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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Vincent Wine Company is a small winery located in the Eola Hills of Oregon’s Willamette Valley. They make Pinot Noirs, Chardonnay and Gamay - and have provided the Winehog with some samples this summer. Vincent Wine Company, Chardonnay Willamette Valley “Tardive” 2017 is a pretty "standard" …
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Richebourg is a legendary vineyard - and while Romanee-Conti, La Romanee and La Tache are regarded as slightly better, most Burgundy lovers can tell you about a very special moment with a bottle of Richebourg. My Richebourg moment was Henri Jayer Richebourg 1985 - tasted back in 2002 - a …
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The Santa Cruz Chardonnay 1998 from Ridge was mature and dark gold. In the nose some very mature notes with apple, cheese and a hint of rubber. On the palate rich, fat but also with some acidity to balance the wine. At first a slight oxidation, but after some time in the glass it's gone. A big …
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My first wine from Williams Selyem. The Russian River Pinot is one of many different pinots from this estate. Must say I'm not impressed with this effort. In the bouquet some almost overripe notes as prune but also some green notes indicating low phenolic maturity in some of the grapes. Can only …
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This was a great surprise at a tasting - served blind. Still quite fresh on the palate with quite a vibrant fruit, and a lovely mature nose. Does not offer a lot of complexity, and is not a big or a large scaled wine, but a very nice smaller mature Burgundy - NOT!. Two friends from Domaines in …
