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<\/a>2005 Ghislaine Barthod Bourgogne Rouge (supermodel) VS. 2005 Frank Cornelissen Munjebel Rosso (girl next door)<\/p><\/div>\n
Many of you are going to think this wasn’t a fair comparison, so I will start this post by addressing that issue.<\/p>\n
Here is the reason I decided to compare these two wines:<\/p>\n Here’s what happened:<\/p>\n 19:30<\/strong><\/p>\n Ghislaine Barthod Bourgogne Rouge (13%)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Nose:<\/strong> Classic Pinot Noir aromas with raspberries, cherries, loads of sweet fruit with very faint hints of moss and barn with just a dash of oak. Very open and very sexy indeed. \u00a0No noticeable development.<\/p>\n Palate:<\/strong> Very clean precise fruit. Raspberries and sour cherries with hints of oak. Great structure, mild tannins, medium acidity \u2013 very well balanced overall.\u00a0 Very long finish.\u00a0 Very open and drinking well right after the bottle was opened. Could possibly lay in the cellar 2-5 more years, or perhaps more.<\/p>\n Frank Cornelissen Munjebel Rosso (15%)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Nose:<\/strong> A very open and developed bouquet of intense flowers, roses and cherries. More developed than the Burgundy with noticeable volatile acidity making it tough to go back and nose the Burgundy. Very intense.<\/p>\n Palate:<\/strong> A slight noticeable sparkle on the tongue as the wine hits the mouth. Great concentration and structure. Less \u201cfruity\u201d than the Burgundy. A very long finish and noticeable heat from the 15% alcohol.<\/p>\n<\/a>Ghislaine Barthod has been among my favorite wine makers in Burgundy for many years. Her Chambolle-Musigny “Les Charmes” can make me dance. I know I am not alone in this opinion.\u00a0 Ghislaine Barthod owns approximately 6.75ha in the Burgundy village of Chambolle-Musigny.\u00a0 Ghislaine took over the wine-making responsibilities from her father Gaston in 1987, and from the 1992 vintage, her name appears on the labels.\u00a0 Ghislaine has since brought down the yields and added a sorting table. There is more temperature control during vinification now, more pigeage (punching down of the cap) and less remontage (pumping over).\u00a0 She now bottles herself rather than contracting out and only fines and filters when absolutely necessary.\u00a0 Her 2005’s are known to be great, even at the Bourgogne Rouge (Village) level. <\/p>\n<\/a>Frank Cornelissen is also one of my favorites as you already know.\u00a0 I love his Contadino and absolutely go crazy for his Munjebel Bianco.\u00a0 I have never tasted his Susucaru<\/a><\/strong> (so I can’t comment here, sorry Cory) and I don’t particularly love his Munjebel Rosso. I have written about Cornelissen numerous times, so I won’t repeat myself. Just click here<\/strong><\/a> to refresh your memory.<\/p>\n\n
<\/a>Appearance:<\/strong> Very clean, see thru red. Very typical Pinot Noir. No visible development<\/p>\n<\/a>Appearance:<\/strong> Rusty red and developed. Not \u201cclean\u201d, not filtered with visible sediment.\u00a0 The color looks like the juice of a tomato.<\/p>\n