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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The Chambolle Musigny 2009 from Jean-Michel Guillon is a quite delicate wine. In the bouquet red cherries with hints of strawberries and cherrie stones. The nose offers a fine discrete minerality, and some spicy notes - white peppar and a hint of smoked meat. On the palate fine ripe red fruits, the …
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The Clos de la Marechale 2007 from Mugnier is not quite at the same level as 08 and 06. The bouquet is quite open with dark fruits - cherries, raspberries and a slight hint of liquorice. On the palate quite dark fruits, good structure and balance. Lacking some depth and richness in the fruit …
[Read more...] about J.-F. Mugnier, Nuit Saint Georges Clos de la Marechale 2007
The Chablis the Preuses 2009 from Dublere is a typical 09 white Burgundy. In the nose quite exotic yellow fruits - mango, pear and a slight citrus note. On the palate quite dense and sweet chardonnay fruit. Lacking some freshness and acidity as many other 09 whites. Still it's a respectable effort …
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Les Suchots 2007 from Bernstein is slightly closed at the moment. In the bouquet red and darker fruits in a rather sweet coulis style ... cherries, raspberries and strawberries. Seems slightly uninvolving and pale in the fruit aromas. On the palate same story, nice fruit, good length but not much …
[Read more...] about Olivier Bernstein, Vosne Romanee Les Suchots 2007
The Puligny 09 from Leflaive is surprisingly discrete without the normal characteristics of a young Leflaive wine. In the bouquet yellow quite exotic fruits, with notes of pear and peach. Also a hint of yeast in the quite discrete nose. On the palate quite mellow, with rather soft butteri yellow …
[Read more...] about Domaine Leflaive, Puligny Montrachet 2009
