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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The Bougogne Pinot Noir 2011 from Montille is a delightful little wine. In the nose red berry fruit .. light and fresh with a nice sweet note of stawbeeries. On the palate .. lightfooted .. with a pure and transparent red fruit .. nice sweetness on the midpalate. A delightful glass ... (Drink from …
[Read more...] about Domaine de Montille, Bourgogne Pinot Noir 2011
The 2003 Clos du Chateau is a balanced effort for the vintage. The nose offer rich and quite opulent red berry fruit, Vosne spices and some very ripe notes of prune. On the palate rich and weighty with sweet ripe red fruit. I'm not a big fan of the 03 vintage ... to say it mildly, but this is quite …
[Read more...] about Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair, Vosne Clos du Chateau 2003
The Clos du Chateau is a typical 2012 rich and expressive. In the nose yellow fruits, quite exotic with hints of honey, acacia and almonds .. pure a transparent with a lovely minerality for this level. On the palate rich .. slightly opulent with a quite aromatic yellow fruit dominating the …
[Read more...] about Chateau de Puligny Montrachet, Clos de Chateau 2012
The Darviot-Perrin Bourgogne Chardonney 2012 is a tremendous effort for the vintage and this level. It's made from the vineyard Les Magnys (both village and generic) from very old vines planted in 1953. It offers true Meursault character at a very reasonable price level. In the bouquet fresh and …
[Read more...] about Domaine Darviot-Perrin, Bourgogne Chardonney 2012
The regular Vosne Romanee Village is a blend of several different village terroirs - from Aux Communes to Les Barreaux. I tasted three different lieu dits and they were indeed quite different terroir wise, but also more or less of the same quality level. All were pure and forward with a lovely …
[Read more...] about Domaine Robert Sirugue, Vosne Romanee 2013
