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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Sadly quite premoxed ... however not totally undrinkable. Need to mention that Etienne de Montille is one of the few producers who has been quite open and forward about the premox problems. He really deserves some credit for his open approach ... others could learn a great deal from this ... no …
[Read more...] about Chateau de Puligny-Montrachet, Meursault Perrieres 2004
The Clos de la Roche 2011 from Ponsot is a very intense and special wine. In the nose delicate sweet almost perfumed ripe fruit with notes of forest strawberries, raspberries, liqueur ... spiced with violets and a deep but discrete earthy minerality. The fruit in the nose is airy and delicate with …
The Gevrey-Chambertin Les Champeaux 1996 from Dennis Mortet is still very undeveloped and tightly knit. The bouquet is bursting with gun powder and raspberries ... with only a few signs of age. On the palate tight and edgy with a powerful midpalate of extracted fruit. Not showing much development …
[Read more...] about Dennis Mortet, Gevery-Chambertin Les Champeaux 1996
The Romanee Saint-Vivant 2007 from Domaine Poisot is not really showing the full potential at the moment. In the nose quite perfumed and dense red berry fruit with notes of cherries, raspberries, elderberries ... spiced with a quite discrete minerality and some hints of toasted oak. On the palate …
[Read more...] about Domaine Poisot, Romanee Saint-Vivant 2007
The 2011 Columbiere is quite forward offering a lovely fruity bouquet with red and dark berry fruit. It's showing a nice complexity with Vosne spices and a nice minerality followed by a quite discrete impression of oak. On the palate lovely fruit - quite expressive and airy - nicely focused by the …
[Read more...] about Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair, Vosne La Colombiere 2011
