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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The 2008 Chambolle Les Fuees from J.-F. Mugnier is showing magnificently - maturing and very expressive. The bouquet offer maturing red fruit - strawberries, red currant and boysen berries - slightly tertiary with a hint of sous-bois. On the palate airy and transparent fruit - cool, juicy and …
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The Hospices de Beaune Mazis-Chambertin Cuvée Madeleine Collignon 2013 is one of the top end Cuvées of the Hospices de Beaune. I always have difficulties with these cuvées - but to the wine in the glass - it's quite oaky currently. The nose offer red and dark berry fruit and a rather dominant quite …
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The Gevrey-Chambertin appellation is large with quite a lot of rather large Grand Crus generously allocated when the current classification was established. Not all plots of the Gevrey Grand Crus are of high standard, and yet still they are famous in the Burgundy world where names like Charmes …
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Domaine Dujac is an old favorite ... one of the first estates I visited in Burgundy back in the 1990s. A lot of wine has passed the palate since then - but Dujac is sort of a safe haven quality and aromatics wise. The tasting at Dujac was this year with a larger gathering of prominent sommeliers …
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The 2008 Domaine Leflaive Chevalier-Montrachet is a tremendous effort ... deep, weighty and intense - yet it has maintained the core quality of the 2008 vintage .. the vibrant freshness and acidity. The nose offer deep white and yellow fruits - slight maturing detectable .. but very fresh .. with a …
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