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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The Gevrey Chambertin village 09 from Faiveley is very open and polished. In the nose slightly toasted oak - hint of sous-bois with a rather dense note of red and dark berry fruit. On the palate rich and velvet ... well balanced .... but slightly dense. Like the drinkability ... but the style and …
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The Savigny Les Lavieres 2011 from Bouchard is a nice terroir driven "entry" level Burgundy. The nose is quite complex with nice red berry fruit, hints of minerality and a touch of oak. On the palate good cool fruit, finely balanced by the quite crisp acidity and the nice minerality from the lovely …
[Read more...] about Bouchard Pere et Fils, Savigny Les Lavieres 2011
The Meursault 2010 from Pierre Boisson is made from the lieu dits of Criots and Perchots - vines are 30-50 years old. The bouquet is quite open with melon, pear - infused with citrus and quite a lot of oak. On the palate it's quite rich and ripe for this level, the fruit is pure but also quite dense …
The Puligny-Montrachet 2010 from Benjamin Leroux is a mixed bag of goodies. In the bouquet quite a stony minerality with white orchard fruits and a hint of citrus. On the palate quite finely balanced with a good focus. Very good medium weight fruit on the midpalate - and a nice quite long …
[Read more...] about Benjamin Leroux, Puligny Montrachet 2010
I rarely drink red Chassagne - why? - I love a good red Chassagne-Montrachet but still they tend to get somewhat overlooked. The red Chassagnes often offers a lot of pinot pleasure - with a lovely expressive and charming fruit and a fine minerality. The generic Chassagne village 2010 from Ramonet is …
[Read more...] about Domaine Ramonet, Chassagne Montrachet Rouge 2010
