Medium colour. More open and spicy than the Brùlées with more caramel over slightly blurred red fruits. More punch and mid-palate concentration. Super balance and length – what’s not to love
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2006
2006 Morey Pierre Meursault Perrières
2006 Angerville Marquis d' Volnay 1er Cru
2006 Lécheneaut (Philippe et Vincent) Nuits St.Georges Les Pruliers
2006 Mortet Thierry Chambolle-Musigny Les Beaux-Bruns
2006 Angerville Marquis d' Volnay Fremiets
2006 Leflaive Meursault Sous le Dos d'Âne
These are young vines – 2002 – this is when the pinot was ripped from the vineyard to be replaced by chardonnay. There’s a little more brioche to the nose, also a little more depth. Whilst there is more complexity than the village Puligny, I’d prefer a lick more of acidity. Perhaps longer finishing but I prefer the flavour of the Puligny finish. For something that’s only a little better than many villages cuvées the price is a bit of a joke at 108 francs – the stunning Pierre Morey Perrières only cost 110…
2006 Perrot-Minot Christophe Vosne-Romanée Les Beaumonts
Medium, medium-plus colour. Once more, many dimensions open up on the nose – perhaps a little cola too, but I won’t hold that against it right now! Less obviously ripe than the villages cuvée but there’s super, mouth-filling concentration and a background of tannin that for a while comes more center-stage. Super, but 156 swiss francs…
2006 Chenu Louis Père et Filles Savigny-lès-Beaune Les Talmettes
Medium, medium-pale cherry-red colour. The aromatics are wide, perhaps a little high-toned and alcoholic but over a denser slightly savoury fruit core. A little dissolved gas on the palate, good red fruits and young tannin – accentuated by the gas. There’s a nice burst of interest on the mid-palate and there’s good, if slightly prickly, acidity (gas again). This needs a year in the cellar, and the performance will be far better than described above if you decant an hour before serving. Excellent value wine in an elegant package.