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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The 2010 Gevrey Chambertin Aux Combottes from Dujac is a truly impressive and adorable wine. In the bouquet cool sweet red forest berries ... very sophisticated and delicate with a underlaying minerality. On the palate refined red fruits with very fine ripe tannins and a lovely focusing acidity. It …
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The Petite Chapelle is a full level up from the otherwise good Vieilles Vignes. In the bouquet lovely and delicate pinot fruit - notes of strawberries, raspberries with a hint of pomegranate and red currant. On the palate lovely jellied fruit with refined red berry aromas. Elegant and harmonious …
[Read more...] about Domaine Dupont-Tisserandot, Gevrey Petite Chapelle 2011
The Nuits-Saint-Georges Aux Cras is a quite new wine in the Liger-Belair collection - first vintage was 2006. I have a soft spot for this fine terroir - and the 2007 is really starting to show the qualities now. In the bouquet red and blue berry fruits with notes of liquorice and a hint of oak. On …
[Read more...] about Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair, Nuits-St-Georges Aux Cras 2007
The Chambolle 1er cru - made from the young wines on Grand Cru Musigny - is quite forward and offering a lovely pinot experience. In the bouquet sweeter notes of strawberries, raspberries and hints of blackberries, pomegrante and redcurrant. On the palate more weight than the village with layers of …
[Read more...] about Comte de Vogue, Chambolle Musigny 1er cru 2011
The Gevrey Chambertin Vieilles Vignes is showing fine attraktive notes of red and darker berries - notes of forest strawberries and raspberries. On the palate good fruit expression and a earthy minerality - fresh, focused and quite refined for a wine of this level and vintage. (Drink from 2018) - …
[Read more...] about Domaine Dupont-Tisserandot, Gevrey-Chambertin V.V. 2011
