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Degorgement July 2015. Still young. Impressive material, nose bit closed, taste concentrated, expressive. Drinks well, will improve in time.

Nose citrus, some herbs. Taste expressive, lots of body and acidity. Still young. Fine.

Beautiful Sauvignon Blanc, showing how complex these wines can be in the hands of good producers. Lemon and stone fruit, herbs. Fine.

Beautiful Roulot wine, lemon, some butter, minerals, raciness, typical tension in taste and finish that makes these wines so special. Very fine.

This is more than just a Bourgogne blanc, this is declassified Musigny blanc and it shows! Exciting wine because it evolved in the glass during the evening. It started rather primary with citrus, minerals and acidity. Later on cream, butter, many different fruit tones and complex mineral and stoney tones. Chevalier / Batard level of wine. This was really a treat. Very fine, very special.

My first old Cristal, in fact almost 40 years old. Secondary fruit, caramel and sherry tones balanced by good remaining acidity. I had to get used to this style of mature champagne. Got more complex in the glass. Fine to very fine.

Really lovely wine by Leroy. Although this is a 26 year old village Burgundy, this wine excelled. Red fruit, secondary tones of mushroom, still nice acidity. Very fine, very special.

Fourrier, one of my favorite producers. Was interested what he had accomplished in the difficult 2003 year. He hardly ever dissapoints and again did not with this wine. Dark fruit, concentration, fresh with good acidity, great minerality. Just a bit of tartness. What a treat. Very fine.

Nose of earth, sous-bois, dark fruit. A real Mazoyeres, big wine. Fine to very fine.

Closed nose, which opens up in the glass. Complex tones of red fruit, cherry, spice, sweetness. Will develop in a great wine I think. Very fine.

Dark fruit, graphite, earth. Mid-palate medium concentrated, however with lots of energy. Round tannins in the finish. Fine to very fine.

Great Montrose. Lovely nose with dark fruit, graphite, earth, eucalyptus. Silky taste, concentrated fruit, soft tannins. Very fine, exquisite Bordeaux.

Dark fruit, round integrated tannins, velvety taste with lovely secondary tones of leather and some mushroom. Is still fresh for a 1990 Bordeaux. Very fine, exquisite Bordeaux.

Another great Bordeaux from a super year. Dark and some red fruit, coffee, plum, concentrated. Spicy. Very fine.