Bourgogne Pinot Noir

2003 Giroud Camille Bourgogne Pinot Noir

By on July 31, 2007 #asides

Now coming into the last bottles of this case – only 4 remain. Medium, medium-plus cherry red. The nose is quite 2003 in style yet shows beautifully delineated red and blue fruits and more unusually for 2003 there are violets too over a creamy base – so far it’s better than many grand crus from this vintage. The palate is less fine, but it’s sweet, medium intensity and quite well mannered. The fruit has really good density – more so than most bourgognes – chapeau. Shame that so few remain in the cellar – a real sniffer’s wine – and you don’t get to say that very often with a bourgogne!

2003 Giroud Camille Bourgogne Pinot Noir

By on October 31, 2005 #asides

A recurring bottle over the summer, ~6 so-far, this wine has been very consistent. Sweet, stewing cherries on the nose with that characteristic hint of 2003 in the background. Fresh, with sweetness coming from the ripe fruit and a little burst on the mid-palate. Grainy but fun tannin – continues to shine at this price-point.

2003 Bouchard Père et Fils Bourgogne Pinot Noir

By on October 31, 2005 #asides

Medium-plus cherry-red. Obviously about 03 on the nose, with deep liqueur cherry. Nice mouthfeel – plenty of velvety tannin, long finishing for a bourgogne with a fruit-colour that just hints toward black – high-toned mid-palate, reasonable freshness too. Recommended.

2003 Giroud Camille Bourgogne Pinot Noir

By on February 28, 2005 #asides

Bottled just before the 2004 harvest. Medium, medium-plus colour. A melange of sweet red fruit greets the first sniff. The palate is surprisingly plush for a regional wine, the sweet red fruit also on the palate. The acidity is almost good enough and the tannin is completely covered by the ripe fruit. Just one of many ‘super-regionals’ that will come from 2003. I bought the last available case, just, and at the expense of their Dutch importer – sorry about that , -)

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