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Nicolas Potel 2003 Pinot Noir (Clos Saint-Denis)

Price $123

Very much in the Nicolas Potel style of fruit-driven wines, this still keeps a firm grip on the structure, which is proper to a wine from Morey Saint-Denis. There’s great freshness here, but also the ripe fruits of 2003—blueberries, dark plums—plus just a touch of wood and a flourish of acidity to finish. — R.V. (3/1/2007)

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Nicolas Potel 2003 Pinot Noir (Charmes-Chambertin)

Price $125

Deliciously perfumed fruit, with new-wood richness topped by solid tannins here. This is a dense, chewy wine but also one that offers plenty of juicy, black fruit flavors. Big and bold, it will also age well. — R.V. (3/1/2007)

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Nicolas Potel 2003 Pinot Noir (Nuits-St.-Georges)

Price $48

— J.C. (11/15/2005)

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Nicolas Potel 2005 Pinot Noir (Nuits-St.-Georges)

Price $50

If you want perfumed Pinot Noir, this is the wine for you. It is aromatic, full of that sexy, fresh fruit that appeals to Central Coast California Pinot Noir lovers. Yet the structure and the elegance are all Burgundy. And the aftertaste is packed with red fruits and delicious acidity. — R.V. (3/1/2007)

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Nicolas Potel 2001 Pinot Noir (Nuits-St.-Georges)

Price $38

Dark and earthy, this is a sturdily constructed Burgundy that showcases black-skinned plums, clean compost and tobacco aromas and flavors. Give it a year or two to shed some tannin, then drink it over the next five. — J.C. (10/1/2003)

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Nicolas Potel 2003 Vieilles Vignes Pinot Noir (Volnay)

Price $40

Fairly big and tannic, with dusty, dried-herb aromatics and brooding flavors of black cherries and spice. Finishes long and supple, so hold another few years to experience the considerable upside of this currently chunky offering. — J.C. (11/15/2005)

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Nicolas Potel 2004 Pinot Noir (Gevrey-Chambertin)

Price $44

Nicolas Potel, whose family was once associated with Domaine de la Pousse d’Or in Volnay, is now in business as a négociant. This wine shows great skill, balancing fresh fruit against some depth of tannic flavor. It is a bright, vivid wine that is easy to drink already. — R.V. (3/1/2007)

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Nicolas Potel 2004 Vieilles Vignes Pinot Noir (Vosne-Romanée)

Price $49

A ripe wine, smooth, but also with a lift, offering vibrant red raspberry and currant flavors as well as a lively texture. The wine is delicious, full of life and freshness. — R.V. (3/1/2007)

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Maison Dieu Vieilles Vignes Maison Dieu Vielles Vignes Vieilles Vignes Vielles Vignes

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