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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The Beaune Greves l'Enfant Jesus is a signature wine for Bouchard Pere et Fils - and the 2017 edition is perhaps the most harmonious vintage I have tasted so far. The nose is vivid and expressive - classic Beaune - with a fine fruit and a nice and suitable impression of oak. On the palate elegant …
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The Vosne-Romanee La Combe Brulee 2012 is still fairly closed with a quite tense and tight nose of elderberries. In a sense classic Bruno Clavelier - it's simply just too early and still one can feel a lovely potential. I'm sure this wine will unfold beautifully in 5 years or perhaps even less - it …
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It appears that 2017 have produced some lovely and charming Corton-Charlemagnes. The 2017 from Bouchard Pere et Fils is showing very well indeed - delightful vivid fruit - charming and fresh - with a lovely impression of the Charlie terroir. Perhaps lacking a bit - if compared with the 2014 - but …
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The Domaine Moron-Garcia, Beaune Les Tuvilains 2017 is a truly tremendous wine, and for me one of the main discoveries of 2018. The rich and earthy fruit with it's vivid freshnes and lovely complex extrovert notes does provide a sensational joy and hedonistic pleasure. It's vibrant, it's Beaune in …
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The 2017 is a vivid and charming Chevalier-Montrachet showing fine intensity and depth. The fruit is offering a lovely and quite intense minerality with fine white orchards fruits. It's mineral intensity is lovely and while it's a intense wine - its still very forward and charming - the 2017s are …
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