Medium red color with pale meniscus; high pitched cherry and mineral nose; tart raspberry and red fruit palate with mineral and a green note; short-medium finish (a decent value at $20 or less) 87+ pts.
Medium dark cherry color with pale meniscus; brett, reduction and barnyard nose; brett, cinnamon, tart red fruit, cranberry and rosehips palate with medium acidity; short-medium finish (fruit is all from Volnay)
Medium dark cherry red color with pale meniscus; reduction and brett initially, that blows off to reveal a tart cherry, cranberry and oak nose; silky texture, tart red fruit, strawberry, roses and mineral palate with some depth; medium finish
Dark cherry red color with pale meniscus; tart red fruit, sous bois and barnyard nose; focused tart red fruit, tart cherry, with sweetness around the edges and a firm, but rather stiff, core of red fruit; medium finish
Dark cherry red color; reduction, barnyard nose; silky, tart cherry, brett and minerals palate with some richness, depth, refined tannins and good acidity; medium finish 91+ pts. (more mid-palate concentration than the '05 Rossignol Pommard)
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton Grand Cru
Medium cherry red color with pale meniscus; cinnamon, tart red fruit and green peppercorn nose; tart, stemmy, red fruit, roses and mineral palate with depth, surprisingly approachable now, but seems like it may have too many moving parts to hang together harmoniously as it ages; medium-plus finish 90+ pts.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin
Medium dark red color with pale meniscus; rosehips, cinnamon nose; solid, deep tart cherry, black cherry palate with oak edges; medium-plus finish 91+ pts.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Morey-Saint-Denis
Medium dark cherry color with pale meniscus; oak, green peppercorn, stemmy, green herbal nose; green, herbal, menthol, horehound and stemmy palate; medium-plus finish
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny
Dark cherry red color with pale meniscus; bacon, toasty oak and smoke nose; tart cherry, black cherry, bacon, ripe raspberry and black raspberry palate with sweet tannins; medium-plus finish
Dark cherry red color with pale meniscus; big, sandalwood, oak and baked cherry nose; redolent ripe black cherry, black raspberry, sandalwood, roses palate with medium acidity; medium-plus finish 91+ pts.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits-Saint-Georges
Dark cherry red color; big, tart berry, blackberry and mint nose; structured ripe berry, herbal, mineral, roses palate with green notes and sweet tannins; medium finish 90+ pts.
2006 Louis Jadot Pinot Noir Bourgogne 87 Points
France, Burgundy, Bourgogne
Medium red color with pale meniscus; high pitched cherry and mineral nose; tart raspberry and red fruit palate with mineral and a green note; short-medium finish (a decent value at $20 or less) 87+ pts.
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2005 Nicolas Rossignol Bourgogne Cuvée L'Héritière 87 Points
France, Burgundy, Bourgogne
Medium dark cherry color with pale meniscus; brett, reduction and barnyard nose; brett, cinnamon, tart red fruit, cranberry and rosehips palate with medium acidity; short-medium finish (fruit is all from Volnay)
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2005 Nicolas Rossignol Volnay 1er Cru Les Fremiets 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru
Medium dark cherry red color with pale meniscus; reduction and brett initially, that blows off to reveal a tart cherry, cranberry and oak nose; silky texture, tart red fruit, strawberry, roses and mineral palate with some depth; medium finish
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2005 Nicolas Rossignol Pommard 89 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Pommard
Dark cherry red color with pale meniscus; tart red fruit, sous bois and barnyard nose; focused tart red fruit, tart cherry, with sweetness around the edges and a firm, but rather stiff, core of red fruit; medium finish
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2005 Nicolas Rossignol Beaune 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune
Dark cherry red color; reduction, barnyard nose; silky, tart cherry, brett and minerals palate with some richness, depth, refined tannins and good acidity; medium finish 91+ pts. (more mid-palate concentration than the '05 Rossignol Pommard)
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2005 Domaine Chandon de Briailles Corton-Bressandes 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton Grand Cru
Medium cherry red color with pale meniscus; cinnamon, tart red fruit and green peppercorn nose; tart, stemmy, red fruit, roses and mineral palate with depth, surprisingly approachable now, but seems like it may have too many moving parts to hang together harmoniously as it ages; medium-plus finish 90+ pts.
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