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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The Echezeaux La Grande Complication is a quite new wine from Mongeard-Mugneret. It's made from old vines, and is sort of replacing the Echezeaux Vieilles Vignes in the Mongeard lineup ... the Vielles Vignes plot was donated to the Hospices de Beaune after the 2011 vintage. La Grande Complication is …
[Read more...] about Mongeard Mugneret, Echezeaux Grande Complication 2012
The Lignier Clos de la Roche 1996 is a magnificent effort and is now fulfilling the great promise it showed in its youth. More forward than the bottle I tasted in 2014 ... showing beautifully. In the nose layers of airy red berry fruit infused with delicate sous-bois notes, hints of truffle and a …
Domaine Bizot is in my view one of the most exiting estates in Vosne-Romanee. Domaine Bizot is not your average Vosne producer as it's run by Jean-Yves Bizot who has a academic backgound in Geology and this somehow shows in both the wines and the way the Domaine is managed. The wines have a …
[Read more...] about Domaine Bizot – tasting of the 2014 vintage
One of the legendary wines of the Beaune appellation is Beaune Greves Vigne de L'Enfant Jésus a signature wine from Bouchard Pere et Fils. As the name suggests the vineyard is located inside the vast Beaune Greves vineyard - one of the best 1er crus of Beaune - and the Vigne de L'Enfant Jésus …
[Read more...] about Terroir Insight: Bouchard Beaune Greves Vigne de L’Enfant Jésus
The Vosne-Romanee Aux Malconsort 2013 from Sebastien Cathiard is not showing at the moment. It's quite forward and floral with a vinous character ... but is a bit unfocused currently. In the nose red and dark fruits, fine Vosne spices and a deep rather earthy minerality. On the palate quite openly …
[Read more...] about Domaine Cathiard, Vosne-Romanee Aux Malconsorts 2013
