Emmanuel Rouget, Bourgogne Rouge Size:6x750ml almost impalpable – just enough

almost impalpable – just enough to keep the drinker returning to the glass

Highly perfumed aromas of red and dark berry preserves and allspice

The palate is sharp on the entry

papaya and mango aromas intertwined with the crystalline finesse and flintiness of the Schlossberg granite

I suspect one will emerge from the different lots of Les Bessards that I tasted as 2009 is certainly a year where enough wine can be culled out for the Cathelin without sacrificing the monumental quality of the regular Hermitage

Emmanuel Rouget, Bourgogne Rouge Size:6x750ml almost impalpable – just enoughA ripe and very fresh nose combines notes of both red and dark berries with those of earth and a whiff of humus character. The delicious and nicely vibrant middle weight flavors possess solid depth and persistence while concluding in a bitter cherry pit inflected finale. This is a quality Bourgogne and worth a look.