2007 Nuits St Georges Clos des Fourches
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A 2007 Nuits-St.-Georges Clos des Fourches – the “second wine” of Chateau de Chambolle’s Clos de la Marechale – smells of ripe black raspberry and game, rosewood and moss. Relatively plush, with its tannins reasonably refined, it finishes with satisfying generosity if less complexity than the aromas intimated. I would plan on enjoying it over the next 2-3 years. Frederic Mugnier’s 2008s – which I last tasted shortly before their March bottling – did not experience the exceptionally late malo-lactic transformation that characterized so many wines of that vintage. Yields were especially low thanks not only to vintage-typical millerandage, but – particularly in the case of Les Amoureuses – to the vines’ slow recovery from the shock of 2007 hail. A Becky Wasserman Selection, Le Serbet; fax 011-333-80-24-29-70
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David Schildknecht, Vinous
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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Good deep red. Very fresh, pure aromas of blackberry and violet. Sweet on entry, then a bit firmer and more minerally in the middle. Turns a tad tough on the end, finishing with dusty tannins. The 2006 version of this village offering was mostly from the young vines in the northern portion of the Clos de la Marechale but this 2007 is mostly from the upper part of the vineyard.
A 2007 Nuits-St.-Georges Clos des Fourches – the “second wine” of Chateau de Chambolle’s Clos de la Marechale – smells of ripe black raspberry and game, rosewood and moss. Relatively plush, with its tannins reasonably refined, it finishes with satisfying generosity if less complexity than the aromas intimated. I would plan on enjoying it over the next 2-3 years. Jun 2010, www.robertparker.com