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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Autumn colors in Gevrey Chambertin ... Cote d'Or in it's perhaps most beautiful state .. aside from the rain. Clos St. Jacques seen from the road to Ruchottes-Chambertin. Clos St. Jacques - the Rousseau plot seen from the bottom of the vineyard. The rebuilding of the small cottage on Clos …
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Les Amoureuses …. a name signaling passion and desire. It’s one of the most sought after wines in Burgundy - indeed difficult to find despite a quite healthy production from the multiple owners and quite a few negociants that also produce this seductive Chambolle 1er cru. One of the top …
[Read more...] about Terroir Insight: Domaine Mugnier Chambolle Musigny Les Amoureuses
The Chambolle village 1998 is starting is showing beautifully for the vintage. The bouquet offer pure red fruits - transparent and offering a fine Chambolle minerality. It's still rather youthful - but maturing notes of sous-bois is now starting to show. On the palate lovely crisp red fruit - very …
Wine of the Week or WotW is a new format on Winehog - it's more than a tasting note and shorter than a Terroir Insight ... although I got a bit carried away this time. The purpose is to present wines that taste good currently, preferably wines with a story to tell! The first wine out brings …
[Read more...] about Wine of the Week: Domaine Chevrot, Maranges Le Croix Moines 2014
Domaine des Chezeaux is the largest owner of Griotte-Chambertin. They own two sections in total 1.57 ha equivalent to 60% of this small but lovely Grand Cru. The two sections are currently leased to Domaine Ponsot and Domaine Rene Leclerc, who has entered into a metayage agreement where …
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