2008 Vougeraie Vougeot Les Cras

By billn on March 24, 2011

There is a hint of stems, not particularly smoky but warm red fruit. I really, really like the width, this is faintly tannic but very fine tannin.

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2008 Vougeraie Nuits St.Georges Les Damodes

By billn on March 24, 2011

More herbs and red fruit with a subtle spice and mint, eventually floral too. Narrower – seems less impressive than the Vougeot but there is plenty of complexity.

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2008 Vougeraie Corton Clos du Roi

By billn on March 24, 2011

The fruit on the nose is a little darker, it’s also very clean and complex. There’s a base of tannin, slightly astringent tannin but it’s finely textured too. Good flavour and very long.

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2008 Vougeraie Clos de Vougeot

By billn on March 24, 2011

The nose is deep and faintly musky – plenty of width too – higher tones come next with some flowers. Very fine tannin, red fruit and an intensity that builds. Mouthwatering with a reprise of flavour just when you think it’s all done – this time with a hint of vanilla.

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2008 Vougeraie Charmes-Chambertin - Mazoyeres

By billn on March 24, 2011

From over one-hundred year-old vines in Mazoyères. Concentrated yet never heavy aromas of fruit – beautiful top notes. Round and concentrated without too much fat. The flavour build and build in the mid-palate. Mouthwatering in the finsh – fab!

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2008 Vougeraie Bonnes-Mares

By billn on March 24, 2011

A very wide panorama of a nose, layers of aroma too with a creamy smoke. Full in the mouth, concentrated yet the intensity builds more, releasing another wave of fruit. Seems a slightly stony flavour and it’s very, very long!

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2009 Vougeraie Gevrey-Chambertin Les Evocelles

By billn on March 24, 2011

Normal (classic) cuvée. The sauvage note is there, but it seems to diminish in the glass. Wide and interesting, the sweet fruit peaks in the mid-palate – tasty.

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2009 Vougeraie Gevrey-Chambertin Les Evocelles

By billn on March 24, 2011

Cuvée en foule. The nose seems to offer up chalk and minerals – no sauvage. Fuller and more tannic than the basic cuvée there definitely seems more material in the glass. Again there is a peak of flavour in the mid-palate but this time with much more complexity. A bigger difference in the two wines in 09 versus 08.

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2009 Vougeraie Vougeot Les Cras

By billn on March 24, 2011

Like the ‘en foule’ this has a little musk on the nose too., and it’s a very wide and interesting nose – it just seems to get better and better – I find something of the quality of a Musigny here – honestly! Lots of flavour and some complexity; it has the sweetness of the vintage but remains poised. Lovely, lovely wine.

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