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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The Coche-Dury Corton-Charlemagne 1993 is one of the best and most refined white Burgundies I have ever tasted. The nose is offering a fantastic and almost elusive complexity - white and yellow fruit, delicate nuances of hazelnuts, gunpowder, flint and a very filigree minerality. Matured but still …
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The Meursault Perrieres 2004 was sadly somewhat premoxed. In the nose clear signs of oxidation, but also quite rich fruit - showing a bit of what could have been a very fine wine. On the palate quite rich and mellow - but with signs of oxidation - and a sharp acidity kick in the finish. Lacking both …
The Musigny 1990 from Roumier is a mind-blowing wine ... at age 25 it still needs 5 to 10 years more in the cellar to unfold completely. The bouquet is however quite open at this stage ... revealing more and more glimps of the tremendous complexity hiding underneath the intense and quite tightly …
The Amoureuses 2000 from Vogüé is entering a lovely matured stage with quite expressive red fruit and a lovely balance and delicacy. The bouquet is showing cool red fruits and a delightful sous-bois with hints of truffle and a delicate minerality. On the palate just starting to show ... medium …
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The Vosne-Romanee Les Beaux Monts 2009 from Dujac is a very intense effort. In the nose dark berry fruit ... blueberries, raspberries and boysenberris ... quite detailed with pure fruit aromas and some nice Vosne spices. On the palate ... intense aromas ... fruit driven and quite powerful .. but …
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