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. NM. "The 2015 Chorey-les-Beaune Village has a fragrant, kirsch and maraschino-scented bouquet, simple but somehow joyful. The palate is medium-bodied with a touch of salinity on the entry, sappy red berry fruit with a chunky, slightly rustic, but focused finish . . . . Whilst this domaine is not as well known as others in this report, it is always important to keep track of the young winemakers. Freddy Meuneveaux (and he did say that it was 'Freddy' and not 'Frédéric') told me that his whites were bottled the first week of September, whilst the red wines had been racked the previous week. He found his 2015s sweet and fruit-driven and was careful with the punching down to avoid any over-extraction, conducting pumping over when he felt it was the right thing to do. 'I was thinking that the vintage is similar to 2009 and 2012,' he remarked. 'We compare it with 2005 in terms of weather' . . . . the Corton-Bresandes is superb and the Aloxe-Corton Village demonstrated more cohesion than the premier cru at present. This is still a domaine to keep an eye on." Wine Advocate #228, Dec 2016 |