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FWR 91–94
JG 91
France
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Burgundy
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Cote d'Or Red
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91-94 points Fine Wine Review: "...the Chambolle-Châtelots, from vines that are about 45 years old, has graphite aromas, followed in the mouth by cassis and other dark fruits with a roll-off-the-tongue texture and overall elegance. (Issue #119; 2008)"
91 points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "The 2006 Chatelots chez Barthod is a bit fuller than the lovely village bottling, and also a bit more fruit-driven. The nose is quite lovely, as it offers up a perfumed mélange of rd plums, black cherries, cocoa, floral tones and a discreet touch of soil. On the palate the wine is medium-full and a bit more closed than the AC, with a nice core of fruit, moderate tannins, sound acids and nice shape and grip on the finish. This will be a lovely bottle and should drink very well with three or four years of bottle age. 2012-2035. (Nov/Dec 2007)"
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$179.95
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FWR 93–96
JG 94
AM 93
France
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Burgundy
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Cote d'Or Red
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93-96 points Fine Wine Review: "Patrick Bize’s Latricières-Chambertin is closed for the moment but shows beautiful material with classic Latricères black licorice and minerality. It may take some years to open, but will be outstanding. (Issue #119; 2008)"
94 points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "The 2006 Latricières is raised in twenty percent new oak, and it will be brilliant this year. When I asked Patrick how much new wood he had used for the grand cru, he responded that 'oaky wines and wines that are tannic from their wood equal unintelligent wines- write that down!' The 2006 Latricières is brilliant, as it soars from the glass in a beautiful medley of black cherries, blood orange, gentle grilled meat tones, dark chocolate, a fine base of soil and a very delicate framing of cedar. On the palate the wine is full-bodied, beautifully focused and very 'cool' in its profile, with laser-like focus, great mid-palate depth, fine-grained tannins and outstanding grip on the very long, tangy and soil-driven finish. Great wine in the making. 2016-2050+. (Nov/Dec 2007)"
93 points Allen Meadows (Burghound): "(from leased, 35+ year old vines that previously were exploited by Domaine Ponsot until 1994). Cool and airy red berry fruit, in particular raspberry and currant, is nuanced by notes of underbrush and a hint of game that is also picked up by the textured and more elegant middle weight flavors that seem to be built on a base of minerality, all wrapped in a firm, detailed and intense finish and this too has ample buffering dry extract. Drink: 2014+. (Apr 2008)"
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FWR 90–94
AM 92
IWC 90–92
France
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Burgundy
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Cote d'Or Red
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90-94 points Fine Wine Review: "The Vosne-Malconsorts, from an excellent location at the northern (abutting La Tâche) end of that vineyard, is exciting in the nose with precise gamy and spicy aromas. In the mouth, the wine shows minerality, liveliness, some black licorice, and excellent length. Only a touch of softness on the end prevented me from being even more enthusiastic about the wine. (Issue #119; 2008)"
'Outstanding' and 92 points Allen Meadows (Burghound): "A bit surprisingly, this is even more elegant than the Suchots with a pure and gorgeously spicy nose that features notes of hoisin, clove, cinnamon and soy that complements perfectly the supple, refined and focused medium-bodied flavors that possess a sleek muscularity on the strikingly long finish. This is a beautifully seductive effort that actually is slightly longer than the Suchots but doesn't quite have the same level of dry extract. A choice. Drink: 2014+. (Apr 2008)"
90-92 points Stephen Tanzer (International Wine Cellar): "Good dark red. Hints of smoke and licorice on the rather laid-back but wild nose. Round, rich and deep, showing more weight but less early sex appeal than the Suchots. Best today on the lush, expanding back end, which features roast coffee and underbrush nuances and suggestions of very ripe fruit. This is still a baby. Prost notes that the berries here are always very ripe, but that the Suchots fruit comes in with firmer skins and normally makes a fresher style of wine. The Malconsorts, he says, shows deeper earth tones. (Mar/Apr 2008)"
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AM 89–92
JG 90
France
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Burgundy
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Cote d'Or Red
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89-92 points Allen Meadows (Burghound): "(from purchased grapes that made 5 barrels or approximately 125 cases). Interestingly, this is actually more elegant than the Chambolle and certainly more complex though a good deal more reserved too and it takes some active swirling to induce the spicy black and blue berry fruit aromas to reveal themselves. The supple and round flavors are not quite as concentrated as the best in the range but the tannins are wonderfully refined and the depth and length on the mouth coating finish make this quite promising. Drink: 2013+. (Jan 2008)"
90+ points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "There are only five barrels of this premier cru Vosne as well, and four out of the five will be new in 2006. The bouquet is deep and very lovely, as it offers up notes of black cherries, black raspberries, woodsmoke, cocoa powder, a touch of game, a strong base of soil and a framing of spicy oak. On the palate the wine is full-bodied, deep, long and structured, with fine mid-palate depth and currently showing a bit of its oak tannin on the backend that closes with a note of espresso. There should be no difficulty with this wine eventually absorbing its new oak, but I would really like to see this wine with less new oak as it would really allow the terroir to take center stage. 2016-2040+. (Mar/Apr 2008)"
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$585.00
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RP 98
WS 97
IWC 94
France
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Rhone
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Hermitage/Crozes-Hermitage
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List $760.00
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98 points Robert Parker: "There are nearly 1,000 cases of the 2006 Ermitage l’Ermite, another candidate for perfection in a few years. It boasts an inky/ruby/purple color as well as a stunning bouquet reminiscent of a grand cru Musigny from Burgundy. Spring flower, crushed rock, black raspberry, and black currant scents dominate the aromatics of this incredibly pure, full-bodied wine. With laser-like precision and enormous extract and concentration, it comes across as remarkably elegant and fresh with crystal clear focus. A beautiful tour de force from the decomposed granitic soils of this site on the top of the Hermitage mountain, this amazing wine requires a decade of cellaring, and should last for 35 years. (Apr 2009)"
97 points Wine Spectator: "[$380/750ml list] This Northern Rhône red is tightly wound, but also supersleek and racy, with a terrific beam of blackberry and raspberry ganache pushed by graphite, iron and violet notes. Long and extremely precise, with a terrific mouthwatering undertow. Best from 2010 through 2026. 955 cases made. (6/15/09)"
94 points Josh Raynolds (International Wine Cellar): "Full ruby. A roomfilling bouquet of fresh red and dark berry scents, along with smoked meat, violet, incense and minerals. Wonderfully fresh in the mouth, with vibrant raspberry and black cherry flavors. Gentle tannins rein in the expansive fruit without standing in its way. The finish is all about fruit, with late-arriving notes of black olive and smoky minerals. Extremely sexy now but balanced to age." Organic/biodynamic since 1991 (certified by Biodyvin/Demeter).
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$199.95
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WS 96
RP 94
IWC 93
France
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Rhone
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Hermitage/Crozes-Hermitage
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96 points Wine Spectator: "[$270 list] Superdense but really fresh, with a wild array of zesty blackberry, loganberry, linzer torte and briar notes laid over perfectly embedded tannins. Long and pure through the finish, with lots of minerality waiting in reserve. Great length. Best from 2010 through 2025. 511 cases made. (6/15/09)"
94 points Robert Parker: "From a warm micro-climate, Le Meal, (Michel Chapoutier says that the full phenolic maturity of the Syrah grapes at Le Meal can be achieved three weeks earlier than the grapes grown on the top of the appellation in the l’Ermite vineyard. Keep in mind that these two areas are within a ten minute walk of each other. This explains the French obsession with terroir, and how micro-climates can vary so dramatically.), the 2006 Ermitage Le Meal exhibits surprisingly tart acidity for a wine from such a warm site, a dense purple color, and sweet notes of boysenberries, black raspberries, blackberries, lead pencil shavings, pain grille, and spice. Medium to full-bodied, elegant, and lighter than Les Greffieux, it is tight and closed at present, but it displays the potential for 20-25 years of evolution. (Apr 2009)"
93 points Josh Raynolds (International Wine Cellar): "($270 list) Glass-staining ruby. Deep, brooding aromas of cherry and dark berry preserves, tobacco and smoky minerals; this has shut down since bottling. Extremely rich, palate-coating cherry and black fruit flavors show a mounting smokiness. Dark notes of licorice and black tea build on the long, gently sweet finish, which features furry tannins. No way I'd go near this for at least five or six years. (Jan/Feb 2009)"
17.5/20 points The World of Fine Wine: "Richly colored, dense nose of licorice, autumn evenings, and crème de cassis. Palate is peppery, edgy, and taut. Firm acidity in tandem with powerful tannins give a positive impression; the ensemble is serious Syrah -- powerful, quite alcoholic, and made for the long term. (Issue #27; 2010)"
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WA 93
France
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South of France
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93 points David Schildknecht (Wine Advocate): "[$110 list] Bay laurel, sandalwood, and plum preserves in the nose of the 2006 Coteaux du Languedoc La Clape L-Ancely mingle on the palate - in archetypal Mourvedre fashion - with dark chocolate, beef blood, and sea water. These descriptions will not strike anyone who tastes this wine as being exaggerated; rather, the intensity of these flavors put this wine practically beyond imagination! Is this elegant or refined? No. If Mourvedre is inherently animal, this is a real beast. But it displays an elemental power that is irresistible, without becoming overbearing, and phenomenally rich ripeness and plush texture, without its 15.6% alcohol engendering heat or roughness in its throat-coating finish. Certainly it will be worth following for at least 5-7 years, and I would not be surprised to find it holding up well for a decade. (Jun 2009)"
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WE 89
France
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Bordeaux
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Red
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89 points Wine Enthusiast: "It takes a while to get beyond the dry structure of this wine. But underneath that initially forbidding exterior, there is a solid core of ripe, sweet black fruits and an elegant balance with the acidity coming through to finish well. A wine for some aging--maybe 3-4 years. Alcohol 13%. (Dec 2009)"
50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc. 30% of the wine was aged for 18 months in new French oak; 70% in 1-year-old oak. 2006 was a very good vintage at du Seuil. The wine has many of the characteristics of a classic Bordeaux vintage: good acidity, concentrated, forward tannins and a complex, pleasant fruitiness. Multiple levels of structure and integrated oak flavors.
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WE 89
France
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Bordeaux
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Red
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89 points Wine Enthusiast: "It takes a while to get beyond the dry structure of this wine. But underneath that initially forbidding exterior, there is a solid core of ripe, sweet black fruits and an elegant balance with the acidity coming through to finish well. A wine for some aging--maybe 3-4 years. Alcohol 13%. (Dec 2009)"
50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc. 30% of the wine was aged for 18 months in new French oak; 70% in 1-year-old oak. 2006 was a very good vintage at du Seuil. The wine has many of the characteristics of a classic Bordeaux vintage: good acidity, concentrated, forward tannins and a complex, pleasant fruitiness. Multiple levels of structure and integrated oak flavors.
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$122.95
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WE 89
France
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Bordeaux
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Red
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89 points Wine Enthusiast: "It takes a while to get beyond the dry structure of this wine. But underneath that initially forbidding exterior, there is a solid core of ripe, sweet black fruits and an elegant balance with the acidity coming through to finish well. A wine for some aging--maybe 3-4 years. Alcohol 13%. (Dec 2009)"
50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc. 30% of the wine was aged for 18 months in new French oak; 70% in 1-year-old oak. 2006 was a very good vintage at du Seuil. The wine has many of the characteristics of a classic Bordeaux vintage: good acidity, concentrated, forward tannins and a complex, pleasant fruitiness. Multiple levels of structure and integrated oak flavors.
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$99.95
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FWR 94
WS 92
AM 89–92
France
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Burgundy
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Cote d'Or Red
In stock, 12+ available
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94 points Fine Wine Review: "The Nuits-Cras, from the northern slope of Nuits that continues on to Vosne-Romanée, has an explosive nose with leather, small herbs, and dark cherry aromas. In the mouth, the wine is harder than the Combe d’Orveaux with dark fruit, elegance, and a lovely quality of filtering over the tongue. This wine, too, is approachable now, but may last to 2040, again with an interim closed period. (Issue #126; 2009)"
92 points Wine Spectator: "[$150 list] A rich, civilized Nuits, supple and packed with both red and black cherry notes and an underlying iron component. Lest you think it's easy, there's a firm structure and a hint of the feral, untamed side of the appellation. Fine length. Best from 2011 through 2022. 100 cases made. (2009)"
89-92 points Allen Meadows (Burghound): "(a superbly situated Nuits 1er in the Vosne sector that abuts Boudots). The first wine to display more than a touch of wood influence but here it's noticeable if not actually intrusive. An elegant nose of primarily red berry fruits laced with just a hint of the sauvage and obvious minerality leads to solidly concentrated and deep flavors that possess excellent energy and punch on the beautifully long finish. This is not exactly a wine of finesse but neither is it rustic and I very much like the intense limestone influence. Comments: Outstanding. Drink: 2013+. (Jan 2008)"
91 points Stephen Tanzer (International Wine Cellar): "[$150 list] Good deep red. Expressive aromas of black cherry, licorice and smoky oak. Sweet, round and concentrated; in a more approachable, less tightly coiled style than Clavelier's wines from Chambolle and Vosne in '06, no doubt due to the sandier soil here. I find this much less medicinal than a barrel sample I tasted a year ago. Ripe, harmonious acidity and smooth tannins should give this wine considerable early appeal. (Mar/Apr 2011)"
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AM 89–91
France
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Burgundy
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Chablis
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89-91 points Allen Meadows (Burghound): "(100% aged in 2 to 3 year old oak). Here the wood is more modulated with an elegant and relatively reserved mix of sea breeze, white fruit and a touch of toast that can also be found on the round, intense and penetrating medium full flavors that possess both excellent vibrancy and plenty of dry extract that really coats the palate on the solidly long finish. This isn't a big wine but rather one that works within the naturally more restrained character of Valmur. 2010+. (Oct 2007)"
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AM 89–91
France
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Burgundy
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Chablis
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89-91 points Allen Meadows (Burghound): "(100% aged in 2 to 3 year old oak). Here the wood is more modulated with an elegant and relatively reserved mix of sea breeze, white fruit and a touch of toast that can also be found on the round, intense and penetrating medium full flavors that possess both excellent vibrancy and plenty of dry extract that really coats the palate on the solidly long finish. This isn't a big wine but rather one that works within the naturally more restrained character of Valmur. 2010+. (Oct 2007)"
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WE 89–90
RP 89
France
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Bordeaux
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Red
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89-90 points Wine Enthusiast: "The man who makes Dassault aeroplanes, also owns this property. It’s improving, as witnessed by this dense, dark wine, very solid, dark chocolate. (12/31/09)"
89 points Robert Parker: "A classic hedonistic style of St.-Emilion from famous French aircraft manufacturers, this wine displays oodles of plum and red and black currant notes with sweet cherries and roasted herbs. Soft and racy, the velvety texture cascades over the palate. This is a vin de plaisir and proud of it. Drink it over the next 7-8 years. (Feb 2009)"
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$78.95
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AM 89–92
IWC 91
BD 91
France
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Burgundy
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Cote d'Or Red
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89-92 points Allen Meadows (Burghound): "The barest touch of wood frames backward and very primary yet also very pure and high-toned red pinot fruit aromas that are distinctly cool in character while introducing delicious, intense and really quite serious flavors that possess fine dry extract levels that culminate in a firm and slightly edgy finish that belies just a subtle trace of bitterness that my score assumes will round out with time in bottle. Drink: 2014+. (Apr 2008)"
91 points Stephen Tanzer (International Wine Cellar): "(50% vendange entier; this and the Taillepieds were bottled in May of 2008) Bright, full red. Highly nuanced nose combines redcurrant, tobacco, iron and flint. Quite ripe and rich, with a liqueur-like candied cherry flavor dominating today. Offers the best palate coverage of these wines to this point, finishing with suave but serious tannins and excellent length. This really calls for four or five years of cellaring. Excellent for the vintage. (Mar/Apr 2009)"
91 points Bettane & Desseauve's Guide to the Wines of France: "A bit tauter than the Pezerolles, a bit less immediate generosity of texture. A powerful, racy wine, but not at the same level as the very best Rugiens of the vintage. Drink: 2011 up to 2021. (2011)"
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$61.95
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JG 93
WS 92
AM 92
France
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Champagne
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93+ points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "It had been a year since I last crossed paths with a bottle of the ’06 Dhondt Vieilles Vignes, and the wine is blossoming nicely with an additional year of bottle age. All the vines for this particular cuvée were planted in 1949. The deep, complex and very refined nose wafts from the glass in a blend of pears, apple, crème patissière, complex, chalky minerality, bread dough and a topnote of orange peel. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and racy, with a rock solid core of fruit, elegant mousse, brisk acids and excellent length and grip on the still very youthful finish. The wine closes with a primary note of orange peel that suggests that even though this wine is decidedly more open than it was a year ago, this is still very early days for this fine bottling and further cellaring will definitely be rewarded. 2016-2030+. (Jul/Aug 2012)"
92 points Wine Spectator: "[$84 list] Aromatic, with fine harmony to the creamy flavors of apple pastry, glazed pear, anise, candied lemon zest and biscuit. The mineral undercurrent pushes through on the mouthwatering finish. Drink now through 2021. 500 cases made. (12/15/11)"
92 points Allen Meadows (Burghound): "A highly perfumed, yeasty and attractively complex nose of toasty citrus, dried flower and baked bread gives way to delicious, serious and highly effervescent flavors that culminate in an austere and very dry finish that delivers excellent length. For my taste, this still needs another 3 to 5 years of cellar time. Drink: 2014+. (Jan 2012)"
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WA 87
France
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Loire
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87 points David Schildknecht (Wine Advocate): "The wines are also released at a leisurely pace, so that Domaine Aux Moines’s 2006 Savennieres - Roche Aux Moines represents their current release... offers a fascinating combination of peach, citrus oils, raw mushroom, and alkaline, wet stone suggestions of things mineral. In the mouth, this is richly peachy with prominent citrus oil and peach kernel bitterness. It preserves more than a modicum of fresh fruit juiciness... I would plan to serve this wine over the next couple of years. (Aug 2010)"
Producer notes: "Our Estate offers a single dry vintage wine: the 'Domaine aux Monies'. This is a dry white wine, made from 100% Chenin Blanc grown on a clay shale terroir, with excellent ageability."
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FWR 95
IWC 94
AM 91–94
France
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Burgundy
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Cote d'Or Red
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95+ points Fine Wine Review: "The Bonnes-Mares is fairly closed in the nose, but spicy and dense with finesse in the mouth. Nevertheless, this is a wine that needs plenty of time. 2016-2060. (Issue #126; 2009)"
94 points Stephen Tanzer (International Wine Cellar): "Good full, deep red. Pungent minerality, pepper and blueberry on the nose. Then sweet and bright in the mouth, with superb energy and thrust in the middle palate. This tactile and very long wine turns uncompromisingly dry on the brooding, palate-saturating finish. Very backward wine. This cuvee is now roughly a 50/50 blend of fruit from light and dark soils with the addition of vines on 'white soil' from the Thomas-Moillard purchase, notes Seysses, adding that 'this has pushed us more in a Roumier direction.' (Mar/Apr 2009)"
91-94 points Allen Meadows (Burghound): "A beautifully nuanced and highly complex nose of mostly blue berry and cassis that is cool and pure slides seamlessly into surprisingly supple and relatively forward broad-shouldered flavors that possess even more depth than the nose, all wrapped into a finish supported by a firm tannic spine where the tannins are dense but fine. This is a first rate Bonnes Mares that will require plenty of time to reach its apogee because despite the accessible mid-palate, the finish is very tight. Drink: 2018+. (Jan 2008)"
93 points David Schildknecht (Wine Advocate): "Sweetly ripe black raspberry, pungently bitter-sweet herbal concentrate (bay, fennel, and horehound), buddleia perfume, and wood smoke vie for attention in the aromatic display of Dujac's 2006 Bonnes Mares. It exhibits a sweetness and concentration of primary fruit one rarely encounters in this vintage, yet it tones down the savagery of the site in its textural refinement and the sense of harmoniously entwined threads of fruit, herb, floral, and carnal flavors in a long finish that still doesn't lack for the "sizzle" of berry skin, citrus zest, and herbal bitter-sweetness. Where the corresponding Echezeaux displays vintage-typical virtues, this is something of an exception. I suspect it will also be exceptionally age-worthy in the context of its vintage, and probably worth following for at least a decade. (Dec 2009)"
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$229.95
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FWR 93
AM 90–93
France
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Burgundy
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Cote d'Or Red
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List $295.00
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93 points Fine Wine Review: "The Charmes-Chambertin is lighter than the Combottes, almost lacy, with purity, but it needs some time to develop. I’d expect to drink it 2014-2032. (Issue #126; 2009)"
90-93 points Allen Meadows (Burghound): "(from both Charmes proper and Mazoyères). This is shut down tight with thick reduction blocking any reasonable evaluation of the nose though the relatively big and weighty flavors are concentrated, serious and solidly structured. This seems quite promising as the underlying material is impressive but note that this will not be a precocious example of Charmes. Drink: 2016+. (Jan 2008)"
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France
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Burgundy
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Cote d'Or Red
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Not rated. Clive Coates (The Wines of Burgundy): "David Duband's father was a member of the Hautes-Côtes cooperative until he extricated himself in 1991. David took over when his father retired in 1995. When the Parisien François Feuillet bought a small domaine based in Nuits-Saint-Georges, he entrusted young Duband with the share-cropping role. Feuillet bought the estate of Jacky Truchot-Martin of Morey-Saint-Denis in 2005, quadrupling the size of his exploitation. The wines, whether labelled Duband or Feuillet, are identical... High quality here--and a nice man."
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$139.95
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AM 93
France
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Burgundy
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Cote d'Or Red
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93 points Allen Meadows (Burghound): "(from 80+ year old vines in Mazoyères). A subtle floral note combines with red cherry and pinot fruit aromas that reflect a strong warm earth nuance that can also be found on the complex, textured, spicy and sappy flavors that are powerful, serious and brimming with dry extract on the moderately structured and balanced finish. This is a generous wine yet one that is holding plenty in reserve and should make for a cellar treasure in a decade or so. Drink: 2016+. (Jan 2009)"
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France
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Burgundy
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Cote d'Or Red
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Not rated. Clive Coates (The Wines of Burgundy): "David Duband's father was a member of the Hautes-Côtes cooperative until he extricated himself in 1991. David took over when his father retired in 1995. When the Parisien François Feuillet bought a small domaine based in Nuits-Saint-Georges, he entrusted young Duband with the share-cropping role. Feuillet bought the estate of Jacky Truchot-Martin of Morey-Saint-Denis in 2005, quadrupling the size of his exploitation. The wines, whether labelled Duband or Feuillet, are identical... High quality here--and a nice man."
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RP 96
IWC 94
WS 93
France
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Bordeaux
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Red
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96 points Robert Parker: "One of the greatest wines of the vintage is, not surprisingly, from proprietor Denis Durantou. A remarkable effort in every sense, the 2006 l’Eglise Clinet is not far off the quality of the prodigious 2005. Its inky/ruby/purple color is accompanied by a powerful nose of mocha, caramelized red and black fruits, smoke, graphite, and truffle. Massive and rich with full-bodied power, excellent focus and definition, and moderately high tannin, this is an 'outlier' for the vintage (as Malcolm Gladwell would say) with unbelievable length and richness. Unfortunately, patience will be essential as it needs a minimum of 5-6 years of cellaring. It will age effortlessly for three decades. (Feb 2009)"
94 points Stephen Tanzer (International Wine Cellar): "($500 list) Bright ruby-red. Knockout nose combines dark berries and black cherry, licorice pastille, truffle, tobacco and sexy oak spices. Lush and sweet but with superb freshness and underlying structure. The wine's combination of suavity, backbone and compelling mineral-driven perfume is why I often find it hard to take merlot seriously when it's not grown on the Pomerol plateau. Finishes silky and very long. This has turned out splendidly. (May/Jun 2009)"
93 points Wine Spectator: "Violet, black licorice and berry aromas follow through to a full body, with chewy tannins and a powerful finish. Layered and rich or the vintage. Needs time to develop. Best after 2014. 1,350 cases made. (3/31/09)"
18/20 points Michael Schuster (The World of Fine Wine): "Very ripe fruit to smell, with gentle minerality--a fine nose; beautifully balanced rich middleweight Pomerol; finely but firmly tannic and with a firm, fresh acidity as well; a fairly muscular expression of the terroir, with abundant fruit, but tannins dominant at present; long, complex, and complete--and long term! Needs another 8-10 years. 2020-35+. (Issue 30; 2010)"
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RP 89
WS 89
France
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Bordeaux
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Red
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89 points Robert Parker: "La Clotte’s 2006 is a sexy, dense, deep ruby/purple-hued wine possessing plenty of black cherry and black raspberry fruit, hints of licorice and dusty, loamy soil, and subtle background oak. Fleshy and medium to full-bodied with a distinct earthy component in the mid-palate, this is a lush, succulent St.-Emilion that is meant to be consumed during its first 10-12 years of life. (Feb 2009)"
89 points Wine Spectator: "Berry and spice aromas and flavors follow through to a full body, with velvety tannins and a long aftertaste of wet earth. The tannins are a little aggressive. Best after 2011. 1,165 cases made. (2009)"
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$39.95
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WA 90
France
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Bordeaux
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Sweet
In stock, 12+ available
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List $50.00
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