Fresh aromas of agrumes. The palate is quite full but there’s the requisite acidity behind. Nicely round mid-palate and with good flavour too.
Bize Simon
2005 Bize Simon Corton-Charlemagne
Deep, dense aromas – lack a big bag of children’s sweets. Full, round, very silky. A lovely mid-palate ‘growth’ of flavour. Just at the moment I’d look for the impression of a bit more freshness (I’m the same with most 05s), but maybe that will come as the density delineates. Clearly a wine to wait for.
2008 Bize Simon Aloxe-Corton Le Suchot
2007 Bize Simon Savigny-lès-Beaune Aux Vergelesses
2006 Bize Simon Savigny-lès-Beaune Aux Grands Liards
2006 Bize Simon Savigny-lès-Beaune Les Marconnets
2005 Bize Simon Savigny-lès-Beaune Les Bourgeots
2005 Bize Simon Savigny-lès-Beaune Les Fourneaux
1997 Bize Simon Savigny-lès-Beaune Les Marconnets
(Magnum) Medium-plus colour. The nose is understated – actually quite tight. The palate is equally tight, the only forward aspect is the grainy astringency of the tannin, the fruit gives little away, though it’s ripe enough and shows no roast characteristics. In this format I wouldn’t be rushing to drink bottles, but I wouldn’t be searching them out either.