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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Terrasses Blanc is a very interesting wine. It's made from the village part of the climate Les Crots - on terraces above the Chateau Gris estate. The soil is limestone and this gives the wine a quite unique style compared to other whites from Nuits-Saint-Georges. In the …
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The 2011 Savigny Les vergelesses from Dublere is a nice effort. Lovely expressive bouquet with notes of ripe yellow orchard fruits, citrus and a crunchy minerality. On the palate quite rich with a lovely midpalate weight for this level. It's very harmonious and expressive for what it is ... with a …
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The Aligote 2012 from Pacalet is a lovely vibrant effort. Crisp and zappy nose with lovely citrus and a nice spicy note from the aligote grape and the minerality. On the palate fresh and vibrant with a lively focused fruit ... love the energy and focusing acidity. A crisp and fresh aligote ... very …
The Chablis Montmains 1er cru from Maison Romane is in my view not a fine effort. In the nose slightly reduced, with yellow orchard fruits and hints of pineapple and peach .. somewhat oxidative and yeasty. On the palate rich and very aromatic, with a quite powerful acidic framework ... also here …
The Bourgogne Blanc 2011 from Domaine Fourrier is a quite intense wine for this level. The nose offers ripe and quite dense aromas of peach, apricot almonds and white flowers ... slightly oxidative. On the palate rich and ripe with a slightly dense expression ... a bit oxidative - lacking a some of …
