Hint of tangerine and lime on nose; light-medium bodied, tart strawberry palate, with green notes, good acidity; short finish (20% stems, mainly old foudres)
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Grands-Echezeaux Grand Cru
Barrel sample - deliciously huge but ethereal nose with pretty oak and pomegranate notes; lovely, juicy, cherry with good acidity; medium-plus finish 92-94 pts.
2004 Thibault Liger-Belair Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Nuits Le Clos du Prieuré 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Nuits
Nice red fruit, cherry nose; juicy, tasty, strawberry and red fruit palate with some grip; short-medium finish (good value)
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2004 Domaine Bruno Clair Marsannay Les Longeroies 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Marsannay
Hint of tangerine and lime on nose; light-medium bodied, tart strawberry palate, with green notes, good acidity; short finish (20% stems, mainly old foudres)
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2004 Domaine / Maison Vincent Girardin Santenay 1er Cru Les Gravières Vieilles Vignes 87 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Santenay 1er Cru
Tight nose, showing a little chalk; tasty, tart red fruit, chalk, with high acidity, good grip; short finish
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2004 Domaine Matrot Volnay 1er Cru Santenots 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru
Faint citrus nose; solid, pomegranate, tart cherry palate with high acidity and carbonic maceration notes; medium finish
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2004 Domaine Matrot Blagny 1er Cru La Pièce-sous-le-Bois Rouge 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Blagny 1er Cru
Big, plum and evocative nose; big, concentrated, tart cherry, plum, red fruit, mineral palate; medium finish
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2004 Mongeard-Mugneret Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru Narbantons 89 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru
Ripe cherry and lacy oak nose; nice, earthy, tight but juicy Burg; medium finish
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2004 Domaine / Maison Vincent Girardin Pommard 1er Cru Les Grands Épenots 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Pommard 1er Cru
Piercing, slight brett and iodine nose; sharp, high acid, defined, tart and juicy red fruit palate; short-medium finish
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2004 Mongeard-Mugneret Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Orveaux 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru
Intriguing, ripe raspberry nose; big entry, tasty, tart cherry, sous bois palate with good acidity; medium finish
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2004 Domaine Bruno Clair Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos St. Jacques 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru
Beautiful, elegant, strawberry and raspberry nose; delicious, tart red fruit palate with sweet tannin; medium finish
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2004 Domaine Henri Gouges Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Pruliers 86 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru
Odd, heavy, savory nose; tight, tart, chalky, red fruit palate; short-medium finish
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2004 Thibault Liger-Belair Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Saint Georges 86 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru
Grapey, cherry nose, with a hint of nutmeg; thin, tart cherry palate; short-medium finish
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2004 Thibault Liger-Belair Clos Vougeot 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos Vougeot Grand Cru
Faintly caramel nose; tasty, tart, solid raspberry and mineral palate; medium juicy finish
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2004 Mongeard-Mugneret Grands-Echezeaux 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Grands-Echezeaux Grand Cru
Barrel sample - deliciously huge but ethereal nose with pretty oak and pomegranate notes; lovely, juicy, cherry with good acidity; medium-plus finish 92-94 pts.
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2004 Domaine / Maison Vincent Girardin Charmes-Chambertin 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru
Barrel sample - narrow, tart cherry nose; ripe cherry, red fruit, lovely, delicate; medium-plus finish 91-92 pts.
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2004 Thibault Liger-Belair Richebourg 94 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Richebourg Grand Cru
Intriguing, minerally, vanilla nose; tasty, tart cherry and framboise palate with good sap; long finish
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