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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The Vosne Romanee En Orveaux 2011 is quite a step up from the otherwise lovely village Vosne from Cathiard. The bouquet is quite floral, with violets, liquorice and a lovely spicyness. On the palate pure red and dark berry fruit - very balanced and harmonious. It has a lovely mid-palate intensity in …
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The Vosne Romanee Village 2011 from Cathiard is a charming effort. The nose is showing lovely pure red and dark berry fruit, discrete oak and a lovely Vosne spicyness with violets and a hint of liqourice. The palate is offering fine charming and pure pinot fruit with a good expression of Vosne …
The Clos de Vougeot 2011 is a very fine effort for the vintage. The bouquet is darker than the Echezeaux with intense red berry fruit, liquorice, a fair bit of oak and a hint of chocolate. On the palate quite impressive concentration and depth. The minerality is earthy and not as vibrant and highly …
It's always very interesting and rewarding to compare vintages in Burgundy, as it really reveal the true character of both the wines and the vintages - if it's done correctly. The recipe for succes is quite simple - find a producer who makes fine tranparent wines, that reflects both the terroir …
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The Vosne Romanee Aux Malconsort 2011 from Cathiard is a really seductive wine. The nose is showing lovely red and dark berry fruit, discrete oak and delicate Vosne spices - violets and hints of rose petals. The palate is offering rich and quite lush fruit, with a very powerful underlying minerality …
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