Georges Roumier 1990
Nose open and forward with a charred kirsch character blackcherry and liqueur, pleasant long and soft.
Domaine Ramonet 2002
Pale gold straw, nose open floral and nutty, Ramonet minerals and wet rock aromas. Creamy and round, little lactic and slightly smokey on the nose. Palate dry crisp and light mineral acidity, creamy soft cheesy fruit, wet stones and acidity, citrus and white lemon pith, med to long length, good.
Domaine Ramonet 1992
Deep straw colour, nose mature and full, creamy and lactic, ripe cheddar complex smoky and damp hay or cloth, palate round and full with that amazing Ramonet streak of pure minerality down the centre of palate, very long flavours of cinder toffee and creamy fudge keep resonating back.
Domaine Leflaive 1983
Paler tha 83 BM Sauzet, nose fresher and more citrus, agrume like aromas, balanced smoky oak hints and toasted caramel on finish.
Etienne Sauzet 1983
Deep golden colour, nose nutty and old butter – not pleasant at first but with air it opened and evolved into complex marzipan and confit stone fruit aromas, amazing, very deep, lovely rich texture, great mouthfeel and balance. Very long.
Armand Rousseau 1972
(lots of thick depo!) Very rich spicy and smoky nose, bacon fat, very meaty, oxo cube beef, incredible concentarion of fruit still for this age, very full and fresh, blackcherry and dried strawberry, salami and parma ham, med dark bowl with a wide rim of orange brick.
Montrachet 1988
Deep golden colour, very smoky nose, cinder toffee and black treacle, great acidity, very long in palate, mature confit stone fruits, complex with a very long finish, typical Ramonet acidity and limestone minerals, very rich on nose very rapier like on palate.
Armand Rousseau 1971
Very open ripe meaty, bacon fat and mushroomy sous bois, cranberry and dried strawberry, little fig and leather, sweet ripe core of fruit showing some oxidation medium length not too long but very good.
Emmanuel Rouget 1993
Nose still tight bramble like with black cherry aromas, fine full and very elegant, palate great thread a ripe blackcherry acidity, still young, long in length.
Jacques Prieur 2000
Nose very open and forward, spicy and warm ripe tropical fruit toast and smoke, palate rich and tropical, mango and pineapple, cornflake popcorn oak on nose, very rich on palate with minerality lacking.
