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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The 2015 vintage is in my view an extraordinary vintage quality wise for the reds – great wines have been made including some truly legendary wines that I believe will stand as some of the best wines made in my time. So it’s most certainly one of the best vintages in recent decades in my view, …
[Read more...] about Vintage Report 2015 red and white Burgundies
The Vosne-Romanée Les Rouges 2009 from Grivot is surprisingly forward and transparent. The nose is offering a lovely selection of red and dark berry fruit - energized by a nice fresh red currant note to bring forward the minerality. On the palate rather delicate for the vintage - medium weight - …
[Read more...] about Domaine Grivot, Vosne-Romanee Les Rouges 2009
Domaine Grivot has improved quality tremendously over the last 5 to 10 years, optimizing and improving the wines little by little each year. The wines are made with a lighter hand with the oak less present in the young wines, and since 2009 the micro details and the purity of the wines have been …
[Read more...] about Tasting of the 2014s from Domaine Grivot
I have tasted 2015 Burgundy reds in March, June and November 2016 and found some special wines in this vintage - wines with extraordinary qualities .. wines that seem to have an extra level of energy and tension. In June I struggled to see the pattern and the key to find these wines - but finally …
[Read more...] about One of the keys to find the best 2015 red Burgundies
Visiting estates in Burgundy is a world of many different experiences .. some are old estates with several decades of history, some have sales personal and assistants to receive you and to make appointments. When entering the rather spacious new cellar of Chantereves located beneath a modern house …
[Read more...] about Visit Maison Chantereves tasting of the 2015s
