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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
This is a rare bird - the 2006 Charmes-Chambertin from Blair Pethel and Domaine Dublère. This is showing very well currently, rich and still fruity - with a quite openly knit structure. Plenty of stuffing showing its grand cru intensity on the table with Mugnier Marechale 2009. It's a rich wine - …
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Puligny Montrachet Les Enseignères caught my attention back in the mid-1990s when Coche-Dury acquired a piece of this now-illustrious village vineyard. Les Enseignères is, for non-collectors, a relatively unknown vineyard, located just below Bienvenue-Batard-Montrachet. While producing tremendous …
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The William Fevre Chablis Bougros Côte Bouguerots 2010 is a tremendous Chablis from two steep plots at the foot of the Bougros vineyard. The nose is fresh but showing some matured limestone notes - hint of apple, crushed hazelnuts - a filigree yet intense minerality. On the palate lovely tension and …
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It appears that 2017 have produced some lovely and charming Corton-Charlemagnes. The 2017 from Bouchard Pere et Fils is showing very well indeed - delightful vivid fruit - charming and fresh - with a lovely impression of the Charlie terroir. Perhaps lacking a bit - if compared with the 2014 - but …
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The 2017 is a vivid and charming Chevalier-Montrachet showing fine intensity and depth. The fruit is offering a lovely and quite intense minerality with fine white orchards fruits. It's mineral intensity is lovely and while it's a intense wine - its still very forward and charming - the 2017s are …
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