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2005 Bourée Pierre Fils Charmes-Chambertin

By on March 31, 2008 #asides

Lots of herby, green shades over the fruit. Concentrated, with plenty of tannin. Some complexity to the very nice fruit. The tannin is borderline ripe, but the wine is very long. A classic and interesting candidate for the cellar.

2005 de Villamont Henri Grands-Echézeaux

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A wide and complex nose – very nice. Well-packaged and quite understated in the mouth, but this is a very competent wine indeed – very fine.

2005 Chézeaux Griotte-Chambertin

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Medium-plus colour. The nose starts as an interesting mix of high-tones, cherry-red fruit and a creamy red base, but that was only the start – super-focused red fruit follows – a real thing of beauty. The palate is super-intense, beautifully packaging the tannin. The length is fine but slowly narrows rather than expands, so the finish is impressive rather than great – the rest is great.

2005 Mortet Denis Chambertin

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Medium, medium-plus colour. Wide, lovely precise red fruit on the nose, hints of tobacco too – not aromatically the deepest, but very, very nice. Lovely width on the palate and no fat. A wine that understatedly impresses. Fine length with an edge of coconut. Very good, but not worth a special search over many others here.

2005 Ponsot Griotte-Chambertin

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Medium-plus colour. The nose starts as an interesting mix of high-tones, cherry-red fruit and a creamy red base, but that was only the start – super-focused red fruit follows – a real thing of beauty. The palate is super-intense, beautifully packaging the tannin. The length is fine but slowly narrows rather than expands, so the finish is impressive rather than great – the rest is great.

2005 Perrot-Minot Christophe Chambertin Clos-de-Bèze

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Medium-plus colour. The nose has width and a lovely creamy depth that’s edged with faint toffee. It’s not the deepest coloured, but this is very concentrated and coupled to lovely acidity. Super, balanced presentation. Understated but very, very impressive, it will need years in the cellar to provide complexity.

2005 Clair Bruno Chambertin Clos-de-Bèze

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Medium, medium-plus colour. A wide, coffee inflected and soft nose – eventually some lovely red fruit on the nose. The acidity is brighter and makes for a nice burst of interest in the mid-palate and into the finish. There is plenty of tannin but the fruit is a good match.

2005 Potel Nicolas Chambertin

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Medium-plus colour. The first sniff is disappointing – high-toned and alcoholic – but it soon slips into an interesting and deep impression of dark cherry fruit. Good acidity and plenty of well covered tannin, good dimension too. The finish is a very long diminuendo

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