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Jancis Robinson - Janvier 2007The no-nonsense Anne Gros is clearly just! as fascinated by her humbler appellation as by the Grands Crus she has been lucky enough to inherit. Her new winery seems to be working well. She habitually picks quite early and likes her wines to be "not big but graceful. Alcoholic strength is never my aim and l really don't like overripeness''. She will be making an Echezeaux from 2007. She's part of a BIVB (gcneric committee) trial of screwcaps for some of her Hautes-côtes wine and is also expcrimcnting with the larger demi-muid barrel size. UK: Laytons, Adnams. Howard Ripley; US: North Berkeley, Atherton, Skurnik.Cuvée Marine 2005 Hautes -Côtes de Nuits Blanc16.5+ Drink 2008-12Anne Gros offers offers this stoppered by a posh version of a screwcap. The cuvée is named after the ammonites and other marine fossils found in this vineyard, and after her daughter as it turned out. Rich and nervy, extremely mineral, on the nose. Very exciting, tense nose. Quince, tight, chewy. This should age well although it certainly isn't flattering to teste at the moment, Pretty dry and taut on the finish. Bourgogne Blanc 200516 drink 2009-1 1Creamy textured and very lively. Tense and slightly wet woolly. Fine though I don't really see that it belong in a primeur offer. Bit astringent. f 133.50 Lea & Sandeman Hautes-côtes de Nuits Rouge 200515.5 Drink 2009-12The no-nonsense, readily-laughing Anne Gros describes this as "my last baby" although she planted the vines as long ago as 1998. The site is relatively low for the Hautes-Côtes, just above the village of Vosne. Bright and transparent chrery red colour. Very fresh, frank fruit flavours. Light lively and gassy when I tasted it in December. Still a bit think hard and tart - perhaps it will take on body in bottle and/or as the vines age. Bourgogne Rouge 200516.5 Drink 2007-10 A blend of three parcels with an average vine age of 20 years between Nuits and Vosne. Notably beefy, full and rich. Lots of acidity and freshhtness but real bite and smoothemess 1000. Bitter cherry flavours. Zesty, full with excellent texture. This could be a great buy.Chambolle-Musigny 200516.5+ Drink 2008-13Relatively pale crimson. Very fresh, direct and positive with considerable charm already. Open, quite light and easy. Dances and sings but no great density. Dry finish, Quite delicate. This is real palate sharpener. Vosne-Romanée 200517 dit 2010-16Deep crimson. Zesty with lots of substance and stuffing, plus particularly crunchy, taffetta texture. This captures the racy essence of Vosne. Stil quite chewy. Clos -Vougeot Grand Cru 200517 des 201 1-21Extremely linear and carefully delineated. Fresh and firm rather than sweet and flashy without the density of Leroy's rendition but hugely superior to must wines selling under this name. Precisely sculpted and fine. Needs a fair amount of time. Richebourg Grand Cru 200518 Drink 2010-25Notably healthy colour and lots of lovely crackling fruit. Dry finish with some bitterness, almost quinine on the finish, and vigour. Very fine. These Anne Gros wines are very much not fruit bombs, but confidently chiseled, beautifully balanced expressions of place. Very pure and unadorned and I would expect it to take on flesh although it will surely always be very fine-boned.
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Allen Meadows Burghound Issue  Vinum - Mai 2007Richebourg 2005Herrliche Nase von Rumtopf, Lakritze, Gewürzen; zeigt Wucht, Fülle, Dichte, Feuer, geschmeidiges, reifes Tannin, all das noch etwas ungeordnet (wie das sein muss in diesem Stadium), unglaubliche Aromatik reifer Beeren: hervorragend auch in diesem Jahrgang. 2012 bis 2020. Les Barreaux 2005Jugendliches Ruben; ungemein intensives Bouquet von Veilchen und Lakritze; dann schön fruchtig, schwarze Johannisbeere; saftig, satt, elegant, rassig, ewig lang, kann hervorragend reifen, besitzt Authentzität und Rasse. 2009 bis 2014. |
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