one brusque the other smooth and intense…

Update 1.9.2015(30.8.2015)billn

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2006 Roger Belland, Santenay 1er Les Gravières
As a baby this was a big fruit bomb of interest. Today, in middle-age, it’s still big but both aromatically and from the flavours it’s also brusque, indeed it’s borderline brutal – I really wouldn’t know that I came from Burgundy, though I might still guess it’s pinot noir! Wait a few hours and everything about the wine moderates, yet I’m still not inclined to consider augmenting the cellar. I always found wines from this domaine great fun when young, probably it’s time to revisit to see how Julie Belland is having an effect!
Rebuy – No

2005 Nicolas Potel, Vosne-Romanée 1er Les Petits Monts
Hmm – almost no nose – and 5 hours later it’s still the same. Fortunately there is super interest on the palate – direct but very smooth texture, intense but layered flavours. The tannin is pretty-much buried below the silky texture. A very moreish wine indeed – now where did I stack those magnums?
Rebuy – Yes

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  1. Robert Tang1st September 2015 at 1:55 pmPermalinkReply

    Mr. Nanson, I only have a few bottles of that Potel- should I hold my bottles a few more years? Thank you

    • billn3rd September 2015 at 9:25 amPermalinkReply

      Dear Robert.
      This is very drinkable today – really – but if you haven’t much it might be shame to drink only half a wine, if your’s like mine has no nose today…
      Best!
      Bill

      • Robert Tang3rd September 2015 at 1:19 pmPermalinkReply

        Thank you. I have been very hesitant to open any 2005 at this point. You are tempting me.

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