2006 Mischief and Mayhem Vosne-Romanée

By billn on April 08, 2011

A beautiful aroma rises from the glass; there is a little spice but it bubbles below with red berries and violets – lovely. The palate is becoming tight, but it retains just enough generosity that there is balance. It’s a little mineral in the long finish. Very good, but either just sniff or be prepared to wait a few years.

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2008 Dubreuil-Fontaine Pernand-Vergelesses

By billn on April 08, 2011

Nice and ripe but understated fruit aromas. The palate is the same with lots of clean, steely acidity. Quite Cistercian! For drinking now on a hot sunny day – might get a bit mouth-puckering with time…

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2008 Dubreuil-Fontaine Volnay

By billn on April 08, 2011

The aromas focus on delicate red fruits – nice definition. Likewise in the mouth this is a wine of subtlety, delicacy – overall very, very elegant.

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2008 Dubreuil-Fontaine Pommard

By billn on April 08, 2011

Deeper, more profound fruit on the nose. Fine fruit covers good structure – a very obvious cherry flavour – precociously tasty.

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2009 Gagnard Jean-Noël Chassagne-Montrachet Les Charmes

By billn on April 08, 2011

A mid-December bottling. Understated faint herbs on the nose. After the Bourgogne this has a good extra dimension of fruit in mouth – shows much more intensity in the mid-palate. Nice.

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2009 Gagnard Jean-Noël Chassagne-Montrachet Cuvée L'Estimé

By billn on April 08, 2011

There is a core of dense and dark red fruit on the nose – with flashes of pure cherry. The flavour builds and builds; the tannin has a slight ‘grab’ but almost no astringency – this will be a super-ebulient wine in it’s youth, but perhaps wait another six months.

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2009 Lamarche Francois Vosne-Romanée

By billn on April 07, 2011

Fruit for this wine was blended from five parcels. Darker fruit with an obvious spicy Vosne context plus a little oak. This is fuller, rounder and more supple than the Bourgogne, extra intensity too of darker fruit – some licorice and hints of cedar. Good wine!

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2007 Gros Michel Vosne-Romanée

By billn on April 07, 2011

Round, the nose is quite ripe and spicy. In the mouth there’s good freshness for the vintage – strong flavour in the finish too. It’s a bit loose in the middle today but I admire some of the parts.

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2007 Gros Michel Nuits St.Georges

By billn on April 07, 2011

The aromas are more forward and fruity, a hint floral and fresher. Lovely raspberry fruit; cushioned long and fresh – lovely.

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