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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The 2011 Clos du Chateau is slightly closed at the moment. In the nose red berry fruit and vosne spices with a hints of gooseberries and oak. On the palate airy red fruit with a quite refined impression of oak. The fruit is sweet and ripe, with a good focus - the tannins are finely grained and well …
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The Chambolle Les Charmes 1999 from Domine Ponsot is really starting to show. In the nose red berry fruit - raspberries and red currant - with hints of sous-bois, truffle peelings, liquorice, iron and tar. On the palate rich and intense fruit - still slightly rustic with quite firm tannins and notes …
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One of the fine tastings this summer included a range of matured wines - from Moet Chandon 1959 via La Turque 1985 to Dominus 1994. The tasting covered three continents, and vintages from 1959 to 1995 .... a quite unusual tasting with some very interesting wines ... and a few somehat disappointing …
The Meursault En la Barre 2010 from Antoine Jobard is getting more focused as it matures. In the nose good complexity - notes of apple, pear, hazelnuts with hints of more exotic fruits and a nice citrus infused minerality. On the palate very nice energy and concentration for this level. The fruit is …
[Read more...] about Domaine Antoine Jobard, Meursault En La Barre 2010
The Gevrey Chambertin village 09 from Faiveley is very open and polished. In the nose slightly toasted oak - hint of sous-bois with a rather dense note of red and dark berry fruit. On the palate rich and velvet ... well balanced .... but slightly dense. Like the drinkability ... but the style and …
[Read more...] about Joseph Faiveley, Gevrey Chambertin 2009
