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1990 Domaine Ramonet Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru (10/4/2014)
This is at that fascinating point in a wine’s evolution where it is transitioning from a secondary to tertiary profile. The yellow fruits are still very much in charge, but on the finish, a hint of truffle and hazelnut is beginning to show through. The wine is classically Ramonet - seemingly light on its feet, but showing remarkable intensity and freshness especially for a 24 year old white. After 24 hours, while still very citrussy, some spice - cinnamon and nutmeg - is showing through.
I guess that wines such as this are the reason we grudgingly tolerate the scourge of premox (not that I’ve ever had an out of condition Ramonet from before 1995).
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