A wide, high-toned and clean nose. Dense and intense mid-palate with good fruit and plenty of tannin.
Clair Bruno
2005 Clair Bruno Savigny-lès-Beaune Les Dominode
2005 Clair Bruno Gevrey-Chambertin Clos St.Jacques
2005 Clair Bruno Chambertin Clos-de-Bèze
1997 Clair Bruno Savigny-lès-Beaune Les Dominode
2002 Clair Bruno Gevrey-Chambertin Clos St.Jacques
In hindsight it was more of a mistake not to ask for larger glasses in the restaurant than to delay the request for a decanter – this wine was a missed opportunity. Over about 90 minutes the wine never opened out on the nose, subdued aromatics of red fruit with a faint black edge. From time-to-time I imagined more, but then it was gone. The palate is that of a perfectly balanced, linear light-middleweight that is fine of tannin and shows good freshness. On this outing the length is also unremarkable. Too tight for interesting.
1998 Clair Bruno Savigny-lès-Beaune Les Dominode
Drunk directly following Leroy’s Bourgogne of the same year and more interesting in every dimension. Deep, meaty yet sweet fruity nose with an edge of vanilla. Good mouth perfume, fresher yet without the tart aspect of the Leroy. Concentrated, still some quite dry tannin but it’s well covered by the fruit. Long finishing, still with a little vanilla. Very high quality for the price, and bought for cheaper than the Leroy too!
1998 Clair Bruno Marsannay Les Grasses Têtes
Deep cherry red. The nose is sweet with some toasty oak and cooking red cherries. The palate is surprisingly fat and sweet. Nice acidity, well mannered tannins and lovely long fruit – red and black. This is really excellent. I expect that the oak (which is very well done) will soon start to add to the complexity – I bought a few more of these after this tasting.