En primeur tasting - Burgundy Briefing
En primeur tasting - Burgundy Briefing
En primeur tasting - Burgundy Briefing
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Nuits-Saint-Georges, La Maréchale<br />
Mugnier described this place as “very exciting..it’s big and surrounded by walls. It<br />
has a special atmosphere…so peaceful. When you stand there you are isolated. The<br />
walls are very important…..quiet and isolated.”<br />
A well defined palate, very black and intense and vibrant. It is firmly structured with<br />
deep fruit and tight grained tannins, muscular but contained by the Mugnier touch.<br />
Notably direct and pacy, it has a taut mineral core and a prolonged dark and well<br />
sustained finish. Fine. From 2012<br />
Stockists<br />
UK:<br />
USA:<br />
Georges Barbier of London; Haynes, Hanson & Clark; H & H Bancroft; Fields<br />
Morris & Verdin; Howard Ripley; Tremayne & Webb; The Winery.<br />
Martin Scott Wines Ltd.; Wines Unlimited; Selection Becky Wasserman, Le<br />
Serbet, France.<br />
Domaine Comte Georges De Vogüé, Chambolle-Musigny<br />
“August was problematic,” says François Millet. “It preserved the acidity and even<br />
more interestingly the minerality. The minerality is a reminiscence of August and the<br />
fruit - sweetness and ripeness - of September.”<br />
At this domaine they did a green harvest in July mainly on the younger vines which<br />
dropped them down to 25-30hl/ha at that stage. The yield was just 20-25hl/ha at<br />
harvest because of the hail.<br />
Malolactic was normal here – from the spring to the end of June.<br />
“I have never seen this type of vintage, since I took over in 1985. There is nothing<br />
like it, because of the minerality,” comments Millet.<br />
These are very sophisticated wines. The fruit is very elegant and they have excellent<br />
definition and poise.<br />
Chambolle-Musigny<br />
Aromatic, lovely, rich and intense. The palate is lifted, fluid and even with silky<br />
tannins, lively energy and acidity. Elegant raspberry fruit with a touch of stone and a<br />
lovely long finish. Very refined. Top notch village. From 2008<br />
Chambolle-Musigny, Les Amoureuses<br />
Very pure and vibrant aromatics, wild raspberries. Sweet first impression, it sings<br />
with delicious fruit. It is very elegant and flowing, but also direct and focused and<br />
wonderfully intense. The tannins are very fine and the finish impressively long and<br />
silky. Great harmony and finesse. Very fine to outstanding. From 2012<br />
Bonnes Mares<br />
“Even the place is darker, quite sombre, while the others vineyards are lighter and<br />
much more ethereal,” says Millet. This comes from the South Eastern Corner of
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