2014 Domaine Denis Bachelet Côte de Nuits Villages
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Good medium red. Musky aromas of black raspberry, cherry, game and underbrush. Fine-grained and sweet if a bit rustic, with strawberry fruit joined by notes of leather, smoke, meat and earth. Finishes with nice acid grip and length. This will offer early drinkability.
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Neal Martin
Jancis Robinson MW
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(from old vines that produced a healthy 45 hectoliters per hectare in 2014): Deep red with a ruby rim. Very ripe, almost liqueur-like aromas of dark cherry and violet. Dense and juicy, showing good acid cut and a touch of saline complexity to its flavors of black fruits, dark chocolate and espresso. Finishes with rather suave tannins. (Incidentally, Bachelet's Bourgogne Rouge boasts lovely pure blackberry and boysenberry fruit; though it's a tad tart, its firm acidity should give it compelling gulpability. )
The 2014 Côtes de Nuits Villages has a controlled blackberry and wild strawberry-scented bouquet, a little tighter than the Bourgogne Rouge at the moment with just a faint hint of blueberry developing with time. The palate is fleshy on the entry with sappy black fruit, supple in the mouth with a tang of salinity towards the flattering finish. This is a very well crafted Côte de Nuits.
From quite high up the slope above Brochon, including Queue d’Hareng, which may become a premier cru. Quite severe and concentrated for a 2014. (JR)