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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The Romanee-Saint-Vivant 2012 is slightly reduced but showing fine nuances of red berry fruit and Vosne spices. On the palate layers of intense and refined pinot fruit, quite transparent with a lovely expression of the fine terroir. The fruit is pure and vibrant, offering very fine length and …
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First white from Louis-Michel - from the newly acquired vineyard Clos des Grandes Vignes in the southern Nuits-Saint-Georges. The wines were re-grafted with Chardonney in 2010 - so this is a fairly new vineyard for the whites. The bouquet is quite expressive with notes of pear, melon and citrus - …
[Read more...] about Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair, Clos des Grandes Vignes 2012
If I say Domaine Chanut or Gaudemet-Chanut – do you then think of Burgundy or Vosne-Romanee – most likely not - nevertheless these domaines play a forgotten but important role in the history of Vosne-Romanee. Domaine Chanut and later Gaudemet-Chanut was one of the most prominent domaines in …
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The Meursault 2010 from Chateau de Puligny Montrachet is a big and rich village Meursault. In the nose expansive yellow fruit ... with fresh orchard notes - white peach, hint of pineapple and a hint of browned butter. On the palate quite rich fruit for this level - considerable midpalate weight with …
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The Chambolle Les Corbeaux 2011 is a step up in weight and fruit intensity from the village wines. The nose offer lovely deep red and dark berriy fruit-' with more earthy notes than the very mineralic Vosne villages. The palate show more weight, with a rich and pure pinot fruit - has a quite earthy …
[Read more...] about Bruno Clavelier, Chambolle Les Corbeaux 2011
