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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Vosne-Romanee Les Chaumes is a large 1er cru, and while its well know the quality produced from this vineyard is still rather mixed. As new generations take over - more and more fine examples of Les Chaumes does however reach the market. One of the best I have tasted recently is the 2015 from …
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Maison Camille Giroud is one of the best adresses for affordable wines of high quality. This is mainly due to the talented winemaker and manager David Croix, who has taken Camille Giroud from traditional old school Burgundies to classic contemporary Burgundies within his 15 years as head of the wine …
[Read more...] about Visit Maison Camille Giroud, tasting of the 2015 vintage from cask
The Chambertin Clos de Bezé 2008 from Prieure Roch is a very vibrant, expressive and energetic wine. The bouquet is bursting with red fruit - spiced with allspice, cinnamon - and backed by a quite intense minerality. On the palate juicy, vibrant with a quite generous mid-palate fruit. It's like many …
[Read more...] about Domaine Prieure-Roch, Chambertin Clos de Bezé 2008
The Cote de Nuits Village "Aux Faulques" is made from a vineyard located in Comblanchien just south of Premeaux i.e. south of Nuits-Saint-Georges. This is a lovely and juicy wine with plenty of energy and a very interesting expression of terroir for this level. The nose offer lovely red - sweet red …
[Read more...] about Jean-Marc Millot, Cote de Nuits Village “Aux Faulques” 2014
The 2010 Blanchot Dessus from Domaine Jean-Claude Bachelet is most likely the very best Chassagne 1er cru I have tasted so far. In the nose pure and airy white and yellow fruit brought forward by a vibrant and filligree minerality. On the palate very intense with grand cru like effortless …
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