Potel Nicolas

2007 Potel Nicolas Savigny-lès-Beaune

By on June 30, 2009 #asides

Bottled in November. Another understated nose, but clean and tidy with a dark-fruit complexion. There’s good extension of flavour through the mid-palate and into the finish. Again a nicely fresh wine with an underlying structure that recommends a little resting time in the cellar.

2007 Potel Nicolas Echézeaux

By on June 30, 2009 #asides

30% stems used here. A nice width of aromas, just touched a little by wood, very pretty dark cherry notes too. Fleshy covering of the structure and an impressive burst of interest in the mid-palate that slowly, slowly fades in the finish. Always a successful bottling chez Potel.

2007 Potel Nicolas Meursault Blagny

By on June 30, 2009 #asides

The nose is wide, fine and fresh though less deep than previous wines. Good intensity here, and this is the best finish so far – lovely, linear and mineral. Very fine…

2007 Potel Nicolas Savigny-lès-Beaune Aux Vergelesses

By on June 30, 2009 #asides

November bottling. A rounder, softer and redder nose than the previous wines – shows good density. Fresh acidity, plenty of tannin showing towards the finish – with just a hint of astringency. This is more seriously structured but it has fine fruit to compliment. Very good – but leave most of your bottles in the cellar.

2007 Potel Nicolas Grands-Echézeaux

By on June 30, 2009 #asides

10% stems here. More aromatic width but less depth versus the Echézeaux, but the complexity is on a higher level and there’s a faint muskiness. Fills the mouth with pure, ripe fruit then a super mid-palate burst. Last thoughts are a hint of astringency that’s long forgotten as the flavour eventually fades – super.

2007 Potel Nicolas Chassagne-Montrachet Vieilles Vignes La Goujonne

By on June 30, 2009 #asides

The nose is a little riper, a little more dense but still has good freshness. Mouth-filling, sweet acidity, concentrated. Apparently it only went through 70% of the malo, stopped and would not restatrt. There is the faint ‘prickle’ of carbon dioxide but this is none-the-less good.

2007 Potel Nicolas Volnay Vieilles Vignes

By on June 30, 2009 #asides

A January bottling. A width of interesting and pretty aromatic notes, underpinned with deeper, darker elements. A narrow entry on the palate, but it widens considerably. Decent structure of well balanced tannin and acidity – lovely balanced wine.

2007 Potel Nicolas Clos de Vougeot

By on June 30, 2009 #asides

A nice depth of pretty fruit on the nose – it slowly widens in the glass too. Mouth-filling, concentrated and intense. Mouth-watering, lingering flavours – very long. Not many words, but a super bottle.

2007 Potel Nicolas Chassagne-Montrachet Les Chaumées

By on June 30, 2009 #asides

The nose is denser, but the fruit is very fine and fresh. Silkier concentration – very impressive mid-palate intensity before a slowly lingering finish. Not just impressive – super!

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