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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The Grands Echezeaux 2012 from Sirugue represent another step up in quality for Domaine Sirugue. The bouquet is offering layers of juicy red fruit ... intense with lovely Vosne minerality and spices. On the palate layers of rich and velvet fruit - a sumptuous and quite openly knit wine - very …
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The Vosne-Romanee village is a notch up in quality. The bouquet is slightly reduced but crammed with layers of red and dark berry fruit - notes of raspberries and cassis - discretely spiced with violets, cinnamon and white peppar.The fruit is somewhat more compact than the ofther village wines, and …
The Gevrey Chambertin show fine quite delicate red and dark berry fruit - good depth with notes of cherries and raspberries - hints of allspice and a earthy minerality. On the palate aromatic red and dark fruits, a fine power for this level with a good nerve from the strudy acidity. Its surprisingly …
[Read more...] about Philippe Pacalet, Gevrey-Chambertin 2013
The Vosne Les Beaux Monts is quite accessible for a young Clavelier. The nose is offering a intense and Vosne spicy expression of red berry fruit with hints of violets and liqourice and the classic Clavelier elderberries. On the palate quite intense and balanced with a good midpalate concentration …
[Read more...] about Bruno Clavelier, Vosne Romanee Les Beaux Monts 2011
The Chambolle-Musigny 2012 is gorgeaus and perhaps even better than expected. The nose is popping with red fruits - cherries, boysen berries, raspberries .. vibrant and juicy with a quite pronounced Chambolle minerality. On the palate medium weight with a lovely balance between the juicy fresh fruit …
[Read more...] about Philippe Pacalet, Chambolle-Musigny 2012
