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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
1984! ... 1984 Musigny!! ... To be honest I have only tasted very few wines from the vintage 1984 ... the forgotten Orwellian vintage. Nevertheless the Musigny 1984 from Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé proved to be a both delightful and delicate wine. The nose offer pure and refined red fruits and a …
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The Chambolle 1er cru - made from the young wines on Grand Cru Musigny - is showing well. In the bouquet red and blue fruit - blueberries, raspberries, boysenberries and pomegranate - and a lovely discrete minerality. On the palate lovely balance and energy with the Musigny terroir and the crunchy …
[Read more...] about Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé, Chambolle 1er cru 2013
The Chambolle village is showing much better than from cask. In the nose fine variations of red and darker fruits brought forward by a lovely crisp Chambolle minerality. On the palate vibrant red fruit - raspberries and pomegranate ... pure with a fine mineralic backbone. A classic Chambolle ... …
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Here we go again ... grapes are just picked and a new great vintage is announced by experts, critics and with them collectors all over the world Yes the grapes looked very fine and healty indeed and the reports from most vignerons were very positive during the harvest ... but please for Christ's …
The Clos Prieur is a delighful wine from a special terroir located just below Mazis-Chambertin. In the nose delicate quite floral red fruit, cinnamon, and perfumed by a quite intense chalky/earthy minerality. On the palate crisp and cool with this fine chalkiness playing with the red berries. I love …
[Read more...] about Domaine Marc Roy, Gevrey Chambertin Clos Prieur 2014
