some weekend wines – week 10 2019

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2013 Comte Liger-Belair, Vosne-Romanée
My first from this mixed case. Ooh what a great looking cork – a fine ‘pop’ as it’s extracted too – but the cork doesn’t smell very nice.
Is it corked? – well, not easy to tell as there’s plenty of toasty reduction. Wide, supple, the palate is suffused with the reductive note of the nose but then a broad and tall finishing wave of great flavour – the texture is fine here. I give this wine the old ‘Fourrier-shake’ and it seems that there’s plenty of CO2 to dislodge. The reductive note fades, but never disappears – the cork note that takes over is stark – ouch!
Rebuy – almost certainly Yes (without the TCA…)

2017 Julien Brocard, Chablis Boissonneuse
A new case – of 7!
Fresh and ripe lemon on the nose – more ripe than I remember when first opening – but it adds more focus with time. The palate is still dynamic, fresh, and sweetly ripe. Bravo – still great villages…
Rebuy – Yes

2016 Domaine Diconne, Auxey-Duresses Vieilles-Vignes
Hmm – this seems to be my last one – I clearly have an errand…
A nose that’s a real invitation – there’s the impression of freshness but also of concentration. Silky and intense. Mobile and wide over the palate, I love the energy but depth of pure flavour here – excellent wine.
Rebuy – Yes

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There is one response to “some weekend wines – week 10 2019”

  1. goughie1313th March 2019 at 12:24 pmPermalinkReply

    Feel for you re the L-B 🙁 . The Diconne is indeed a very, very tasty wine n’est ce pas ? I too am down to my last bottle, and last of the Auxey Blanc ‘Terres Folles’. The highly entertaining M. Diconne would only sell me three of each 🙁 when I called Sept 2018. Oh to be as handy for an errand as your good self ;-).

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