Côte de Nuits
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137 Bourgogne Rouge AC 2006
Thierry MortetGrape:100% Pinot Noir (12.5% alc.)
A working man’s Gevrey-Chambertin from vines of the same village, displaying much of the same quality and breed of its illustrious neighbour. Silky soft and perfumed, this is what good burgundy is all about. For drinking now to 2011.
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138 Gevrey-Chambertin AC 2006
Thierry MortetGrape:100% Pinot Noir (13% alc.)
Thierry has six hectares of vines in some of Gevrey-Chambertin’s prime sites. This is fine pinot noir – it has a wonderfully pure definition of raspberry/strawberry pinot fruit with that typical hint of game and touch of oak to add to its’ complexity. For drinking now to 2013.
* Half bottles are available
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139 Gevrey-Chambertin AC 2006 Vignes Belles
Thierry MortetGrape:100% Pinot Noir (13% alc.)
This is a very well placed lieu-dit, alongside (east) the premier cru of Petite Chapelle, renowned for providing the most feminine and elegant of the Gevrey premier crus. Thierry’s Vignes Belles, from 20 year old vines, is of a similar style, with enchanting pinot aromas, real finesse and silky tannins. For drinking late 2011 to 2016.
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140 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos Prieur AC 2006
Thierry MortetGrape:100% Pinot Noir (13% alc.)
This was the best wine we tasted from both barrel and bottle from Thierry’s 2006 range. It is rich, dense, complex, with a nice old viney character, mixing red and black fruits. For drinking late 2011 to 2016.
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*New* 141 Bourgogne Rouge AC 2007
Domaine Amiot-ServelleGrape:100% Pinot Noir (12% alc.)
This comes from one and a half hectares near the RN74 east of Chambolle-Musigny. Using just 10% new oak (with the balance up to four years old), this wine has a nose of earthy, dark berry fruit and a silky quality on the palate. Serious wine at this level. For drinking now to 2012.
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*New* 142 Chambolle-Musigny AC 2007 Les Bas Doix
Domaine Amiot-ServelleGrape:100% Pinot Noir (13% alc.)
Les Bas Doix is a very well placed lieu-dit on the hillside next to Vougeot and the premier cru of Les Hauts Doix at the south end of the village. The vines here are two thirds fifteen years old and one third 40 years old. Slightly riper and with a touch more density of fruit and structure than Amiot’s village Chambolle. For drinking 2011 to 2014.
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143 Morey Saint-Denis AC 2007 Très Girard
Domaine Cécile TremblayGrape:100% Pinot Noir (13% alc.)
This comes from a half hectare of 40-45 year old vines situated just below the Premier Cru of Clos des Sorbets. The vines are sited on an easterly facing 25° slope to the west of the main road (where all the best village sites are found). Cécile doesn’t like rustic MSD, and this wine has a well-defined blackberry and cherry fruit, then gentle tannins. For drinking now to 2013.
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144 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Feusselottes AC 2007
Domaine Cécile TremblayGrape:100% Pinot Noir (13% alc.)
Cécile’s small holding of 50 year old vines lie on the upper slope of this premier cru just to the east of the village. There is little soil here and the vines are very close to the limestone rock. She produces just three barrels (new, one and two years old) ageing the wine for a year in cask before racking and transferring to stainless steel cuve for another four months prior to bottling. Quintessential Chambolle it has a beautiful nose of crushed red fruits and the stylish fruit has both a delicacy and intensity on the palate. For drinking 2011 to 2014.
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*New* 145 Vosne-Romanée AC 07 ‘Vieilles Vignes’
Domaine Cécile TremblayGrape:100% Pinot Noir (13% alc.)
This comes from a 0.53h parcel of vines in Jacquines and also incorporates several barrels of vines from the 1er Cru Rouges du Dessus and one barrel from the fine 1er Cru of Beaumonts. There is a tightly wound old vine quality to the wine that offers meaty, truffly red fruits and spice on the nose, that follow through on the palate with a saline, mineral note. For drinking 2011 to 2014.
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