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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Nuits-Saint-Georges Aux Cras is a slightly overlooked terroir ... but in my view one of the very best terroirs in the appellation. This terroir renders a mineralic drive and energy to the wine ... adding a lot of complexity and nerve making it one of the most complete terroirs in NSG. The bouquet in …
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The Clos du Chateau 2013 was bottled already on September 25th ... so this note is based on a tasting of the bottled wine. The Clos du Chateau is another step up adding even more minerality and Vosne spicyness. The bouquet offers juicy fruit, crisp minerality and loads of Vosne spices. On the palate …
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The Puligny Les Combettes offer even more weight and richness than the Folatieres and Clavoillon. In the bouquet rich and quite exotic orchard fruits ... pear, acacia and white peach ... balanced and supported by fresh citrus notes and a intense minerality. On the palate bigger and richer than …
[Read more...] about Domaine Leflaive, Puligny-Montrachet Les Combettes 2013
The Puligny-Montrachet Les Folatieres offer a more rich and ripe side of Puligny. The bouquet is showing rich and quite exotic orchard fruits infused with a quite filigree minerality. On the palate rich and detailed, a more weighty midpalate with a long mineralic finish. Lovely energy and nerve from …
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The Puligny Clavoillon is a step up in quality. In the nose expressive fruit notes of acacia blossom, white peach, pear supported by a generous citrus infused minerality. On the palate lovely concentration ... quite intense and vibrant with a lovely drive and nerve from the crisp acidity. Really …
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