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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Readers know that I'm not a great fan of the 2012 whites - it's not a poor vintage by any standards - I do however feel they lack a bit of energy compared with the 2010 and 2014 vintages. This is not the case with the Blanchots Dessus from Domaine Morey-Coffinet - a tremendously vibrant glass for …
[Read more...] about Domaine Morey-Coffinet, Chassagne Blanchots Dessus 2012
One of the rapidly rising stars of Burgundy is Domaine Arnoux-Lachaux in Vosne-Romanee as the son Charles Lachaux has since 2013 taken quality to new levels - and with the 2015s he has entered in the group of top end producers in Vosne-Romanée with a outstanding lineup of wines - topped by the …
[Read more...] about Terroir Insight: Arnoux-Lachaux, Romanée Saint-Vivant
The village of Chassagne-Montrachet offer a large range of fine producers - many producing high quality whites - but Domaine Morey-Coffinet seem to take the wines to a higher level than most in my view. Domaine Morey-Coffinet is managed by the very competent and friendly Thibault Morey who …
[Read more...] about Visit Domaine Morey-Coffinet – tasting of the 2016s
The Vosne-Romanée Aux Brûlées from Bruno Clavelier is showing quite beautifully - yet not quite rivalling the Chambolle Combe d'Orveau and the Vosne-Romanée Les Beaux-Monts. The nose offer cool red and dark fruits - spicy minerality with some smoky notes of crushed stone. On the palate focused and …
[Read more...] about Bruno Clavelier, Vosne-Romanée Aux Brûlées 2014
The Chambolle La Combe d'Orveaux 2014 is one of the most minerally charged wines I have tasted this year. The nose is quite closed compared to the other Clavelier 1er crus from 2014 and the dominant element is currently the strong limestone minerality from the fine plots just south of and above Les …
[Read more...] about Bruno Clavelier, Chambolle Musigny La Combe d’Orveaux 2014
