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The Musigny 2002 from Vogue is a wonderful wine. The bouquet oozing with minereality and red coulis fruit. On the palate it shows very good length og power, with a fantastic minerality simmerring under the layers of red pinot fruit. It's less dark in the fruit than many other Musignys from Vogue, …
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The Henri Jayer Richebourg 1985 is a legendary wine, and when we found it at a reasonable price at Les Millisime in Gevrey Chambertin (around 4000 FFR) we could not resist - even at lunch time. The wine was massive and quite closed compared to other Jayer wines I have tasted, and offered another …
La Tache 1959 is a big, masculine, robust and slighly rustic wine. I must say I prefered the 1971 to the 1959, but were on the same level. Very fine complexity and a lot of nuances asian spices and fresh pinot fruit. The 1959 has great depth and length, while lacking the elegance and sheer …
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La Tache 1971 is one of my all time favorites. Very rich and intense with a very charming pure, ripe and sweet pinot fruit. Very good balance and freshness in the fruit, with layers of minerality and spices - a wine for drinking. It has all the La Tache qualities, but with a Henri Jayer like …
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My aim with the Winehog is unchanged, but I have for some time wanted a stronger focus on the hedonistic pleasure and simple enjoyment of drinking Burgundies. I have therefore adjusted my mission statement: "My mission is to help readers find more joy and hedonistic pleasure in Burgundy wines; to …
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