The Richebourg 1995 from Anne Gros is quite a powerhouse .. and age 20 only just starting to show matured notes. The nose is crammed with darkberry fruit .. cassis, dark cherries, sous-bois and oriental spices. On the palate intense and weighty fruit - earthy and tightly knit with quite a lot of …
Domaine de la Romanee-Conti, Richebourg 2011
The Richebourg 2011 from Domaine de la Romanee-Conti is fulfilling the promise it showed from cask - its an expressive firework of Vosne spices and minerality. The bouquet is still very extrovert with refined cool red and black fruits - bursting with Vosne spices, minerality and currently a sligthly …
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Domaine Comte de Vogüé, Musigny Vieilles Vignes 2002
The Musigny Vieilles Vignes 2002 from Vogüé is one of my favorite wines from this legendary estate. The bouquet offer vibrant red and darkberry fruit focused by crisp acidity and a gorgeous playful minerality ... slightly closed but nevertheless showing well. On the palate excellent concentation for …
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Terroir Insight: Domaine Jacques Prieur Musigny
The Musigny from Jacques Prieur is pretty special ... as it's produced on the vineyard Chambolle-Musigny La Combe d'Orveau. Domaine Jacques Prieur has twice managed to get plots in La Combe d'Orveau promoted to Grand Crus status and included in the Mighty Musigny vineyard. It's perhaps not one …
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La Combe d’Orveau – village, 1er cru and a part of Musigny
The Chambolle-Musigny La Combe d'Orveau is one of the hidden gems of Cote de Nuits. Only a few producers make wine from this slightly overlooked terroir and a part of of the climate is now a part of a "rather" well known grand cru. The grand cru is of course Musigny and the story about the expansion …
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