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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The Romanée Saint-Vivant is a tremendous wine made from a plot in the southern corner just next to the Domaine Cathiard plot. The RSV is a step up in concentration and weight ... and will in the future outrank the delightful Aux Reignots. The bouquet offer layered and detailed red and dark fruit …
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The La Romanee 2009 has been backward and slightly grumpy since the bottling - but now it's really starting to show. The nose is offering layers of red and dark fruit, a vibrant spiciness and a intense minerality. On the palate intense layers of fruit - generous and almost velvet before the intense …
[Read more...] about Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair, La Romanee 2009
The Montrachet 2014 from Bouchard is one of the very best whites I have tasted ... this is what I wrote when I tasted it from cask in November .. and this is still the case tasted from bottle. A both mighty and refined Montrachet offering all the beautiful qualities of the 2014 vintage. It's made …
My first Montrachet from Domaine de la Romanee-Conti. Expectations were very high allthough I'm not at huge fan of the 2009 vintage. I must say that I was truly impressed by this Montrachet ... tasted side by side with the otherwise outstanding Montrachet 2009 from Lafon. The nose offer expressive …
[Read more...] about Domaine de la Romanee-Conti, Montrachet 2009
The Montrachet 2014 from Bouchard is one of the very best whites I have tasted ... a both mighty and refined Montrachet offering all the beautiful qualities of the 2014 vintage. It's made from a plot on the Puligny side of Montrachet vineyard ... just on the border to the Chassagne appellation. The …
