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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The Aloxe Corton appellation - outside Corton and Corton Charlemagne - is sadly somewhat overlooked, and this is really a shame, as some of the lesser wines really has a lot to offer. The Aloxe Corton Les Boutières (village terroir located in the southern end of the appellation) is producing an …
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The Beaune village - two cuvées that normally are blended before bottling. They are from very different terroirs - but quality wise almost at the same level - with the "northern cuvee" being the better and fresher in 2015 - in my view. The 2015 cuvées both offer juicy and energetic fruit - quite …
Wine of the Month is a way of celebrating the wine in the glass. Each month I will find a lovely and gratifying wine - not the greatest, not the best ... but a interesting and enjoyable wine on the day ... or as Clive Coates so eloquently puts it - a wine worthy of being given an accolade. Wine …
The last and certainly not least wine of the lineup - the mighty Bonnes Mares 2015. This offer some of the best sides of the Clos St. Denis and the Clos de la Roche. The bouquet offer layered red and dark berry fruit - intense with a impressive depth - delightful cool red notes are offering a lovely …
Moving up slope to the original part of Clos St. Denis. The Clos St. Denis 2015 is cooler than the Clos de la Roche - seem to be the tendency in 2015. The bouquet is balanced more towards red fruit - more vivid and expressive with a detailed filigree minerality lurking underneath the lush berries. …
