France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin
Surprisingly advanced colour, obvious bricking. On the nose - at first, quite mature, a whiff of port (or did I imagine that due to the colour?), some forest floor. On the palate - started off a little tired, but weirdly over the course of an hour or so really pulled itself together. Forest fruits, a hint of sourness and very savoury. A real treat and a reminder of how enjoyable an honest villages burg can be.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin
Crimson, and on the nose much more vibrant than its 1 year older sibling. Still a good concentration of fruit, vibrant on the tongue, well balanced. The sour cherry is more pronounced but it’s well balanced - an easy drink if that isn’t too condescending to this lovely drop. Now THIS is a good reminder of how good villages burg with a little age on them can be.
Now *this* is definitely what a villages burg should taste like. Colour - no bricking yet, still looking youthful and ready to go. On the nose - ethereal - forest floor perhaps, but a forest that might have hobbits in it. On the palate - the fruit is still there, some acidity, black fruits, just a hint of sour cherry but also depth and structure - perhaps not the savouriness one associated with Beaune reds, but something savoury adjacent.
2009 Mark Haisma Gevrey-Chambertin La Croix des Champs
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin
Surprisingly advanced colour, obvious bricking. On the nose - at first, quite mature, a whiff of port (or did I imagine that due to the colour?), some forest floor. On the palate - started off a little tired, but weirdly over the course of an hour or so really pulled itself together. Forest fruits, a hint of sourness and very savoury. A real treat and a reminder of how enjoyable an honest villages burg can be.
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2010 Mark Haisma Gevrey-Chambertin La Croix des Champs
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin
Crimson, and on the nose much more vibrant than its 1 year older sibling. Still a good concentration of fruit, vibrant on the tongue, well balanced. The sour cherry is more pronounced but it’s well balanced - an easy drink if that isn’t too condescending to this lovely drop. Now THIS is a good reminder of how good villages burg with a little age on them can be.
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2011 Domaine David Clark Morey St. Denis Les Porroux
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Morey St. Denis
Now *this* is definitely what a villages burg should taste like. Colour - no bricking yet, still looking youthful and ready to go. On the nose - ethereal - forest floor perhaps, but a forest that might have hobbits in it. On the palate - the fruit is still there, some acidity, black fruits, just a hint of sour cherry but also depth and structure - perhaps not the savouriness one associated with Beaune reds, but something savoury adjacent.
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