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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The Volnay Taillepeids is a quite serious wine .. and somewhat darker than the Pommard Rugiens. In the nose red and darkberry fruit - blueberries and boysenberries - quite intense but a bit closed now. On the palate quite intense and relatively dark fruit - fine length and concentration - but will …
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The Pommard Rugiens is another step up in intensity - a gorgeous wine in the making. The nose offer lovely red and darker berries - juicy and very floral - with notes of rose pethal and cinnamon - and with a nice transparent hint of the mighty Rugiens minerality. On the palate - long, intense and …
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The Pommard Pezerolles is significantly darker and more closed than the two other Pommards. Some reduction on the nose .. red and dark berry fruit brought forward by a earthy minerality. On the palate rich and weighty .. with plenty of mid-palate intensity .. starting to unfold a bit after some time …
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The Pommard Clos des Poutures is showing very well .. forward and spicy. In the nose lovely red fruit, spiced with peony rose and cinnamon - oak present but not dominant. On the palate fine concentration and length - balanced - a slight reduction - showing fine promise. The 100% whole cluster does …
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There are a lot of interesting terroirs in the Vosne-Romanee appellation itself and in the twillight zone between Nuits-Saint-Georges and Vosne-Romanee. This area is somewhat overlooked, but as the new generations of vignerons take on these terroirs, there are very fine wines to find from these …
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