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The Vosne-Romanee 2012 is a quite delicate and honest village . The bouquet is offering pure juicy red fruit ... with a quite lovely Vosne minerality. On the palate good midpalate fruit ... forward and pure. It is a step in the right direction from the 2011 ... but is in my view still lacking a bit …
[Read more...] about Domaine Robert Sirugue, Vosne-Romanee 2012
The Vosne-Romanee Les Petits-Monts 2012 from Sirugue represent another step up in quality for Domaine Sirugue. The bouquet is offering pure juicy red fruit ... intense with lovely Vosne minerality and spices - notes of violets, peony rose and a hint of oak. On the palate layers of rich fruit - …
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The Pommard village is more expressive and charming than the quite serious Gevrey village. In the bouquet rather delicate red and dark fruit - quite floral - with lovely notes of red and dark cherries - spiced with hints of cinnamon and white peppar. On the palate quite expressive fruit, well …
La Tâche is a legendary grand cru with a quite interesting history. It has always been a monopole - but nevertheless the monopole status have been challenged and the vineyard expanded quite dramatically within the last 100 years. The history of La Tâche involves some of the most prominent …
[Read more...] about La Tâche – a historic view on a legendary grand cru
The Nuits-Saint-Georges village is a step up in concentration from the Gevrey village. In the nose lovely ripe pinot fruit, with notes of red and dark cherries and raspberries - spiced up with cinnamon and a hint of white pepper. On the palate rich and sturdy, showing true Nuits-Saint-Georges …
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