Pale lemon yellow colour. A little sea-shore, fresh-cut greenery and lemon on the nose. Lightweight but with clean, precise flavours and a sneaky late intensity – the finish falls-off quite quickly but this is a good value wine.
2004
2004 Bichot Albert Nuits St.Georges Les Crots
2004 Potel Nicolas Puligny-Montrachet Vieilles Vignes
2004 Bichot Albert Vosne-Romanée
This vintage also contains young-vines from Les Malconsorts. The nose is not so deep, but has super width – very stylish. Sweet palate with lots of interest. The acidity is good, though there’s a slight grain to the tannin. Frankly this is a really excellent villages and a good showcase for the 2004 vintage.
2004 Potel Nicolas Meursault Narvaux
2004 Boisset Jean-Claude Meursault Le Limozin
For his whites, Grégory is looking for a mineral style, and uses no battonage. 7 barrels were produced using about 20% new oak. There was a small fining, but no filtration. An open nose that is wide and interesting. Lovely wide expression of clean fruit on the palate. Interesting and long, fresh and tasty – a great start.
2004 Potel Nicolas Volnay Vieilles Vignes
An assemblage from 13 different parcels. Fresh and complex nose, despite being quite tight. On the palate, a sweet entry that’s wide and interesting. You notice the structure before the texture but then there’s a really defining extra edge of complexity in the mid-palate. It might not be the greatest VV cuvée from this house, but it’s very good.