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Wine Type
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Vintage
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White
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2014 Willi Schaefer Graacher Domprobst Riesling Kabinett
Mosel Saar Ruwer
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At home after work. Drank in Gabriel Standart.
Appearance is clear, pale intensity, yellow lemon colour. Thin legs.
Nose medium+ intensity, with aromas of green apple, tangerine, citrus lemon-lime, weathered stones minerality, light petroleum, honeysuckle, bit of burnt rubber tyre smoke and spice. Developed.
On the palate, medium-dry/medium-sweet, good bracing high acidity, low alcohol (7.5%), medium- body. Medium flavour intensity, with flavours of juicy green apple, citrus lemon-lime, weathered slate stones minerality, sweet honeysuckle, bit of smokiness and spice to the medium+ finish. Only a little of the sweet tangerines that were more obvious on the nose.
Very good quality for me. Doesn't really give me any difficult/bad vintage feel. Good supporting acidity. Was thinking to drink this sooner after reading other reviews here but no hurry at all I feel.
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Red
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2013 Rene Rostaing Côte-Rôtie La Landonne
Syrah more
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Remainder from wife Asparagus dinner. Few hours of air in bottle. Drank in Grassl Cru.
Appearance is clear, deep intensity, ruby colour. Legs.
Nose is clean, medium+ intensity, with aromas of cracked black pepper spice, dark olives, black cherries, blackberries, cassis, black tar earth. Developing.
On the palate, dry, high acidity, medium alcohol (13.5%), very fine smooth high tannins, full body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of savoury umami earthiness, dark olives, cracked black peppercorns, blackberries, black cherries, cassis, tar, dark animal meat. Long savoury tarry finish.
Excellent quality. Drinking a good place already.
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Red
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2018 Domaine Michel Gros Nuits St. Georges
Pinot Noir more
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Remainder from wife Asparagus dinner. Drank in Grassl Cru.
Appearance is clear, medium intensity, ruby colour. Legs.
Nose is clean, medium intensity, with aromas of dark red florals, macerated ripe strawberries, dark red cherries, licorice, hint of salted meat. Developing.
On the palate, dry, medium acidity, medium+ alcohol (14%), bristly high tannins, burly medium+ body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of salty minerality, iron meat, licorice, polished dark red cherries, macerated ripe strawberries. Long spicy finish.
Good quality. Quite a lot of substance if you consider that this is just an NSG Village. Gripe here is the lack of acidity and elevated alcohol and tannin. A bit Syrah-like.
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Red
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2021 Antoine Lienhardt Nuits St. Georges Village
Pinot Noir more
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Saturday late night drinks at home. My bottle. Drank in Grassl Cru.
Appearance slight cloudy, pale intensity, purplish ruby colour. Thin legs.
Nose medium intensity, with aromas of snow white fungus with pear, light strawberries, fresh purple berries, red cherries. Youthful.
On the palate, dry, high acidity, medium- alcohol (12.5%), low tannins, medium body. Medium flavour intensity, with flavours of pretty red cherries, strawberry, sweet red bean, nice light stony minerality.
Good quality. Simple pretty and delicate easy drinking red. Some mildly interesting elements. Young now, might develop with a little bit of age.
Day 2: Dark herbal edge, violets, spices, brambly purple berries.
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Red
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2021 Domaine Chanterêves Nuits St. Georges Les Tuyaux
Pinot Noir more
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Saturday late night drinks at home. Tasted blind. Drank in Grassl Cru.
Conflicted about this wine. Beautiful nose to me. But overall package with the palate it is quite natty and on the herbal side though not green. Not a wine for those not used to funky natural wines.
Appearance is cloudy, ruby colour. Thin legs.
Nose medium+ intensity, with aomas of whole bunch spice, natural earth funk, wilted rose petals, potpourri, bit of barley, herbal Ling Yang with more air. Developing.
On the palate, dry, high acidity, low alcohol (12%), medium+ tannins, medium+ body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of whole bunch brown stems spice, potpourri, sour red cherries, decaying earth, hint of natural barley. Long bitter-sweet grippy finish.
Day 2: Interestingly all the natural funk has blown off. Showing more clean red fruit with leather and earth and grippy tannin.
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Red
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1999 Faiveley Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Damodes
Pinot Noir more
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Saturday late night drinks at home. Tasted blind. 48 hours of air in bottle already. Drank in Grassl Cru.
Appearance deep intensity, ruby colour. Legs.
Nose medium+ intensity, with aromas of VA nail polish, integrating toast oak, earth, dark plums, cool dark red cherries. Developing.
On the palate, dry, high acidity, medium alcohol (13.5%), integrating high tannins, medium+ body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of cool dark red cherries, black cherries, dark plums, cool dark earth, stony minerality, integrating toast oak, sweet VA. Long grippy structured finish.
Very good quality. Still very alive! Old school Faiveley with shocking longevity. When will this be ready?!
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White - Sparkling
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2008 Paul Bara Champagne Grand Cru Comtesse Marie de France
Pinot Noir more
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Saturday late night drinks at home. Tasted blind. Drank in Gabriel Standart.
Appearance is clear, pale intensity, yellow gold colour. Thin legs. Bubbles.
Nose is clean, medium intensity, with aromas of bready yeasty brioche, chalkiness, citrus lemon oil. Developing.
On the palate, dry, high acidity, medium- alcohol (12.5%), medium+ body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of soda lime, ripe citrus lemon oil, vinous ripe apples, white chalky minerality, limestone, toasty brioche bread. Long finish.
Very good quality. Complex but maybe just not showing full potential yet. Needs more bottle age.
100% Pinot Noir.
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White - Sparkling
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NV Ruinart Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut
Chardonnay more
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Saturday late night drinks at home. ~10 year bottle age. Drank in Gabriel Standart.
Appearance is clear, pale intensity, lemon colour. Thin legs. Fine bubbles fading after a while.
Nose is clean, medium+ intensity, with aromas of white flowers, wet stones minerals, fresh water lake. Developed.
On the palate, dry, high acidity, medium- alcohol (12.5%), sleek medium body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of light honey drizzle, clean light citrus fruit, white flowers, clean cool fresh water, pebbly stones minerality. Medium+ finish.
Very good quality. Nicely bottle aged BdB. Captured at just the right moment in time, showcasing its crystalline qualities.
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Red
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2005 Joseph Drouhin Charmes-Chambertin
Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru
Pinot Noir more
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Aged Drouhin wine dinner at Hua Ting. Tasted blind. Drank in Grassl Cru and Rona.
Appearance is clear, pale intensity, ruby colour. Legs.
Nose is clean, medium+ intensity, with aromas of charming fruity red cherries. Developing.
On the palate, dry, very high acidity, medium alcohol (13.5%), fine medium tannins, medium body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of sweet sexy red cherries, sticky red berries, strawberries, licorice, fine earth. Long finish.
Very good quality. Lovely youthful exuberant red fruits. Not a sin to drink already. Some more development might just enhance the complexity and enjoyment also.
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Red
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2007 Joseph Drouhin Clos Vougeot
Clos Vougeot Grand Cru
Pinot Noir more
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Aged Drouhin wine dinner at Hua Ting. Tasted blind. Drank in Grassl Cru and Rona.
Appearance is clear, medium intensity, ruby colour. Legs.
Nose is clean, medium intensity, with aromas of fresh red cherries, mulberries, strawberries, dark red tea leaves. Developing.
On the palate, dry, high acidity, medium alcohol (13.5%), strong medium+ tannins, medium+ body. Medium+ flaovur intensity, with flavours of ripe strawberry, mulberries, red cherries, sweet red tea leaves, earth, spice. Long finish.
Very good quality. True Grand Cru substance. Youngish and fresh and in need of more age development.
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Red
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2007 Joseph Drouhin Grands-Echezeaux
Grands-Echezeaux Grand Cru
Pinot Noir more
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Aged Drouhin wine dinner at Hua Ting. Tasted blind. Drank in Grassl Cru and Rona.
Appearance is clear, medium intensity, ruby colour with thin garnet rim. Legs.
Nose medium intensity, with aromas of fresh earth, minerality, ripe red cherries. Developing.
On the palate, dry, very high acidity, medium alcohol (13.5%), medium+ tannins, medium+ body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of sweet red cherries, ripe red plum, earth and minerality currently a little disjointed. Crunchy stones long finish.
Very good quality. Still young and should come together a little nicer in a few more years.
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Red
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2001 Joseph Drouhin Bonnes Mares
Bonnes Mares Grand Cru
Pinot Noir more
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Aged Drouhin wine dinner at Hua Ting. Tasted blind. Drank in Grassl Cru and Rona.
Appearance is cloudy, deep intensity, garnet colour. Legs.
Nose medium intensity, with aromas of soy, dark tertiary earth. Developed.
On the palate, dry, high acidity, medium alcohol (13%), gritty coarse medium+ tannins, medium+ body. Medium flavour intensity, with flavours of gruff dirty tertiary earth, black cherries, dried dark red cherries, dark red plum. Long complicated disjointed finish.
Tertiary and starting to unravel already. Not as good as the bottle I tasted 5 years ago. Time to drink up.
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Red
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2004 Joseph Drouhin Musigny
Musigny Grand Cru
Pinot Noir more
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Aged Drouhin wine dinner at Hua Ting. Tasted blind. Drank in Grassl Cru and Rona.
Appearance is mildly cloudy, medium intensity, ruby colour. Legs.
Nose medium+ intensity, with aromas of killed animal decaying carcass on forest floor earth (love this smell combi), leather, dark Chinese herbs, red cherries underneath. Developed.
On the palate, dry, high acidity, medium alcohol (13%), smooth medium tannins, medium+ body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of sweet red cherries, meaty animal carcass, decaying earth, dark herbs, touch of licorice. Medium+ enxtening to long finish with more air.
Very good quality. There is good Grand Cru body, but fruit starting to thin out a little already. Drink up. All of us guessed correctly that this was the 2004 Musigny.
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Red
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1992 Joseph Drouhin Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Amoureuses
Pinot Noir more
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Aged Drouhin wine dinner at Hua Ting. Tasted blind. Drank in Grassl Cru and Rona.
Appearance is cloudy, pale intensity, ruby-garnet colour. Legs.
Nose medium+ intensity, with aromas of hawthorne, dark meat, masculine earth, black cherries, dark red cherries. Developed.
On the palate, dry, high acidity, medium alcohol (13%), super silky smooth medium- tannins, medium body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of sweet hawthorne, savoury dark earth, stony minerality, elegant dark red cherries, dark herbs with a tinge of medicinal Ling Yang. Super smooth mouth-feel. Very long finish.
Excellent quality. Drinking at peak. Yes this was old, but oh so good. Never expected this to be from a rainy soft weak vintage.
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Red
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1995 Joseph Drouhin Beaune 1er Cru Clos des Mouches Rouge
Pinot Noir more
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Aged Drouhin wine dinner at Hua Ting. Tasted blind. Drank in Grassl Cru and Rona.
Appearance slight cloudy, pale intensity, ruby colour with garnet rim. Legs.
Nose medium+ intensity, with aromas of mintiness, feminine sous bois, sexy red cherries, iron meat with more air. Developed.
On the palate, dry, high acidity, medium alcohol (13%), initially silky medium tannins gaining more structure with more air, medium body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of dark mint, sexy ripe red cherries, elegant sleek sous bois earth, hint of meatiness. Long finish.
Very very good quality. Wow never would have guessed this vintage. Still drinking so well prime time. Perfectly matured with no signs of going downhill yet.
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White
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2002 Marquis de Laguiche (Joseph Drouhin) Montrachet
Montrachet Grand Cru
Chardonnay more
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Aged Drouhin wine dinner at Hua Ting. Tasted blind. Drank in Gabriel Standart and Rona.
Appearance is clear, medium intensity, gold colour. Legs.
Nose is clean, very shy intitially, needed lots of air time and swirling in glass to reveal medium intensity aromas of citrus lemon curd, white chocolate praline. Developing.
On the palate, dry, high acidity, medium alcohol (13.5%), medium+ body. Medium flavour intensity, with flavours of super smooth sweet lemon curd, peachiness, rumbling underground minerality. Very long smooth lemon curd finish.
Very good quality. Super shy but full of potential. Bad QPR of course.
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White
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2002 Joseph Drouhin Beaune 1er Cru Clos des Mouches Blanc
Chardonnay more
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Aged Drouhin wine dinner at Hua Ting. Tasted blind. Drank in Gabriel Standart and Rona.
Appearance is clear, pale intensity, yellow lemon clour. Legs.
Nose is clean, medium+ intensity, with aromas of florals, brine minerality, honeyed fruit. Developed.
On the palate, dry, high acidity, medium alcohol (13.5%), medium body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of salty minerality, honeyed ripe peach, yellow apples, smoky integrated toast oak, touch of butter. Long finish with a slight bitter edge.
Very good quality. Nicely integrated already. Expressive and drinking very well. Still good freshness.
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White
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2008 Joseph Drouhin / Drouhin-Vaudon Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos
Chardonnay more
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Aged Drouhin wine dinner at Hua Ting. Tasted blind. Drank in Gabriel Standart and Rona.
Appearance is clear, medium intensity, yellow gold colour. Legs.
Nose pronounced intensity, with aromas of honey beeswax, rocky stony minerality, tangerines, yellow stone fruits, slight herbs. Developed.
On ther palate, dry, lovely high acidity, medium alcohol (13%), medium+ body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of honey beeswax going slight caramel, rocky stony minerality, tangerine orange pulp, yellow peach stone fruits. Herbal background. Bruised apple with more air. Long finish.
Nicely developed. Time to drink up.
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Red
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2017 Psagot Jewel
Judean Hills
Red Blend more
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Bonito dinner at Highland. Drank in Schott Zwiesel Diva Burgundy.
Appearance is clear, deep intensity, ruby colour. Long legs.
Nose is clean, medium+ intensity, with aromas of miky vanilla oak, blueberry jam, black cherries, black plums. Developing.
on the palate, dry, medium acidity, high alcohol (15%), soft plush high tannins, full body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of black plums, blueberry jam, black cherries, sweet licorice, spices, vanilla oak. Long sweet milky spicy oak finish.
Good quality. Heavy handed on the oak, but otherwise quite a pleasant drinker already. Alcohol handled well, not strongly felt.
56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 44% Petit Sirah.
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Red
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2016 Domaine Romaneaux-Destezet (Hervé Souhaut) Sainte-Epine
St. Joseph
Syrah more
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Bonito dinner at Highland. Drank in Schott Zwiesel Diva Burgundy.
Appearance is cloudy, deep intensity, ruby colour. Thin legs.
Nose is not clean, with aromas of deep earth, dark berry fruits, cool stony granitic minerality, natural barley ferment. Developed.
On the palate, juicy high acidity, medium- alcohol (12.5%), fine high tannins, medium+ body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of blackberries, dark red berries, cool dark earth, cool stony granitic minerality, cool natural barley, dark green olives. Very long finish.
Very good quality. Lovely minerality reflective of the site terroir. Time to drink up. Not a fan of the barley notes and fear that further age might cause the emergence of fermented vegetables.
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Red
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2016 Domaine Romaneaux-Destezet (Hervé Souhaut) St. Joseph Clos des Cessieux
Syrah more
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Bonito dinner at Highland. Drank in Schott Zwiesel Diva Burgundy.
Appearance is cloudy, deep intensity, purplish ruby colour. Thin legs.
Nose is not clean, with aromas of natural wild forest animal slight brett, purple berries, wild blackberries, purple plums, dark pepper, beetroot. Developed.
On the palate, dry, lifted high acidity, medium- alcohol (12.5%), soft resolved medium tannins, medium+ bod. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of blackberries, purple plums, boysenberries, blqack pepper, dark green olives, beetroot, wild vegetals, forest floor earth savouriness. Long finish.
Very good quality. Complex elegant Northern Rhone Syrah with just a nice touch of that wild natural slant to it. Good time to drink already.
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White - Sparkling
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2013 Christophe Mignon Champagne Extra Brut
Pinot Meunier more
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Bonito dinner at Highland. Tasted blind. Drank in Zalto Universal.
Appearance is clear, pale intensity, yellow lemon colour. Fast fading fine bubbles. Thin legs.
Nose is clean, medium+ intensity, with aromas of brioche, golden yellow peach, ripe lemon deep curds, yellow flowers. Developing.
On the palate, dry, very high acidity, medium- alcohol (12%)medium+ body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of ripe yellow citrus lemon curd, sweet limes, chalky limestone minerality, vinous red apples with some green apple. Lots of saltiness with moe air. Long finish.
Very good quality. Complex broad vinous champagne, still keeps it altogether with its bracing high acidity.
100% Pinot Meunier.
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Orange
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2020 Brennan Orange Gibbston
Central Otago
White Blend more
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Bonito dinner at Highland. Screw-cap. Drank in Zalto Universal.
Appearance is clear, pale intensity, reddish orange colour. Legs.
Nose is clean, medium+ intensity, with aromas of light apple cider, fresh orange peel skins, orange blossoms. Youthful.
On the palate, dry, lovely high acidity, medium alcohol (13.6%), medium body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of sweet orange pulp and skins, ripe citrus lemon, pink guava, touch of red apple skins, very mild cider, clean leatheriness. Medium+ finish.
Very good quality Orange. Clean not funky. Bottle label is ANuStart. Not sure what the blend is. Might be Pinot Gris, Riesling, Muscat?
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Red
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2021 Jerome Galeyrand Marsannay Clos du Roy
Pinot Noir more
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Jerome Galeyrand 2021 tasting lunch at Capasso. Drank in Grassl Cru.
Appearance is clear, medium intensity, ruby colour. Legs.
Nose medium+ intensity, with aromas of deep red cherry fruit, earth and roots, dark meat. Developing.
On the palate, dry, medium+ acidity, medium alcohol (13.5%), medium tannins, medium+ body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of savoury dark earth, meatiness, earth and roots, deep dark red cherries, bit of black cherry. Long finish.
Very good quality. Serious Marsannay. Rather delicious. Drinking well already now and should develop nicely over the near term next 2-3 years also.
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Red
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2021 Jerome Galeyrand Fixin Champs des Charmes
Pinot Noir more
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Jerome Galeyrand 2021 tasting lunch at Capasso. Drank in Grassl Cru.
Appearance is cloudy, pale intensity, ruby colour. Legs.
Nose medium+ intensity, with aromas of fresh earth, wild forest game thing, red cherries. Developing.
On the palate, dry, gentle high acidity, medium alcohol (13.5%), medium+ tannins, medium+ body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of wild game meatiness, savoury earth, saltiness, dark red cherries, dark minerality. Long finish.
Very very good quality. So wild, so good, so very foxy vixen-like (but in a good appealing way). Such a good Fixin. Seriously want to re-taste another bottle of this again.
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