Silk and lace immediately come to mind when considering “Les Bussières.” The nose delivers a wave of exotic spices and floral suggestions—cinnamon dust on pink rose petals, grated candied ginger and smoky, poached cherries. The mouth is expressively mineral, with impressive definition and cut. Small red berries blend with a hint of sweet tamarind sauce and blood orange juice. A captivating Chambolle.
2008 Raphet red Burgundy
2.10.2010
Now, this is not a screamer, blockbuster vintage—it won’t get the
point-hounds salivating with dreams of black-fruited glory or inspire
pundits to pound the YouTube table. So much the better. What we love the
most about 2008, especially chez Raphet—and this is what’s the most
important of all—is that each glass holds a little bit of immortality.
Because you do not indulge in Raphet immediately—you can if you want,
but you’d be missing the point.
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Chambolle's ying and yang
9.25.2009
/ By David Hinkle
I was recently in Boise for the annual harvest party, hosted by Boise
Co-Op wine guru and good friend Divit Cardoza. There was lots of great
wine and amazing local food, prepared by Divit and the 50-plus friends
who gathered under a perfectly clear sky that evening.
Two
bottles that I enjoyed comparing that evening were village Chambolles
from the 2001 vintage -- Anne Gros' Chambolle "La Combe d'Orveau" and
Michel Magnien's Chambolle "Les Fremières". Since we were celebrating
the natural order of things and cycles of the seasons, it seemed to me,
in a brief moment of philosophical contemplation (great barbecue will do
that) how complementary yet how different -- how yin and yang? -- these
two Chambolles were.
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