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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The En Remilly is quite a step up in quality from the lesser 1er crus with it's crystaline purity and powerful minerality. The bouquet is bursting with citrus infused minerality and delicate white fruit- notes of pear and hints of some more exotic orchard fruits. On the palate intense fruit …
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The Clos Saint Denis 2011 from Benjamin Leroux is a quite lightfooted and understated grand cru - but nevertheless a lovely effort. The nose offer a lovely complexity with notes of red and dark cherries, red currant and raspberries infused with a delicate earthy minerality. On the palate layers of …
The 2006 Romanee Saint-Vivant from Domaine Poisot is a quite dark and serious wine. The bouquet offer a intense display of dark berry fruit, liqourice and a earthy Vosne minerality with hints of violets and all spice. The fruit is appear slightly stewed in the beginning - but after some time in the …
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The 2011 Pacalet Echezeaux is forward and expressive. The bouquet is bursting with sweet red fruit - raspberries, pomegranate, strawberries with a hint of violets. On the palate rich - almost silky - with sweet ripe red fruit - balanced by finely grained tannins and a crisp acidity. It has put on …
The Chambolle Les Cras 2006 from Roumier is showing beautifully. In the bouquet lovely expressive quite openly knit fruit ... notes of blueberries, strawberries, sous-bois. Still quite primary but nevertheless showing a lovely complexity. On the palate rich and quite forward red and dark fruit ... …
[Read more...] about Georges Roumier, Chambolle Les Cras 2006
