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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
There is quite a lot of talk about the improvements at Maison Olivier Leflaive - and while this might be true, the Saint Aubin Chatenière 1er cru 2011 is still somewhat of a mixed experience. The good stuff .. it's still quite fresh and vigorous for the vintage - some mature notes of hazelnuts and …
[Read more...] about Olivier Leflaive, Saint-Aubin Chateniere 2011
The 2015 Chardonnay Les Glapigny from Clavelier is a quite delightful glass. The vineyard is located below the road - RN974 - and partly (technically) outside the "allowed" areas - hence a Vin de Table. It's a quite fresh generic white Nongundy - fine acidity for the vintage - fruit rather cool and …
[Read more...] about Domaine Bruno Clavelier, Les Glapigny 2015
The wines of Domaine Pierre Labet are in my view a bit overlooked - and overshadowed by the wines made at Chateau de la Tour, the top brand of the François Labet "group". While Chateau de la Tour is renown for making some of the very best wines on the Clos de Vougeot vineyard - François Labet, …
[Read more...] about Visit Domaine Pierre Labet, tasting of the white 2016s
The 2005 whites have so far been a quite bumpy ride .. some big and unfocused, some developing rather rapidly and then the ... problem ,, premox. The Domaine Leflaive 2005s are no exception ... but this was to be honest showing quite well, but not singing. The nose is rather classic Leflaive - …
[Read more...] about Domaine Leflaive, Puligny-Montrachet Les Pucelles 2005
I do adore the 1996 vintage for white Burgundies - when they are not premoxed. This was the reason why I originally bought three bottles of Batard-Montrachet 1996 from Louis Jadot - around 15 years back or more. Sadly not the bedst investment - one heavily premoxed, one somewhat premoxed and lastly …
