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Krug: 2006 In Three Acts (Sep 2020)

The 2006 Clos du Mesnil was harvested over three days, which is remarkable for a tiny parcel measuring 1.84 hectares divided into five blocks that are often picked over a wider timeframe. Soaring in the glass, the 2006 is stratospheric in its beauty. The richness of the year contrasts so beautifully with the flintiness and…

Domaine Georges Roumier Part 2: Chambolle-Musigny Les Cras 1er Cru (Nov 2022)

The 2002 Chambolle-Musigny Les Cras 1er Cru is a wonderful wine that is probably reaching its peak at two decades old. Wonderful transparency (one of the leitmotifs of the vintage) with crystalline red fruit that seems so vivid, with very subtle undergrowth notes in the background. The palate is beautifully balanced with a fine spine…

Priceless: Roumier Bonnes-Mares 1945 – 2015 (Sep 2018)

The 2002 Chambolle-Musigny Les Cras 1er Cru has a very pure bouquet with Morello cherry and crushed strawberry, all quite intense and gaining volume in the glass. The palate is noticeably sweet on the entry, quite tart and vibrant although it is missing the length of the 2002 Bonnes-Mares by direct comparison. But it is…

2003 and 2002 Red Burgundies (Mar 2005)

Good bright full red. Musky red fruits and flowers on the nose. Sweet, lively and intense, with classic Chambolle flavors of musky raspberry and strawberry, flowers and minerals. Wonderfully delicate, floral wine, and yet it finishes with palate-staining length and excellent grip.

Bordeaux 2009: The Best Ever? (May 2010)

(a blend of 90% merlot, 7% cabernet sauvignon and 3 % cabernet franc; 30 hectoliters per hectare; 15.5% alcohol; pH 3,65; 80 IPT) Inky black-ruby. Slightly gamey, highly aromatic nose combines cassis, plum jam, blood orange, incense and soy sauce. Then outsized but supple and fresh, with spicy plum, cedar and rosemary-oregano flavors supported by…

The 2009 Clarets (Jul 2012)

(15.5% alcohol on the label!): Saturated medium ruby. Enticing aromas of cassis, coffee, mocha and licorice pastille. Hugely dense but fine-grained, offering a liqueur-like, exotic sweetness to its superripe dark fruit and chocolate flavors. For all its richness and baby fat, the wine’s chalky underpinning prevents it from coming off as monolithic. Perhaps most impressive…