Past prime but still with some life left and offering up some fruit. Light golden in color, clear and bright. The nose has green apples with a touch of hazelnuts. Medium bodied. Strong acidity. On the palate, there is a touch of lemons with a tart acidity. Long finish. This begs for food and would be nice with grilled scallops. Drink now.
Les Beugnons is one of the oldest "Climats" in Burgundy tracing back to 1572. Dampt makes this wonderful value in a more "modern" way vinifying the wine in a concrete egg. The result is a wine that is green/light gold in color. The nose is clean with a bit of peach and slight citrus. Medium bodied. Excellent acidity. On the palate, this is crisp with notes of white peach. Long finish. This is great on its own but better with food. Of course, shell fish but don't discount pasta in a butter sauce. Drink over the next seven to ten years.
This is nice but perhaps given the vineyard and vintage, it fell below hoped for expectations. Ruby in color, clear and bright. The nose is nice with cherries, slight black cherries, a bit of spice and just a hint of sour cherries. Medium bodied. No tannins. Persistent acidity. On the palate, this is nice with black cherries and some cherries, but it just sort of stops there. Not much depth and no complexity. It is enjoyable and certainly worth drinking but that is it. Food will help. Drink up as this doesn't seem likely to improve.
Ruby in color with purple hues, mostly clear and bright. The nose is nice with cherries, sour cherries, and slight cedar. Medium bodied. Light tannins. On the palate, this has a nice complexity. Flavors of cherries, spice, red raspberries and char. Long finish. This would be better with food. It worked well with assorted cheeses, but of course, Époisses would be great.
