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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The 02 Les Suchots from Arnoux is showing mature notes. In the bouquet aromas of mushrooms,, truffle, orange peel, dark cherries and raspberries - quite open and ready to rumble. On the palate it's however more tight with some unresolved tannins - perhaps slightly to much oak. Very nice ripe fruit, …
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Emmanuel Rougets Echezeaux 2009 is a quite fine wine for the vintage. The bouquet is slightly closed, but showing ripe red fruits - strawberries and raspberries, a fine minerality and spices. On the palate very harmonious, good length and balance. The fruit is however quite sweet and almost …
The Echezeaux 2009 from Liger-Belair is a brilliant effort for the vintage. The bouquet is still very young with toasted oak aromas. After a short time in the glass the oak aromas evaporates and reveals multible layers of ripe red fruit - raspberries, dark cherries - sweet spices and licorice. On …
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The 2002 vintage from Dugat-Py is very charming compared to the quite dark style of the older vintages. The Coeur du Roy is no exception, and it's now really beginning to show. In the bouquet quite some matured notes. Red fruit, slight orange peel, a hint of tar. On he palate very juicy with a nice …
[Read more...] about Dugat-Py, Gevrey Chambertin Coeur du Roy 2002
It's always useful to compare the wines from a vintage in a tasting, as this often reveals more of the vintage characteristics and puts the individual wine in perspective. This year we had a collection of 14 wines from the 2009 vintage - mainly focused on the reds, and mainly on Cote de Nuits. The …
