France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Côte de Nuits Villages
Dark ruby color. Nicely aromatic. Notes of fresh raspberry & plum fruit, pressed flowers, hints of iron, savory spices. Crunchy fruit on the palate with rich depth, dense mid-palate with secondary depth. Firm & fine tannins, average length on the finish. Nicely done.
Full ruby color. Gamey earth aromas, hints of brett that blow off a bit with air, rich pomegranate fruit, paprika spices, hibiscus. On the palate showing rich fruit with rocky mineral, floral and spice depth. Elegant mid-palate density with fine dense tannin and average length.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin
Medium ruby color. Aromatics of fig & pomegranate, sandalwood, exotic spices, tea leaf and autumn foliage. Nicely elegant on the attack with expressive fruit and developing secondary depth. Gains in intensity and complexity in the glass. Dense richness in the middle. Elegant and fine structure with silkiness to the tannin. Moderate length, tightly wound. Good overall complexity.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru
Medium ruby color. Apparent oak initially in the aromas, with cherry/pomegranate fruit, saddle leather and smoked paprika. Pure and bright fruit on the palate with floral and mineral accents and secondary spice density. Elegant density in the mid-palate, finishing with fine tannin and moderate length.
Medium ruby color. Striking and floral on the nose - fig, black cherry, five-spice, sandalwood & incense, forest floor, sandstone. Silky and elegant on the palate with expressive fruit, nice complexity of star anise, mineral and exotic spices. Lithe silky weight with presence. Finishes with silky tannin and solid length. Showing very well - great to drink young.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Morey St. Denis 1er Cru
Medium ruby color. Aromas of wet-stone, fresh raspberry, paprika and mulled spices. Richly textured and structured with very nice density in the middle. Fine tannin, with solid depth on the finish. Needs time.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny
Medium ruby color. Aromas Damson plum, licorice, autumn foliage, crushed stone and Eastern spices. Elegance on the palate, with expressive and silky fruit, along with mineral, spice and floral depth. Shows elegant density in the mid-palate with fine tannin and good depth and length on the finish. Excellent and showing very well.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges
Medium ruby color. Aromas of barrel, fig fruit, baking spices, pressed flowers. Rich and dense palate with flavors consistent with the nose and added mineral-earth. Fine, round tannins with good depth and length throughout. Very solid.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru
Medium garnet color. Aromas of iron, raspberry, stems, savory spices, paprika and earth. Richly textured and layered with nice complexity. Showing fig fruit with secondary spices and earth. Compact and dense mid-palate - well-structured. Round polished tannins, with good length. Very well-rounded.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos Vougeot Grand Cru
Full ruby color. Aromas of black raspberry, root spices, saddle leather, iron and stems. Elegant, floral and evocative on the palate - restrained at this point but holding good depth. Notes of fig & cherry, spices, minerality, and florals. Fleshy mid-palate texture, elegant tannins and good overall length.
2017 Domaine Gachot-Monot Côte de Nuits Villages
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Côte de Nuits Villages
Dark ruby color. Nicely aromatic. Notes of fresh raspberry & plum fruit, pressed flowers, hints of iron, savory spices. Crunchy fruit on the palate with rich depth, dense mid-palate with secondary depth. Firm & fine tannins, average length on the finish. Nicely done.
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2017 Domaine du Vieux Collège Fixin
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Fixin
Full ruby color. Gamey earth aromas, hints of brett that blow off a bit with air, rich pomegranate fruit, paprika spices, hibiscus. On the palate showing rich fruit with rocky mineral, floral and spice depth. Elegant mid-palate density with fine dense tannin and average length.
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2016 Domaine Tawse Gevrey-Chambertin Village
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin
Medium ruby color. Aromatics of fig & pomegranate, sandalwood, exotic spices, tea leaf and autumn foliage. Nicely elegant on the attack with expressive fruit and developing secondary depth. Gains in intensity and complexity in the glass. Dense richness in the middle. Elegant and fine structure with silkiness to the tannin. Moderate length, tightly wound. Good overall complexity.
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2013 Domaine Harmand-Geoffroy Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Lavaux St. Jacques
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru
Medium ruby color. Apparent oak initially in the aromas, with cherry/pomegranate fruit, saddle leather and smoked paprika. Pure and bright fruit on the palate with floral and mineral accents and secondary spice density. Elegant density in the mid-palate, finishing with fine tannin and moderate length.
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2016 Marchand & Tawse / Pascal Marchand Morey St. Denis En la Rue de Vergy
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Morey St. Denis
Medium ruby color. Striking and floral on the nose - fig, black cherry, five-spice, sandalwood & incense, forest floor, sandstone. Silky and elegant on the palate with expressive fruit, nice complexity of star anise, mineral and exotic spices. Lithe silky weight with presence. Finishes with silky tannin and solid length. Showing very well - great to drink young.
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2016 Marchand & Tawse / Pascal Marchand Morey St. Denis 1er Cru Clos des Ormes
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Morey St. Denis 1er Cru
Medium ruby color. Aromas of wet-stone, fresh raspberry, paprika and mulled spices. Richly textured and structured with very nice density in the middle. Fine tannin, with solid depth on the finish. Needs time.
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2013 Domaine Gachot-Monot Chambolle-Musigny
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny
Medium ruby color. Aromas Damson plum, licorice, autumn foliage, crushed stone and Eastern spices. Elegance on the palate, with expressive and silky fruit, along with mineral, spice and floral depth. Shows elegant density in the mid-palate with fine tannin and good depth and length on the finish. Excellent and showing very well.
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2014 Domaine Robert Chevillon Nuits St. Georges Vieilles Vignes
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges
Medium ruby color. Aromas of barrel, fig fruit, baking spices, pressed flowers. Rich and dense palate with flavors consistent with the nose and added mineral-earth. Fine, round tannins with good depth and length throughout. Very solid.
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2017 David Duband Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Aux Thorey
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru
Medium garnet color. Aromas of iron, raspberry, stems, savory spices, paprika and earth. Richly textured and layered with nice complexity. Showing fig fruit with secondary spices and earth. Compact and dense mid-palate - well-structured. Round polished tannins, with good length. Very well-rounded.
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2014 Domaine de Montille Clos Vougeot
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos Vougeot Grand Cru
Full ruby color. Aromas of black raspberry, root spices, saddle leather, iron and stems. Elegant, floral and evocative on the palate - restrained at this point but holding good depth. Notes of fig & cherry, spices, minerality, and florals. Fleshy mid-palate texture, elegant tannins and good overall length.
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