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2008 Vougeraie Beaune Les Grèves

By billn on March 24, 2011

Not much of this is made. I really like the authority of the nose. Dimension, tension and intensity – lovely. The flavour manages to grow even more in the mid-palate – super!

2008 Vougeraie Gevrey-Chambertin La Justice

By billn on March 24, 2011

As a little reduction lifts this becomes a little musky to go with pretty dark berries. A narrow entry but very silky. Slowly widens across the tongue, but rather understated after the Grèves.

2008 Vougeraie Gevrey-Chambertin Les Evocelles

By billn on March 24, 2011

Standard cuvée. From fourteen year-old vines. I have the impression that there’s some background reduction, but Pierre says this is the terroir and he describes it as sauvage. The flavour grows in the mouth, nicely mouth-watering. Good density of flavour.

2008 Vougeraie Gevrey-Chambertin Les Evocelles

By billn on March 24, 2011

Cuvée ‘en foule’. Planted at 36,000 vines per hectare in 2002. This high-density planting returns about two bunches of fruit per vine. Also a little ‘sauvage’. Clearly we have more intensity and a mineral dimension to versus the ‘classic’. Nicely balanced – will surely become ever-more impressive as the vines age.

2008 Vougeraie Gevrey-Chambertin Belair

By billn on March 24, 2011

The fruit aromas start red and ripe – reminds of an 07. Fuller and rounder than (either) Evocelles. Concentrated yet less direct and pretty after the ‘en foule’.

2008 Vougeraie Nuits St.Georges Les Damodes

By billn on March 24, 2011

More herbs and red fruit with a subtle spice and mint, eventually floral too. Narrower – seems less impressive than the Vougeot but there is plenty of complexity.

2008 Vougeraie Corton Clos du Roi

By billn on March 24, 2011

The fruit on the nose is a little darker, it’s also very clean and complex. There’s a base of tannin, slightly astringent tannin but it’s finely textured too. Good flavour and very long.

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