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2009 Roy Marc Gevrey-Chambertin Clos Prieur

By billn on December 13, 2011

Ooh – deep, ripe fruit, perhaps a hint of cola, actually more than a hint. In the mouth I find this has quite nice acidity, intensity comes in tandem – the flavour is long too for a villages. Clearly the fruit is very ripe and the tannin has a little rasp to the texture – unlike both the 2008 an 2010. Tasty, and certainly I prefer the flavours to the aromas, but overall I’d much rather drink the 2008 today – I expect also in 10 years but I’m happy to have the bottles to allow for that possibility

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2009 Burguet Alain Vosne-Romanée Les Rouges du Dessus

By billn on December 12, 2011

Very high-toned aromas, indeed close to volatile. In the mouth there’s some good tannin that has just a twist of astringency, yet, again, I have the impression that the fruit is rather medicinal and seems a match to the nose. I hope this is an off bottle because it is far from my taste, even before taking into account the price asked…

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2009 Lejeune Pommard Les Argillières

By billn on December 05, 2011

Here is a quite lovely red-fruit-driven nose. In the moth this is a combination of equally red pretty fruit and quite some tannin. There’s a bit of astringency before a long finish. A strong character in all departments and certainly an interesting glass yet initially this seemed not that ‘together’. The last third was drunk on day two; it was rounder, more supple and seemed very well put together. Probably a wine to wait at least ten years for, but worth a few bottles in the cellar!

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2009 Tardy Jean Nuits St.Georges Aux Bas du Combe

By billn on December 04, 2011

High tones, some herb notes too that float above lovely red fruit – this is very pretty! In the mouth this seems finely boned and with good acidity too. This finishes well with beautiful red fruit note. Very good wine indeed, but in an elegant, less forceful way – I certainly wouldn’t guess this was a Nuits.

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2009 Damoy Pierre Gevrey-Chambertin Clos Tamisot

By billn on December 03, 2011

This has a beautiful nose; pure dark cherry and more higher-toned red fruit. Lithe in stance, with a velvet texture to the tannin. The intensity is pretty good, helped along the way by good acidity. Overall this wine’s stance is quite narrow today, but the aromas and flavours are excellent.

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2009 Tardy Jean Chambolle-Musigny Les Athets

By billn on December 02, 2011

The nose has a really nice depth, cushioned with a little musk. This seems nicely round in the mouth and shows a very nice concentration for a villages. There’s just a little grab from the tannins, but they are quite understated. Balanced with a nice finish – there’s a little oak flavour throughout the wine today but it is far from jarring and will fade – still a lovely wine.

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2009 Jadot Louis Pommard

By billn on November 28, 2011

Some quite high tones, red fruit notes that are sweet and faintly alcoholic, but not overly so. In the mouth this is soft and understated, actually a bit too soft. The fruit is sweet enough and buffered with just a little tannin. Frankly I don’t have much engagement with this wine, though it seems friendly enough. As a Pommard it’s very simple and doesn’t seem a patch on the 2008.

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2009 Ramonet Noel Bourgogne Pinot Noir

By billn on November 26, 2011

A plastic ‘Nomacork’. This has a fresh but forward nose of dark red cherries. The flavour is also quite forward and shows a sour cherry impression – certainly not sweet but refreshingly moreish. This has a very decent intensity and I absolutely love it.

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2009 Ramonet Noel Chassagne-Montrachet La Boudriotte

By billn on November 26, 2011

Cork, quite a long cork. Aromas of herbs and pure red fruits, eventually with a warm edge; there’s also the typical 09 top notes that are close alcoholic. Rather silky though the intensity grows quickly delivering a little texture in the finish – this is beautifully detailed but rather boisterous, delivering a whack of mid-palate flavour that couldn’t really be described as elegant, despite the lovely texture – but today I don’t need elegant, excellent will do and this fits the bill.

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