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The 2014 Meursault Clos de la Barre is a truly impressive effort from Lafon, and most likely the best young vilage Meursault I have tasted from this esatte. The bouquet is crammed with white and yellow fruits - packed with a quite intense citrus infused minerality. On the palate it's intense , long …
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I rarely taste the wines of Domaine Jean-Jacques Confuron these days - and while I have never been blown away by wines from this estate - Winehogs do not take off by a slight gust of wind or a mere breeze of quality - I have however had some quite nice wines from this estate over the years. …
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The 2014 Bourgogne Blanc from Domaine Tessier offer tremendous value. The nose is complex and vibrant for this level with pure white orchard fruits - citrus infused with a fine minerality. On the palate lovly focus and minerality for a generic Bourgogne .. This could easily be mistaken for a good …
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One of the hidden gems of Chambolle-Musigny is the Chambolle Les Cras from Domaine Ghislaine Barhod. The Les Cras vineyard is mainly known for the fine Chambolle-Musigny Les Cras from Domaine Georges Roumier, and that is indeed a lovely wine, but the Les Cras from Domaine Ghislaine Barthod is …
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