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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er cru is a lovely wine although not quite in the same league as the 2012. In the nose - slightly reduced - but with layers of pure red and dark berry fruit, with notes of red and dark cherries - spiced with a quite intense earthy minerality, cinnamon and a hint of white …
[Read more...] about Philippe Pacalet, Nuits-Saint-George 1er cru 2013
The Clos de la Bussiere 09 from Roumier is a very balanced effort for the vintage - and surprisingly forward. In the nose dark berry fruit - notes of cassis, blueberries, boysenberries and liquorice ... intense yet not overtly sweet. On the palate rich and quite dense fruit .. but not too sweet or …
[Read more...] about Georges Roumier, Morey Clos de la Bussiere 2009
One of the first articles I made for this blog was an article about Echézeaux. While the article have been very popular with the readers, it really needs an update … so I have planned a series of articles about the Echézeaux vineyard. The first article is about the very the core of the Echézeaux …
[Read more...] about Echézeaux du Dessus – the heart of Echézeaux
One of the first articles I made for this blog was an article about Echézeaux. While the article have been very popular with the readers, it really needs an update … so here we go. Echézeaux is a very large and complex vineyard, and its therefore impossible to make one article, that covers …
[Read more...] about Discovering Echézeaux in detail – the project!
The Vosne Romanee Village 2012 from Regis Forey is a very nice effort. The nose is offering pure red and dark berry fruit ... nice Vosne spicyness and a quite earthy minerality ... coming from vineyards located around Clos de Vougeot. On the palate quite rich and velvet for this level ... good …
[Read more...] about Domaine Forey Père et Fils, Vosne-Romanee 2012
