2009 Comte Armand Volnay

By billn on March 21, 2011

The nose has quite a heavy central fruit. In the mouth this seems much more elegant than the nose; supple and very, very wide. I see the Volnay in the flavours if not (yet) on the nose.

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2009 Gambal Alex Savigny-lès-Beaune Vieilles Vignes

By billn on March 21, 2011

From the assembly tank. Very round with a dark, depth of fruit – lovely. Likewise in the mouth, round and begging to be drunk – like an eager to please puppy. Yum!

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2009 Gambal Alex Fixin Blanc

By billn on March 21, 2011

The nose is a little savoury. This is quite nice; there’s a punch to the flavour and nice, slightly sweet tropical fruit – yet with balance.

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2009 Gambal Alex Puligny-Montrachet

By billn on March 21, 2011

High-toned, with hints of pineapple. Padded but with good complexity – quite nice.

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2009 Gambal Alex Chorey-lès-Beaune

By billn on March 21, 2011

A faint reduction on the nose. Supple with some fruit flavour leaching from the tannin. The fruit slowly, slowly begins to assert itself – far from facile – a good prospect in six months.

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2009 Voillot Joseph Meursault Chevalières

By billn on February 22, 2011

Medium, medium-plus lemon yellow. The nose is round with hints of ginger and fuller base of fruit. Sweetness from ripe fruit and a lovely acidity that lingers, mouth-wateringly into the finish. The ginger on the nose is reflected in a spiced-bread flavour too. Rounder than same domaine’s Meursault Cras – possibly a more classic Meursault too. Anyway – lovely.

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2009 Mugneret Gerard Vosne-Romanée

By billn on January 27, 2011

Dark fruit aromas mix with a little spiced bread. Not totally sweet (good!) there is a depth of texture, tannin too. Nicely structured not an entirely simple 2009.

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2009 Heresztyn Gevrey-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes

By billn on January 26, 2011

The nose is tight. In the mouth there is higher-toned, fresher fruit – more structure too. There is a mineral edge to a flavour that holds and holds. Structured and fresh – not your typical 09.

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2009 Heresztyn Chambolle-Musigny

By billn on January 26, 2011

The nose is direct but precise. Round, absolutely mouth-filling with plenty of understated structure – only in the mid-palate does the flavour of Chambolle come through. Quite approachable now.

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