Roulot Meursault Meix Chavaux and 2005 Girardin Cote de Beaune Reds

An impressive trio of village Meursaults with good fidelity to their respective vintages

• 2009 Domaine Roulot Meursault Les Meix Chavaux

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault

  Yellow. Rich hazelnut Meursault nose. Medium weight, excellent texture, touched by wood, but the balance is impressive due to the strong acidity for the vintage.

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• 2008 Domaine Roulot Meursault Les Meix Chavaux

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault

  Medium yellow, slighter lighter than the '09. More citrus and less nuttiness than the younger wine. More lively citrus, minerality and overall drive. Superb mouthfeel and density. Chalky and long. This was truly excellent and my favorite of these 3 Meursaults.

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• 2007 Domaine Roulot Meursault Les Meix Chavaux

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault

  Medium yellow. Distinctly lactic nose. Creamy and long, if a little lower in acidity and concentration than the 2008. Still very fine.

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Modern and woody

• 2005 Domaine / Maison Vincent Girardin Beaune 1er Cru Bressandes

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune 1er Cru

  Medium color. Spicy nose with red fruits. Big, sappy and woody. All in all, kind of an unrefined brute. Hardly a paradigm of finesse.

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• 2005 Domaine / Maison Vincent Girardin Volnay 1er Cru Caillerets

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru

  Medium ruby. Fragrant. Lighter and airier than the Beaune but still marked by wood that provides the sap. Good acidity, lacking in mid-palate intensity. Not bad but hardly inspiring Volnay.

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• 2005 Domaine / Maison Vincent Girardin Corton-Perrières

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton Grand Cru

  Deep color. More restrained, stony aromatics than the other 2 wines. Ripe, rich entry with a very woody base, but good, firm finishing tannins.

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