First 2011 Burgundy tasted from bottle - Pacalet Pinot Noir 2011. This is normally one of my favorite generic Burgundies, and the 2011 edition is not changing this - a lovely glass of pinot. In the bouquet red cherries, cherry stones with hints of strawberries - the fruit is slighly candied and …
Philippe Pacalet, Chambolle Musigny 1er cru 2008
The 2008 Chambolle 1er cru from Pacalet is slightly closed. In the nose strawberries and gooseberries with hints of cinnamon. On the palate very good acidity, a very crisp and juicy pinot fruit - first quite tightly knit but after some time in the glass it gain some richer and sweeter strawberry …
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Comte Lafon, Meursault Clos de la Barre 2009
The 2009 Meursault Clos de la Barre from Comte Lafon is surprisingly fresh and crisp for the vintage. In the bouquet quite expressive with some exotic fruits, minerality, slightly smoked aromas and gun powder. On the palate quite rich yellow fruit, charming with a good minerality and freshness for …
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Joseph Roty, Mazis Chambertin 2006
The 2006 Mazis Chambertin from Roty is surprisingly open. In the nose cherries, raspberries with some sauvage notes - the oak is quite discrete. On the palate rich, expressive and concentrated. It's quite elegant and charming with a allmost creamy texture. The oak is not very dominant in the wine, …
One year with the WineHog
Time really flies ... and it's now exactly one year since I launched WineHog.org in Juliy 2011. During this year I realized that blogging about fine wine is quite a lot of hard work, but fortunately also very rewarding and a lot of fun.I have tasted a lot of good wines during the first year, and …