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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The Chambolle 1er cru - made from the young wines on Grand Cru Musigny - is showing much better than the village on this rainy November day. In the bouquet more red fruit - but still darker than the previous vintages - with the acidity is adding a vibrant freshness driving the minerality forward in …
[Read more...] about Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé, Chambolle Musigny 1er cru 2013
On the way to Saint-Aubin we find the Chassagne Chaumees terroir - located at the top of the Chassagne slope - towards the Saint-Aubin valley. The bouquet offer rich and expressive white and yellow orchard fruits supported by a lovely stony minerality. On the palate quite rich and weighty fruit …
[Read more...] about Domaine Hubert Lamy, Chassagne Les Chaumees 2013
Saint Aubin Clos de la Chateniere is offering a more civilized expression of the Saint-Aubin minerality than the Murgers dents de Chien In the nose delicate and pure fruit .. notes of pear, citrus with hints of exotic orchard fruits ... and spiced with a powerful yet quite filigree minerality. On …
[Read more...] about Domaine Hubert Lamy, Saint-Aubin Clos de la Chateniere 2013
Moving over to the dark side ..... to the somewhat more robust Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Boudots. In the nose darker and more weighty fruit ... lovely slightly eathy minerality .. slightly reduced not giving a lot of details to work with currently. On the palate more substantial and weighty than the …
[Read more...] about Domaine Georges Noëllat, Nuits-Saint-Georges Boudots 2013
A wine from the best view in Vosne ... or to be more precise from the plot located just above and next to the garden of Domaine George Noëllat ... overlooking La Tache. This is one of the best location on Les Chaumes and that is indeed showing in this wine. The bouquet is bursting with Vosne spices …
[Read more...] about Domaine Georges Noëllat, Vosne-Romanee Les Chaumes 2013
