En Truffière (Vincent Girardin)

2003 En Truffière (Vincent Girardin) Corton-Charlemagne

By on November 30, 2006 #asides

An oversize and overweight ’statement bottle’ with a super-deep punt. Medium yellow. The nose shouts ‘pear-drops’ before becoming a more subtle blend with classic white blossom and higher-toned alcoholic notes. The palate is quite well concentrated and reasonably long, it just needs an extra dab of acidity to carry the ample mid-palate through into the finish. Almost good.

2001 En Truffière (Vincent Girardin) Corton-Charlemagne

By on October 31, 2004 #asides

Pale yellow. Lovely nose – shows some intensity. The palate is super and very Charlemagne. A different expression, but close to the Dubreuil-Fontaine in quality. Tasty but more expensive than the Boillot or Bonneau du Martray…

2001 En Truffière (Vincent Girardin) Charmes-Chambertin

By on October 31, 2004 #asides

Medium, medium-plus colour. Nice earthy red fruit on the nose. Sweeter than the last wine, nice acidity and very good length. Good concentration. Good wine and closer to Grand Cru quality.

2001 En Truffière (Vincent Girardin) Grands-Echézeaux

By on October 31, 2004 #asides

Medium, medium-plus colour. The nose has black fruit, a little oak and faint gamey notes. A step up in concentration though well short of the best examples. Nicely intense black fruit and good length. Really need another 4-5 years to integrate all the parts – not least the oak. Very nice, if a second division GE.

2000 En Truffière (Vincent Girardin) Clos de la Roche

By on October 31, 2004 #asides

Medium colour. The nose shows high toned berry fruits and low gamey notes. The palate is also a little gamey though again with plenty of berry fruit. More mineral than fat, this wine doesn’t show the required density for the label. Nice wine though, but more of a very good villages than a Grand Cru – certainly not worth the cash.

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