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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The Chambolle village 2010 from Pacalet is in a beautfiful place. In the nose charming red and sweet fruit ... variations of strawberries ... delicate, refined. On the palate pure, intense and vibrant red fruit ... so deicate and transparent with a lovely filigree Chambolle minerality. Love the …
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Vintage .. 1964 .. unknown territory ... first time I taste both the producer and the vineyard. Jaboulet-Vercherre is now included in Domaine Faiveley as is the monopole vineyard Beaune Clos de L'Ecu so a lot of history here ... the content of the bottle is however still fresh and vibrant. Beaune …
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The Vosne-Romanee Les Chaumes 2013 from Philippe Pacalet is fulfilling all the promise it made from cask. In the nose deep red and dark berry fruit ... spiced with Vosne spices and offering lovely depth in the fruit. On the palate deep juicy fruit for the vintage lovely core of red fruit... delicate …
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I have a soft spot for Les Hautes Maiziéres - in my view one of the most interesting village terroirs in Vosne-Romanee - aside from a few of the monopoles. The 2005 edition from Henri Roch is a magnificent example ... offering power, complexity and drinkability well beyond it's level. The nose is …
[Read more...] about Domaine Prieure-Roch, Les Hautes Maiziéres 2005
The Domaine Ponsot Chapelle Chambertin 1998 showed a bit of bottle variation .. or should I say perceived bottle variation. It has quite a lot of very finely grained sediment (dust) and I think this influenced the perception of the wine. Two bottles were tasted and there were quite some dust in the …
[Read more...] about Domaine Ponsot, Chapelle Chambertin 1998
