A dense yet subdued nose, eventually providing a few higher tones. Good texture, showing in a linear yet quite wide way – it doesn’t narrow or widen as it goes into the mid-palate then the finish – and the finish is a very good one – it just keeps driving through. Not the muscle show of the 02 Guyon but anyway an accomplished wine that’s very Charlemagne.
High registers of floral notes, middle registers of ripe red cherry plus a deeper, tighter impression – multi-layering at its best. A step-up in texture and density vs the last wines; linear and concentrated. A very pretty and long wine with super acidity. It’s a little tight, yet despite the linear face there’s no harshness. Super.
Fabulously young colour. The nose unfortunately starts like fabric clear – I think it might be the glass rather than the wine as the next pour is altogether better, faintly spicy oak and sweet fruit that takes on exra dimensions with time. The acidity has (perhaps) a little too much bite but it’s quite refreshing. Long lived in the glass as well as the bottle – really needs food, but compliments it very well.
There’s certainly a similar style to this wine as the Giroud Clos de Vougeot. More closed on the nose but with a significantly longer finish. The fruit – and there’s still plenty – has a bitter-sweet edge and slightly dry tannin is still to found in the background. Overall it’s a shade less friendly than the Clos de Vougeot but again works wonderfully well with food.
Medium, medium-plus colour. Again like the Malconsorts a very cold bottle that also takes some time to come round. The nose whilst reticent starts with a little oak that slowly fades to reveal a classic, slightly floral RSV of many dimensions. Warm it in the mouth and you start to see a little action, tightly wound concentration and beautifully covered structure. This was a wine that continued to improve over a long period of time. Another wine to wait for, but it will surely be excellent.
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