by Ray Johnson | Nov 13, 2008 | Burgundy, France, Pinot Noir, Vosne-Romanee
Domaine Robert Arnoux, Vosne-Romanee, Les Hautes Maizieres 2005 This wine combines minerality, earth and sweet oak in a very dense, concentrated package. This wine shows again that tannin can be a player rather than the dominant feature in a concentrated Burgundy....
by Ray Johnson | Nov 13, 2008 | Burgundy, France, Pinot Noir
Meo-Camuzet, Bourgogne 2005 At Les Grands Jours in the spring we were treated to a few of the domaine wines which were everything the reputation leads one to expect. With this wine we taste another bottle from the negociant line. Notes on the Morey from ’04 were...
by Ray Johnson | Nov 13, 2008 | Bourgogne Hautes-Cotes de Nuits, Burgundy, Chardonnay, France
Domaine Anne Gros, Bourgogne Hautes-Cotes de Nuits, Cuvee Marine 2006 The nose sports a nice combo of minerality and toastiness. The mouth is thick, rich and buttery yet balanced by a sense of green apples and their acidity, which keeps this wine from being cloying...
by Ray Johnson | Nov 7, 2008 | Burgundy, Cote de Beaune, Monthelie, Savigny-les-Beaune
Joseph Drouhin, Volnay 2005 The nose is dominated by brambles, stemminess and leaves. The fruit picks up in the mouth with ample acidity. There are ripe tannins which contribute firmness while being fairly supple by Burgundy standards. Mis by Drouhin, negociant...
by Ray Johnson | Nov 7, 2008 | Burgundy, Chardonnay, Cote Chalonnaise, France
Deux Montille, Montagny Premier Cru, “Les Coeres” 2005 The nose displays a perfect mix of Burgundy’s minerality balanced by fruit, in this case a sense of citrus. The wine is full-on concentration with lots of acidity and some silky butteriness that is...
by Ray Johnson | Nov 7, 2008 | Aligote, Bouzeron, Burgundy, France
Domaine A. et P. de Villaine, Bouzeron 2006 Unfortunately this wine is showing quite a bit of VA in the form of nail polish. When I uncorked this bottle, it did appear that the seal was not complete so this obviously went off prematurely. This is too bad given the...
