Fine Wine > $20-50 > France

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Unfiltered and unfined, Cossard's Beaune 1er Cru Domaine De Chassorney is as close to the earth as you can get. Echos of cherry, violet and barnyard combine to make Frederic Cossard's Beaune 1er Cru Domaine De Chassorney 2008 exquisite and satisfying.

Frederic Cossard comes from a long..

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"The tiny mousse tells a lot about the quality of this impressive Champagne. It is quite full in style, with flavors of white currants and a rich, but still bone-dry aftertaste. It is a perfect food Champagne, with structure and a good tension between richness and elegance."

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"A strong effort for this estate, the 2006 Lagrange competes with the finest wines of the appellation. The oak is often excessive, but in this vintage, it is beautifully integrated, allowing the sweet cassis, licorice, herb, and spice box notes to dominate. Ripe and medium to full-bodied with..

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The Chassagne-Montrachet Blanc 2011 has a golden yellow colour with a bouquet of yellow fruits such as peaches, apricots and plums. Delicate notes of vanilla and toasted almonds complete this wine's nose. It is ample in the mouth and there are notes of yellow peaches again, accompanied by a subtle..

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"With a high proportion of Cabernet Sauvignon, this wine has both structured and superbly rich fruit. The tannins are firm, but show a sweet, enticing edge to them, giving a full body and classic, fresh black currant acidity. An impressive wine, which definitely needs to age—five years or more."

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"It's a terrific dry Rose that is reasonably priced."

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"The Cuvee Prestige, the 2006 Haut-Condissas (60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Merlot from the vineyard's finest parcels), possesses a more saturated color as well as additional structure, body, and intense fruit. The finish is heady and long. This offering should drink nicely for 12-15 years...

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"The darker, fuller-bodied 2010 Chateauneuf du Pape exhibits plenty of blackberry and black raspberry fruit as well as good acidity and freshness. This rich, dense ruby/purple-colored 2010 is capable of 10-15 years of cellaring."

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Mature, exotic bouquet with notes of dried leaves, underbrush, a touch of both pine and mushroom...then both a pretty balance and complexity in its mouth flavors with just a touch of earth. A fine 38 year old!

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RP: "More Burgundian than Bordeaux-like, Gerard Perse's 2005 white Monbousquet exhibits rich, medium to full-bodied flavors of smoky oak, mango, white peaches, honeysuckle, and nectarine. While delicious, its aging potential is suspect, and I suggest consuming it over the next 4-5 years"