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The DRC Grands Echezeaux 2009 is a beautiful and very balanced effort. In the bouquet darker and richer than the Echezeaux, with notes of black cherries, raspberries, gooseberries, strawberries, perfumed with a slight mocca and liquorice. On the palate bigger, more lush than the Echezeaux, the fruit …
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The Chassagne Montrachet Les Chaumees is currently slightly more lush and fat than the Les Chenevottes. In the bouquet citrus, grapefruit, pear with notes of acacia and white peach. On he palate rich and buttery with a good length and minerality. There is a good midpalate concentration and a fine …
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The Echezeaux 2009 from Domaine de la Romanee Conti is a beautiful and enjoyable wine. In the bouquet fine sweet red fruit aromas - raspberries, cherries - spiced with peony rose and vanilla from the quite present oak. On the palate delicate ripe pinot fruit, quite rich and velvet, with a quite …
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The Chassagne Montrachet Les Chenevottes is one of the lesser 1. crus from Jean-Noël Gagnard. While not in the same league as Caillerets, Morgeot and Blanchot-Dessus, it's still a attractive and enjoyable wine. In the bouquet, grapefruit, mango, notes of acacia and white peach. On he palate quite …
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First vintage of Corton from Domaine de la Romanee Conti. The Corton is the odd one out in the DRC lineup, and it doesn't really benefit from being served alongside it's brothers and sisters from Vosne Romanee. In the bouquet darker fruit aromas - raspberries, plum, black cherries, cassis and …
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