Ahughes444
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2022 Domaine Bouard-Bonnefoy Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Vergers
3/17/2024 - Ahughes444 Likes this wine: 92 Points
This is a very good wine with everything working in its favor except for the mid palate. It's as if a dash of water was added, diluting the core of the wine. Yet, the fruit is still intense and lingers on the palate in a very well-balanced and integrated wine where oak and alcohol are in check and acidity lifts the intense fruit.
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med gold, med + intensity of primary: lemon zest, pear, yellow apple, white peach, white flower, match stick, crushed rock; secondary: yogurt, toasted wood; med + acidity, med alcohol, med + body, med + intensity echoing the nose with an oily texture and fatty weight on the palate, and a strong mineral underbelly. medium + finish.
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2013 Heitz Cellar Cabernet Sauvignon Martha's Vineyard
3/3/2024 - Ahughes444 Likes this wine: 92 Points
reminiscent of a good Saint- Estephe - high acid, lighter body, and very well-integrated oak expressing cigar box, toasted wood, wrapped around red fruits of red cherry, dark raspberry, and then pencil and earthy notes of dried leaves. Long finish. A bit more taut than other MVs that I've had but very enjoyable.
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2017 Michel Arcelain Beaune 1er Cru Clos des Mouches
2/26/2024 - Ahughes444 Likes this wine: 93 Points
great complexity and concentration with a long finish of lemon zest and white peach. Well-developed citrus, stone, and orchard fruit with floral of lemon blossom and a mineral backbone - river rock, match stick. Secondary notes of brioche and very well-integrated oak that is subtle. Overall, an excellent wine, great balance - though ripeness came slightly at the expense of acidity.
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