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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The Echezeaux 2004 from Domaine de la Romanee Conti is in a beautiful place at the moment. In the bouquet fine sweet red fruit - cherries and strawberries - spiced with sous-bois, peony rose, allspice and cinnamon. On the palate quite delicate ripe pinot fruit - the oak is a bit forward, but the …
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The Saint-Aubin Le Banc 2012 from Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey is a rich and ripe Saint-Aubin. In the nose rich yellow fruit .. notes of pineapple, almonds and apple ... hints of gunpowder .. quite expressively spiced with minerality, oak and citrus. On the palate deep and quite dense yellow fruit for a …
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The 2007 Aux Reignots from Grivot is a delightful effort - and a rare bird - only around one cask produced each year. The nose is quite open and expressive with red and darkberry fruit spiced with violets and a forward minerality. On the palate lovely cool medium weight fruit ... forward and openly …
[Read more...] about Domaine Jean Grivot, Vosne-Romanee Aux Reignots 2007
The Vosne Romanee Aux Reignots 2003 is surprisingly developed. In the bouquet red and dark berry fruits with notes of prunes, sous-bois and truffles. On the palate weighty and quite openly knit - the fruit is very ripe with a few overripe hints of prune. Its a big and voluptuous Reignots ... with …
[Read more...] about Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair, Vosne Aux Reignots 2003
The Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er cru Vieilles Vignes 2006 from Henri Roch is showing well and is in my view quite ready to drink. In the bouquet forward red fruit ... notes of strawberries, red cherries with hints of all spice, soy and cinnamon - spiced with a nice earthy minerality. On the palate …
[Read more...] about Domaine Prieure-Roch, Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er cru V.V. 2006
