Olivier Antoine et Rachel

2008 Olivier Antoine et Rachel Santenay Les Coteaux Sous La Roche

By billn on August 28, 2011

Medium-pale. The nose is quite buscuity/toasty bread with an underlying sweetness. In the mouth there’s lovely acidity and sweetness though to start it seems there’s a bit of a hole in the middle – give it a few minutes and the intensity increases and it comes into a good place. Everybody wanted a top-up from this one!

2009 Olivier Antoine et Rachel Chassagne-Montrachet Morgeot

By billn on May 17, 2011

(Blanc) High-toned, completely different aromas, framed with Chassagne herbs. This is longer and rounder and whilst balanced I have a slight preference for the river of acidity that runs through the Bievaux.

2009 Olivier Antoine et Rachel Santenay Les Temps de C(e)rises

By billn on May 17, 2011

From four different plots of vines made with about 20% new oak. This was planned as a one-off cuvée in the financial crisis as an easy drinking wine – but customer took to it very well, so… Medium colour. Clean, dark cherry on the nose – fine. Medium weight with a lovely clean intensity – very nice wine.

2009 Olivier Antoine et Rachel Santenay Les Charmes

By billn on May 17, 2011

Made with 50% whole clusters, from a single vineyard just under Clos Rousseau in the west of Santenay.Medium, medium-plus colour. The nose seems a red-cherry compote. Fuller with lots of interesting and intense flavour – lovely length too. A wine with a very well managed structure – excellent quality.

2009 Olivier Antoine et Rachel Santenay Beaurepaire

By billn on May 17, 2011

Medium, medium-plus colour. This also shows a dark cherry fruit but coupled to higher-toned violet notes. Again there is intensity and very pretty, mouth-watering fruit. A good increase of flavour in the mid-palate and finally just a little strawberry in the finish. Excellent.

2009 Olivier Antoine et Rachel Savigny-lès-Beaune Les Liards

By billn on May 17, 2011

Producing since 2006, this is the first vintage that Antoine is happy with. The aromas are completely different – wider and less deep. There is plenty of velvet tannin and a lovely fresh fruit flavour – that said the structure is appreciable – today at least.

2009 Olivier Antoine et Rachel Savigny-lès-Beaune Les Peuillets

By billn on May 17, 2011

Medium-plus colour. Darker, deeper aromas. Full and wide – again with plenty of velvet tannin but with more depth of fruit. Very serious wine here. The aroma from the last drops of wine were much redder…

2009 Olivier Antoine et Rachel Santenay Les Coteaux Sous La Roche

By billn on May 17, 2011

(Blanc) Medium colour. Hints of toasted bread on the nose, hints of cream too. Fine balance, depth of flavour and decently intense too – once more with a suggestion of cream.

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