Domaine Guy & Yvan Dufouleur – Cuvée Vieilles Vignes 2020, Clos du Chapitre – Fixin Premier Cru, Monopole

Domaine Guy & Yvan Dufouleur – Cuvée Vieilles Vignes 2020, Clos du Chapitre – Fixin Premier Cru, Monopole

The nose is spicy, fruity with good definition and some depth as well as complexity. There are notes of violet, fresh tobacco and more slightly peppered with touches of crunchy purple plums and crushed berries as well as an almost liquorice-like quality and a delicate hint of sweet spice. The palate is fruity with a…

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Domaine Mongeard- Mugneret – Vieille Vigne 2020 – Fixin

Domaine Mongeard- Mugneret – Vieille Vigne 2020 – Fixin

The nose is fresh with a fine straightness and some intensity. There is a nice definition, an airiness of freshness and a fine creaminess. The palate is fruity with freshness and minerality. There is elegance and a nice definition with an acidic frame and a fine crunch. There are notes of juicy, plump cherries, crunchy…

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Domaine Lippe Boileau – Les Vignes aux Grands 2020 – Fixin

Domaine Lippe Boileau – Les Vignes aux Grands 2020 – Fixin

The nose is flowery, fresh, well-built, racy and offers a small crunchiness. It reveals notes of fresh/fleshy cherry, crushed raspberry and small notes of violet associated with touches of quetsche plum as well as slight hints of rose, lily and star anise. The palate is fruity, racy and offers freshness, minerality, a juicy/acidulous frame and energy. On the…

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Domaine Alain Jeanniard – En Combe Roy 2018 – Fixin

Domaine Alain Jeanniard – En Combe Roy 2018 – Fixin

The nose is fruity, mineral, racy and offers elegance. It reveals notes of bright cherry, violet, iris and small notes of blackberry associated with small touches of Cuben pepper, spices, racy minerality as well as very fine hints of laurel berries. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers an acidulous frame, suavity, generosity, a small unctuosity, fat,…

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Laboué-Roi 2019 – Fixin

Laboué-Roi 2019 – Fixin

The nose is elegant, racy, framed and offers a small intensity / power as well as freshness. It reveals notes of fleshy Boysenberry, ripe wild cassis and small notes of fleshy small blue fruits associated with touches of violet, rose, racy minerality as well as fine hints of blond tobacco, nutmeg, of hazelnut and sweet spices. The wine needs to be decanted. The…

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Huguenot 2018 – Fixin

Huguenot 2018 – Fixin

The nose is racy and offers a fine power as well as a small intensity. It reveals notes of raspberry, blackberry and small notes of raspberry leaf associated with touches of pulpy small fruits, Sichuan pepper, spices as well as a discreet hint of bramble, racy minerality and a very discreet hint of fresh almond. The palate…

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Pierre Bourée Fils – La Croix Blanche 2018 – Fixin

Pierre Bourée Fils – La Croix Blanche 2018 – Fixin

The nose is racy and offers a small power, a fine grain, dynamism as well as a certain intensity. It reveals notes of ripe wild blackberry, ripe cassis and small notes of violet associated with touches of blue plum, crushed strawberry, hints of tea, chocolate, toast as well as fine hints of racy minerality, Cuben pepper…

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Château de Marsannay – Crais de Chêne 2019 – Fixin

Château de Marsannay – Crais de Chêne 2019 – Fixin

The nose is fruity and offers a small power. It reveals notes of pulpy cherry, violet and small notes of fleshy / pulpy redcurrants associated with touches of blueberry, violet, sweet blond tobacco and a discreet hint of vanilla. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers juiciness, suavity, roundness, gourmandize, a certain tension as well as energy. On…

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Château de Marsannay – Petits Crais 2018 – Fixin

Château de Marsannay – Petits Crais 2018 – Fixin

The nose is fruity and offers power as well as intensity. It reveals notes of ripe / fleshy cherry, small red berries and small notes of cassis associated with touches of Sichuan pepper, violet as well as subtle hints of tea. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers suavity, a small fat, minerality, a fine acidulous frame…

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Domaine Philippe Naddef – Les Clos 2017 – Fixin

Domaine Philippe Naddef – Les Clos 2017 – Fixin

The nose is elegant, slightly tight and offers freshness, richness (full of control / precision), a beautiful finesse of the grain as well as a certain fine power. It reveals notes of pulpy Boysenberry, crushed purple plum and small notes bright / fresh cherry associated with a touch of strawberry, gray pepper, hints of lily, fresh nutmeg,…

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