Domaine Robert Ampeau et Fils Beaune 1er Cru 'Clos Du Roi 1990
Beaune Premier Cru AOC
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Beaune Premier Cru from the legendary Domaine Robert Ampeau, and a wine that despite its remarkable 34 years’ age is still tasting vital and fresh. Forest fruits, delicate spice and fresh minerality, very polished and velvety. Highly recommended.
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Wine Details
- Red - Medium Bodied
- Fine wine
France- Ruby
- Pinot Noir
- 9.75 Units
- 13% ABV
- 750 ml
- 31 December 2028
Flavour Profile
Tasting notes
Forest fruits, delicate spice, polished and velvety. Complete
Aroma
Late summer fruits, leafy undergrowth, delicate spice
Allergy information
Contains Sulphites
The Wine
During his lifetime, Robert Ampeau was a Burgundy legend and his wines bought not only by Burgundy lovers but by some of the region’s best-known figures. Those included Aubert de Villaine formerly of DRC and Madame Lalou Bize-Leroy. He was an arch traditionalist, yet also a pioneer, being one of the first to plant cover crops in the vineyard. The domaine has 10 hectares in some of the finest locations – Premiers and Grands Crus – and is renowned for some of the finest wines of Burgundy, never released until Robert believed a wine was ready. No wonder his six cellars were stacked high. His son, Michel, is winemaker now and we are delighted to have secured a handful of mature vintages, still tasting ripe and fresh thanks to the cold cellars.
During his lifetime, Robert Ampeau was a Burgundy legend and his wines bought no...
The 1990 really is a thing of beauty, and dare I say is almost the complete article
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