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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The 2012 Cathiard Malconsorts is a truly delightful wine ... vivid and energetic. The nose is bursting with fruit - forward and rather light footed for such an intense wine. Lovely spicy and airy fruit - red and dark berries - still quite youthful - very vibrant showing the core of the fruit very …
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The 2015 Georges Noellat Petits-Monts is open and forward, yet still very youthful and also relatively powerful to be honest. The nose is intense with red and dark fruits - hints of Vosne spices - and starting out with a relatively sweet fruit. After some time in the glass the sweet fruit tones down …
[Read more...] about Domaine Georges Noëllat, Vosne-Romanée Petits-Monts 2015
The Bertheau Bonnes Mares 2008 is certainly a lovely surprise. It's fresh, vivacious and quite intense. The nose offer layers of fine fruit, red and dark berries with sous-bois infused saline minerality. On the palate quite weighty and with a lovely saline tone - very elegant and vibrant. Lovely …
The Echezeaux 2008 from Domaine de la Romanée-Conti is a vivid and expressive treat. It's very energetic and vibrant, lovely acidiy, open and forward fruit - really showing both terroir and a gorgeous display of fruit. Perhaps not the biggest Echezeaux made - but showing beautifully .. with a …
[Read more...] about Domaine de la Romanee-Conti, Echezeaux 2008
The Romanee-Saint-Vivant 2008 from Arnoux-Lachaux is getting more and more detailed and balanced. The nose is quite expressive offering variations of red and dark fruits - cherries, raspberries and hints of blueberries - spiced with peony rose and a nice floral minerality. On the palate refined and …
[Read more...] about Domaine Arnoux-Lachaux, Romanee-Saint-Vivant 2008
