Wow – almost instant disappointment when I expected this to be easily the best of the two wines! There was some rearguard-action which might eventually save the day, but faced with a choice I’d definitely plump for the 2007 today! But back to the wine – at JC Boisset this somehow transitioned from Mommessin to their marque ‘Jaffelin’ between the 07 and 08 vintages – the name is slightly updated to ‘Sur les Grèves’ too. Updated 2008 Jaffelin, Beaune 1er Sur Les Grèves – Clos St.Anne Medium-colour. Instantly the nose is overwhelmed by toasty oak – you have no other pointers – I left the wine in the glass for 20 minutes before returning. On my return the oak is a bit more manageable, finally [....]
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