by Ray Johnson | May 5, 2010 | Burgundy, Chambolle-Musigny, Clos de Vougeot, Cote de Beaune, Cote de Nuits, Pinot Noir, Volnay
Domaine de Montille, Bourgogne 2007 There’s pretty raspberry fruit laced with brown spices in the nose. The mouth is quite concentrated, full of acidity with a whisper of tannin in the background. As with the 2005, lay this down for a few years. This is from the...
by Ray Johnson | Oct 28, 2009 | Burgundy, Chardonnay, Cote de Beaune, France, Meursault
Verget, Meursault 2006 In the nose you’ll find sweet oak, toasted nuts and butter. In the mouth there is plenty of acidity, an expression of fresh lemons with complexity and a little thickness. Tasted again in July 2010, the wine is really a rich dynamo –...
by Ray Johnson | Mar 8, 2009 | Burgundy, Cote de Beaune, Pinot Noir, Vosne-Romanee
Frederic Magnien, Vosne-Romanee, Vielle Vigne 2005 The nose of this wine features earth and rubber, some Band-Aid as well as reductive notes. In the mouth, the wine is tight and tannic, with obvious brett. I’ve had some other Magnien wines that showed nicely...
by Ray Johnson | Feb 12, 2009 | Burgundy, Cote de Beaune, Cote de Nuits, Nuits-Saint-Georges, Pinot Noir
Domaine de Montille, Bourgogne 2005 Mint combines with vibrant red fruits in the nose. The mouth is quite concentrated, full of acidity and a tannic veneer. Lay this down for a few years. This is from the famous De Montille family. Mis en bouteille a Volnay. 13%...
by Ray Johnson | Feb 5, 2009 | Burgundy, Corton, Cote de Beaune, France, Pinot Noir, Volnay
Maison Ambroise, Corton, Le Rognet Grand Cru 1997 Quite youthful at this point, with nuttiness and cedar, earthiness and fruit on the ground. In the mouth this wine is still packed with flavor and the structure is still vivid. There’s great length and I expect...
by Ray Johnson | Feb 5, 2009 | Beaune, Burgundy, Cote de Beaune, France, Pinot Noir
Domaine des Croix, Beaune, Les Bressandes 1er Cru 2005 There’s earthiness, cinnamon and cloves in the nose, maybe a note of licorice as well. The mouth is quite structured, framing great concentration of flavor in a very young Burgundy. Mis en bouteille in...
