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2008 Roy Marc Gevrey-Chambertin Cuvée Alexandrine

By billn on April 14, 2010

Medium-plus purple colour. There are faint herbs and glossy but understated fruit on the nose. Very supple, silky tannin and an excellent mid-palate explosion of flavour. The flavour lingers very well. Not perhaps a grand cru standard, but definitely better than ‘villages’ standard. Excellent!

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2008 Boisset Jean-Claude Gevrey-Chambertin Les Jeunes Rois

By billn on April 14, 2010

Pretty, high-toned aromas of precise dark red fruits. There is grainy tannin but on a relatively low level. Cool, fresh fruit – overall very understated but confident.

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2008 Gambal Alex Savigny-lès-Beaune Vieilles Vignes

By billn on April 14, 2010

The aromas are both denser and darker after the bourgogne, also faintly spicy. There’s a little too much gas for too much detail; just to say that it’s fresh, long finishing and slightly creamy. Should be good.

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2008 Gambal Alex Vosne-Romanée Vieilles Vignes

By billn on April 14, 2010

A little more aromatic width and the volume of spice is turned up to a Vosne vernacular. Despite gas on the palate, you can see that this is rounder, softer and fatter than the Savigny, just a hint more tannin too. Also a good length.

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2008 Gambal Alex Chambolle-Musigny

By billn on April 14, 2010

Tight aromatics, but there are glimpses of the concentrated core of fruit. Seems more acid-forward than the Vosne, but there’s more gas so it’s tough to say. Finishes very well though…

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2008 Gambal Alex Fixin Blanc

By billn on April 14, 2010

The fruit aromas are slightly greener and towards the melon end of the spectrum. In the mouth there is a little more impact and density – wide across the mid-palate – it keeps a good balance. Good, slightly savoury length. Nice wine.

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2008 Gambal Alex Puligny-Montrachet

By billn on April 14, 2010

The nose here is riper and showing a more overt depth, still seems tight though. Fuller and riper flavours, hints of oak and again a super texture. For all those positives, it is the finish that is most compelling. Super villages.

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2008 Gambal Alex Chassagne-Montrachet

By billn on April 14, 2010

Like the Puligny, this shows ripe fruit, this time with a hint of brioche. Wider but less silky, yet there’s altogether more energy and overt flavour. Good length, this is super.

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2008 Ropiteau Frères Meursault Rougeots

By billn on April 13, 2010

Cool, reserved, ripe fruits on the nose. In the mouth there’s lots of energy, acidity and a good width. This is a very much better wine than the Bourgogne.

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