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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The Vosne Romanee village Hauts de Beaux Monts 2009 from Bruno Clavelier is showing quite well. In the nose red and dark berry with notes of cherries, blueberries, raspberries and a quite strong scent of elderflowers and elderberries - spiced with a stony minerality from the fine village terroir. On …
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The Vosne Romanee village 2008 from Meo is slightly closed - but still quite accessible. In the nose red berry fruit .. liquorice ... hint of tar in the finish. On the palate quite rich dark fruit - a bit dense and slightly extracted for the vintage. Lovely balance between the fruit and the quite …
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The Morey Saint Denis Clos de la Bussiere 2010 from Roumier is really showing it's potential. Lovely transparent nose with raspberries, cherries and blueberries spiced by a lovely earthy minerality. On platate very fine intense fruit ... transparent .. cool and balanced - so typical for the 2010 …
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The Gevrey Coeur du Roy is starting to show some matuing notes. In the nose quite sweet red notes ... strawberries, the classic Dugat-Py raspberries - but also hints of tar and prunes. On the palate sweet red fruit notes in a quite strong tannic framework. It's quite focused and muscular for a …
[Read more...] about Dugat-Py, Gevrey Chambertin Coeur du Roy 2002
Bouchard Pere et Fils and for that matter other of the large houses in Beaune have over the recent years really improved quality. They have moved from mass production towards quality that can rival some of the better producers in the different appelations. But how big is this improvement? To test …
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