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2011 BOURGOGNE ROUGE Pinot Noir Domaine Joël Rémy
Burgundy France
Joël's usual easy, supple, friendly style, half of which is given an élevage for nine months in old barrels, while the rest stays in tank to retain freshness.
Burgundy France
Joël's usual easy, supple, friendly style, half of which is given an élevage for nine months in old barrels, while the rest stays in tank to retain freshness.
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2011 BOURGOGNE PINOT NOIR Domaine Fernand & Laurent Pillot
Burgundy France
Nice easy fine-tannined crunchy style. Really lovely and no need to wait for this one - tuck in!
Burgundy France
Nice easy fine-tannined crunchy style. Really lovely and no need to wait for this one - tuck in!
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2010 BOURGOGNE Pinot Noir Domaine François Raquillet
Burgundy France
Juicy and yet more than just that, a gliding, rounded weight too. Brilliant value drinker from this spring and over the next couple of years.
Burgundy France
Juicy and yet more than just that, a gliding, rounded weight too. Brilliant value drinker from this spring and over the next couple of years.
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2010 SANTENAY Prarons Dessus Domaine Fernand & Laurent Pillot
Burgundy France
Good juice, pretty fruit with surprising delicacy, a touch of rusticity to the tannins in the middle, but this will soften. Better priced than many a Bourgogne rouge.
Burgundy France
Good juice, pretty fruit with surprising delicacy, a touch of rusticity to the tannins in the middle, but this will soften. Better priced than many a Bourgogne rouge.
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2010 BOURGOGNE Les Charmes de Daix Domaine Thierry Mortet
Burgundy France
From vines in Daix, a village in the prolongation of the Côte de Nuits to the north of Dijon, at the mouth of the valley of the Ouche, well-placed hillside vines which have always made an exceptional... (more info)
Burgundy France
From vines in Daix, a village in the prolongation of the Côte de Nuits to the north of Dijon, at the mouth of the valley of the Ouche, well-placed hillside vines which have always made an exceptional... (more info)
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2011 CHOREY LES BEAUNE Les Beaumonts Domaine Joël Rémy
Burgundy France
This is given 20% new wood, and it's smooth milk-chocolate influence is showing a bit, but then the wine was just bottled when I tasted and the fruit will come back.
Burgundy France
This is given 20% new wood, and it's smooth milk-chocolate influence is showing a bit, but then the wine was just bottled when I tasted and the fruit will come back.
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2010 MARSANNAY Domaine Huguenot
Burgundy France
Bright fresh crunchy fruit, a lovely fresh easy Pinot to drink as soon as it is bottled.
Burgundy France
Bright fresh crunchy fruit, a lovely fresh easy Pinot to drink as soon as it is bottled.
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2010 CHASSAGNE MONTRACHET Rouge Vieilles Vignes Domaine Fernand & Laurent Pillot
Burgundy France
Bottled three weeks before my November visit. Less of a fruit bomb than the Bourgogne, this is more mineral, slightly more tannic, more serious and long-term, but can still be drunk from now. Lovely... (more info)
Burgundy France
Bottled three weeks before my November visit. Less of a fruit bomb than the Bourgogne, this is more mineral, slightly more tannic, more serious and long-term, but can still be drunk from now. Lovely... (more info)
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2010 MERCUREY Vieilles Vignes Domaine François Raquillet
Burgundy France
François' old vines cuvée is, as usual, fully ripe, an atttactive sweet edge on the wine with enough body and plenty of juicy, fleshy fruit.
Burgundy France
François' old vines cuvée is, as usual, fully ripe, an atttactive sweet edge on the wine with enough body and plenty of juicy, fleshy fruit.
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2010 HAUTES CÔTES DE NUITS Clos des Fervelots Domaine de la Douaix
Burgundy France
From a steep vineyard which faces due south over the village of Arcenant. At the top there is only 25 centimetres of soil above the rock. Dark colour and deep dark juicy fruit flavours, very pure... (more info)
Burgundy France
From a steep vineyard which faces due south over the village of Arcenant. At the top there is only 25 centimetres of soil above the rock. Dark colour and deep dark juicy fruit flavours, very pure... (more info)
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2008 BOURGOGNE L'Héritière Bourgogne Rouge Domaine Nicolas Rossignol
Burgundy France
Nicolas' parcel of very old vines at the bottom of the slope in Pommard. very precise, very juicy, promises much but malo still only half-complete so hard to assess the final outcome.
Burgundy France
Nicolas' parcel of very old vines at the bottom of the slope in Pommard. very precise, very juicy, promises much but malo still only half-complete so hard to assess the final outcome.