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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The tasting Grandes Maisons Grands Cru during Grands Jours de Bourgogne included the opportunity to taste some of the big wines from the 2015 vintage - wines I rarely have the chance to taste and evaluate from bottle. The Louis Latour, Chevalier-Montrachet Demoiselles 2015 is showing better than …
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The tasting Grandes Maisons Grands Cru during Grands Jours de Bourgogne included the opportunity to taste some of the big wines from the 2015 vintage - wines I rarely have the chance to taste and evaluate from bottle. The Joseph Drouhin, Le Montrachet - Marquis de Laguiche 2015 was one of the …
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The 2016 Chassagne La Romanée from Domaine Morey-Coffinet is a true wine of the vintage. The nose is crammed with yellow and intense fruit - presumably low yileds due to the frost, and further concentrated by the old vines. A classic Chassagne - with plenty of power and intensity. On the palate …
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The 2016 Meursault Perrieres from Maison Morey-Coffinet is showing beautiful balance and intensity. The nose offer plenty of cool and vibrant fruit - fine intensity and depth - fine citrus and oak infused minerality. On the palate lovely depth and effortless airy fruit - not extremely concentrated …
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The Beaune Aigrots Blanc from Montille is a delightful wine. This is from a plot in the bottom of the Aigrots vineyard - just above Pertuisots, and near the Clos des Ursules - in the southern half of the Beaune appellation. For a white Beaune it's quite defined and precise, offering the great …
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