A private tasting and lunch with Eric and Marianne de Bruijn
De Bruijn Wijnkopers / Restaurant Het Savarijn, Nijmegen, NL
Tasted Tuesday, May 28, 2019 by Xavier Auerbach with 226 views
De Bruijn Wijnkopers / Restaurant Het Savarijn, Nijmegen, NL
Tasted Tuesday, May 28, 2019 by Xavier Auerbach with 226 views
NV Pol Roger Champagne Brut Réserve 91 Points
France, Champagne
Tasting with Eric and Marianne de Bruijn, who have recently become the Dutch importers of Pol Roger Champagne. It’s a marvellous NV, complex and polished, richly flavoured but elegant, stylish in every respect. A firm favourite “chez Auerbach”.
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2015 A. et P. de Villaine Aligoté Bouzeron 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte Chalonnaise, Bouzeron
Marries the tight and citric character of the variety with the generosity and the creamy texture of the warm vintage, balanced and harmonious, aromatic green herbs, hint of earth, stony minerality, elegant (12% ABV) but with good intensity and length.
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2015 Château de France Blanc 90 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
Solid Bordeaux blanc, complete and to the point. Ripe fruit with a tropical lining, vegetal notes, well integrated oak, good intensity and length. Everything in place.
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2014 Hubert Lamy Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Clos du Meix Blanc 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Saint-Aubin 1er Cru
Flowers and citrus, well-defined flavours, minerally and precise, dry finish. Very good.
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2017 Paul Pillot Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Grande Montagne 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru
Elegant, steely, intense and precise. The location of the vineyard high up on the hill shows. Extremely young and quite closed at present, but with very good potential.
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2017 Muchada-Léclapart Lumière 92 Points
Spain, Andalucía
Sixty year old Palomino Fino vines from the La Platera del Pago Miraflores vineyard, biodynamic viticulture, whole bunch pressing, fermented and aged for nine months on the lees in 4 year old Sherry butts. Cloudy. Intense nose, slightly funky, minerals and ripe grapes, flowers and yeast; the palate has a lovely, rounded freshness, juicy and supple, nice bitters, hint of meaty reduction; tight and fresh finish, citrus, very good persistence. Flowing as gently across the palate as the Guadalqivir through Andalucia, with effortless ease. Two great names have affixed their seal to this and the result is hugely interesting. But this quality has its price...
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2015 Domaine Sylvain Pataille Marsannay 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Marsannay
Cool and fresh, pure and well defined, minerally and quite tight even in this warm vintage. Great sense of place - beautifully made but not a charmer. Holds up very well on the second day, softens nicely and develops a note of bitter orange. Needs a few years.
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2016 Daniel Bouland Morgon Les Délys 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Morgon
Old vines and it shows. Concentrated and intense but light, red cherry, peach and green apple - undoubtedly Morgon. Smoky minerality, grippy skin tannins, youthful energy, juicy but linear, clean as a whistle, very good length. This will go on for 10-15 years with effortless ease. Lots of upward potential.
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2015 Château Clarke 90 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Listrac-Médoc
A lovely wine, plush and polished, with lots of ripe Merlot fruit, very moreish, very attractive, with lovely claret typicity.
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2015 Ormiale 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Bordeaux Supérieur
Vin nature, no added sulphur, a rarity in Bordeaux. Pure and aerien, ripe cherries and warm spices, harmonious and relaxed, energetic and fresh, juicy but firm, grippy but gentle tannins, ripe vegetal notes, no noticeable oak, very good length.
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