This is unusual .. highly unusual .. extremely .. a wine from the Rhone area on Winehog. What can I say - grumpier old men - although lets be honest - this wine is quite a treat, as I do actually like (some few) wines from the area mentioned. The Château Grillet is one of them - I have tasted …
Domaine d’Eugenie, Chassagne-Montrachet Les Perclos 2015
The Chassagne-Montrachet les Perclos 2015 is a truly rare bird - a white from Domaine d'Eugenie is not seen or tasted each week. The 2015 Perclos is very refined and well structured for the vintage - cool and well balanced with a lovely citrus infused minerality. Surprisingly refined for the terroir …
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Domaine Aurelien Verdet, Vosne-Romanée Les Beauxmonts 2017
The Vosne-Romanée Les Beauxmonts 2017 from Verdet is a rather concentrated and quite intense wine for the vintage. Quite some tannins indicating a style that will require some time to resolve and unfold. Fine cherry notes - amaretto cherries - quite spicy and with a nice terroir expression. …
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Corton, Corton, red Corton .. exploring the hill
This week I attended a tasting of red Corton; a rare thing, in Denmark at least. The tasting included 10 Cortons from five producers, all top-flight amongst the panoply of Corton producers. The purpose was to learn: learn about different parts of the Corton vineyards, learn about the …
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Visit Jean-Marc Millot, Tasting of the 2018s from cask
Domaine Jean-Marc Millot is a Burgundian delight; it is always a treat to visit this estate to taste the new vintage. This was equally the case for the 2018 vintage here, as Millot has caught the 2018s on the cool side, meaning that most of the wines here show predominantly red fruit, although with …
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