... lest you think I only seek to bash!
I recently had:
08 Foillard Cote du Py which I was told is a somewhat controversial wine. I thought it was mildly reduced on opening but within an hour essentially just delicious. Perhaps not quite as fresh and bright as I might prefer in Beaujolais but an all around tasty and imminently drinkable wine.
06 Bea San Valentino Rosso
No one said this was as good as his Sagrantino but it is the epitome of an honest warm Italian red. Mildly soft around the edges, warm roasted earth, sweet red fruits, leather, twinge of game. Moderate length. I don't think I'll be backing up the truck but it's a very nice wine at a nice price from a favorite producer of mine.
05 Camus-Bruchon Savigny Pimentiers
Dark, deep and brooding with impressive density for a village wine. Masculine and sauvage on the nose with great amounts of earth and rocks. Great focus on the palate with sweet fruit and mineral cut. This needs several more years and will probably go a decade at least. Not the most complex but a very strong village wine.
07 Roumier Chambolle
On opening this presents sweet red fruits and appears initially monolithic. With air the fruit character darkens a bit and both floral and gamey notes pick up. Some dusty / chalky minerality comes out to play. More minerality, acid and tannin start showing on the palate. Not up to the concentration of better vintages, but certainly not lacking for balance or beauty. About as much as you can ask from an 07 village wine, I'm very happy with a couple glasses of this.
06 Bruno Clair Chambolle Veroilles
Very nice fruit and nice balance but took several hours to unwind and open. Better on the 2nd night. A twinge medicinal among red fruit and talcum powder and some floral hints. Medium bodied, soft tannin, focused, moderate finish. Just a straight up enjoyable glass of wine, really easy to drink but enough to keep you quite interested.
09 Tempier Rose
Extremely fresh with perhaps a touch more fruit on the nose than recent years but with the same bone dry mineral palate. Essentially still just the perfect rose and so drinkable and enjoyable.
I recently had:
08 Foillard Cote du Py which I was told is a somewhat controversial wine. I thought it was mildly reduced on opening but within an hour essentially just delicious. Perhaps not quite as fresh and bright as I might prefer in Beaujolais but an all around tasty and imminently drinkable wine.
06 Bea San Valentino Rosso
No one said this was as good as his Sagrantino but it is the epitome of an honest warm Italian red. Mildly soft around the edges, warm roasted earth, sweet red fruits, leather, twinge of game. Moderate length. I don't think I'll be backing up the truck but it's a very nice wine at a nice price from a favorite producer of mine.
05 Camus-Bruchon Savigny Pimentiers
Dark, deep and brooding with impressive density for a village wine. Masculine and sauvage on the nose with great amounts of earth and rocks. Great focus on the palate with sweet fruit and mineral cut. This needs several more years and will probably go a decade at least. Not the most complex but a very strong village wine.
07 Roumier Chambolle
On opening this presents sweet red fruits and appears initially monolithic. With air the fruit character darkens a bit and both floral and gamey notes pick up. Some dusty / chalky minerality comes out to play. More minerality, acid and tannin start showing on the palate. Not up to the concentration of better vintages, but certainly not lacking for balance or beauty. About as much as you can ask from an 07 village wine, I'm very happy with a couple glasses of this.
06 Bruno Clair Chambolle Veroilles
Very nice fruit and nice balance but took several hours to unwind and open. Better on the 2nd night. A twinge medicinal among red fruit and talcum powder and some floral hints. Medium bodied, soft tannin, focused, moderate finish. Just a straight up enjoyable glass of wine, really easy to drink but enough to keep you quite interested.
09 Tempier Rose
Extremely fresh with perhaps a touch more fruit on the nose than recent years but with the same bone dry mineral palate. Essentially still just the perfect rose and so drinkable and enjoyable.