Domaine de Montbourgeau – En Banode 2018 – L’Etoile

Domaine de Montbourgeau – En Banode 2018 – L’Etoile

A lovely, elegant, precise, beautifully racy nose that offers finesse, delicacy, depth and some power of grain. There are notes of kumquat, dried orange peel and, more slightly, dried apricot, combined with hints of dried yellow plum, as well as fine mineral/racy touch, salinity and a very discreet, almost vanilla-like hint (in the background). The…

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Domaine Joly 2017 – L’Etoile

Domaine Joly 2017 – L’Etoile

The nose is beautifully elegant, precise, clean and racy. There are notes of mirabelle plum, pear and more slightly yellow fruits combined with a fine touch of honeysuckle and a subtle hint of saline/mineral, green walnut and nutty butter. The palate is fruity and offers juiciness, a mineral/acidic structure, racy minerality, finesse, precision, freshness and…

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Domaine Joly 2000 – L’Etoile

Domaine Joly 2000 – L’Etoile

The nose is elegant, precise, delicate and offers a fine power in roundness, precision as well as a fine straightness. It reveals notes of quince, lime blossom and small notes of white flowers associated with fine touches of green peach as well as a discreet hint of crunchy pear, almost fresh curry, with a very…

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Domaine de Montbourgeau – Cuvée Spéciale 2014 – L’Etoile

Domaine de Montbourgeau – Cuvée Spéciale 2014 – L’Etoile

The nose is fruity, fresh and offers power, concentration, a fine unctuosity as well as deepness. It reveals notes of Mirabelle plum, physalis and small notes of pear associated with touches of quince and fine hints of flowers, butter as well as very discreet hints of anis and spices. The palate is fruity, frank, well-balanced…

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Domaine de Montbourgeau – Montangis 2015 – L’Etoile

Domaine de Montbourgeau – Montangis 2015 – L’Etoile

The nose is fruity and offers freshness, racy minerality, a good finesse of the far as well as power. It reveals notes of quince, crushed white fruits and small notes of flowers associated with fine hints of racy minerality and spices. The palate is well-balanced and offers freshness, juiciness, a beautiful/good definition, suavity as well…

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Domaine Philippe Vandelle – 2015, Vieilles Vignes – L’Etoile

Domaine Philippe Vandelle – 2015, Vieilles Vignes – L’Etoile

The nose is fruity and offers a small richness as well as a fine concentration. It reveals notes of ripe pear, quince and small notes of butter associated with fine hints of small flowers, fresh walnut and discreet hints of small yellow fruits. The palate is fruity, fresh, well-balanced and offers a beautiful juicy/mineral frame,…

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Domaine de Montbourgeau – En Banode 2015 – L’Etoile

Domaine de Montbourgeau – En Banode 2015 – L’Etoile

The nose is fruity, elegant and offers precision, saline minerality as well as a fine intensity. It reveals notes of pear, vine peach and small notes of small yellow fruits associated with very discreet hints of anis/aromatic plants and a very discreet hint of butter (in the background). The palate is fruity, racy and offers…

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Domaine de Montbourgeau – Chardonnay 2015 – L’Etoile

Domaine de Montbourgeau – Chardonnay 2015 – L’Etoile

The nose is elegant and offers a beautiful fine racy, complexity as well as a certain aromatic power. It reveals notes of green peach, physalis and small notes of white fruits associated with fine hints of anis and discreet hints of racy minerality. The palate is fruity, fresh, racy, well-balanced and offers a beautiful definition,…

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Marcel Cabelier 2016 – L’Etoile

Marcel Cabelier 2016 – L’Etoile

The nose is fresh, fruity and offers a small concentration. It reveals notes of toasted/vanilla, kumquat, quince and small notes of small yellow fruits associated with fine hints of frog and spices. The palate is fruity, fresh, juicy, well-balanced and offers minerality, suavity, fat as well as a fine acidulous/juicy frame. On the palate this…

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Le Clos des Grives – Vin Jaune 2008 – Côtes du Jura

Le Clos des Grives – Vin Jaune 2008 – Côtes du Jura

The nose is fruity and offers a good finesse of the grain as well as complexity. It reveals notes of candied peach, dry fruits associated with fine touches of hazelnut associated with fine hints of orangette, white flowers, aromatic flowers/mountains flowers as well as discreet hints of toasted and an imperceptible hint of spices (in…

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