develop into something agreeable. Only very good. (2015 …
Domaine Chapelle Santenay 1976
This is a real surprise - Domaine Chapelle, Santenay 1976. Not a great terroir, but this is a really good to very good mature wine. On the very positive side, it's drinking very well, on the downside, the wine does not have complexity, as it's from a fairly simple terroir. But for what it is, a …