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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
I taste a lot of different wines from all over the world - and normally only wines from Burgundy, Champagne, Mosel and Bordeaux are mentioned on the blog. There are however no rules without exceptions and these Alsacian Pinot Noirs from Chile deserves to be mentioned. The man behind these wines is …
[Read more...] about In The Glass – Alsacian Pinot Noir from Chile
The 2000 Meursault Charmes from Comte Lafon is a very charming effort. In the bouquet fine ripe yellow fruit, hazelnuts, spized with a hint of oak and citrus. On the palate rich with some buttery notes - the acidity is crisp and fresh offering a lovely balance to the expressive rich fruit. The …
The 2004 Meursault Charmes from Comte Lafon is lovely textbook Meursault. In the bouquet fine ripe yellow fruit, almonds, white peach and citrus. On the palate very focused with a fine acidity and minerality balanced by a quite intense fruit. It's densely flavoured - but still with a nice vibrant …
Dominique Lafon is one of the iconic winemakers in Burgundy - known for his excellent white Burgundies and to some degree also for his fine reds from Volnay and Monthelie. Dominique is a quite rare guest in Copenhagen, and the Danish importer of Lafon - Vinrosen - took the opportunity to arrange a …
[Read more...] about Tasting of Comte Lafon – 2009, 2004 and 2000 whites
The 2004 Meursault Clos de la barre from Comte Lafon is really showing well. In the bouquet fine ripe yellow fruit, with notes of apple, almonds, hazelnuts and citrus. On the palate very good minerality and acidity - matched by a quite dense midpalate fruit. It's focused with a fine complexity and …
[Read more...] about Comte Lafon, Meursault Clos de la Barre 2004
