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2006 La Pousse d’Or Volnay 1er Cru Caillerets - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru
The lighter red colour of the two wines. Spices and cherries and other red fruit, with a touch of florals. On palate, very Volnay. Elegant and a little pretty. Crystalline and pure. Red fruited with sufficient mid palate weight but a little lighter bodied than I was expecting. Some grainy tannins and brushwood flavours I was also not expecting (from the bouquet). It would probably benefit from another 3-5 years in the cellar. -
2006 Domaine Denis Bachelet Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Les Corbeaux Vieilles Vignes - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru
Deep, dark red. A very different bouquet. Blackberries and other dark fruit, damp soil and a little Gevrey funk. On palate, serious structure and volume. Tons of grip. Not at all opulent. Earthy and dark fruit flavours wrapped around an iron core. Fine grained, suave tannins. Very impressive but seeming very young and primary. It is drinkable now (particularly with food) but this wine really needs another 10+ years.
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