The Dom Perignon 1990 - very nice and ready to drink. I have seen big bottle variation, and I somehow feel the DP 1990 never has fulfilled the promises it made when it just came on the market. This example showed good length and good complexity, but like several other bottles of this wine missing …
Comte de Vogue, Musigny Vieilles Vignes 2002
The Musigny 2002 from Vogue is a wonderful wine. The bouquet oozing with minereality and red coulis fruit. On the palate it shows very good length og power, with a fantastic minerality simmerring under the layers of red pinot fruit. It's less dark in the fruit than many other Musignys from Vogue, …
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Village wines blended or single vineyard
It seems like a growing number of producers in Burgundy are producing single vineyard village wines, thus changing the tradition of blending the village wines in to one cuvee. For some producers it's an old tradition, but for others it's a new approach. But is single vineyard village wines a good …
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Jacques Selosse, V.O. Extra Brut
The V.O. Extra Brut is a lovely glass in classic Selosse style, good base and length, but without much complexity and terroir. Selosse Extra Brut has always been a very good glass, but the price has now reached a level where there are many good alternatives. I Really enjoy Selosse - very good and a …
Pol Roger, Rose 1985
The Rose 1985 from Pol Roger really delicious. Perfectly mature Champagne, with a very good finesse and length. Completely orange in the color, with fine mature tones both in the bouquet and on the palate. Still a wonderful freshness, one should clearly drink more mature rose champagne. (Drink now) …