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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The Vosne-Romanée Les Rouges 2009 from Grivot is surprisingly forward and transparent. The nose is offering a lovely selection of red and dark berry fruit - energized by a nice fresh red currant note to bring forward the minerality. On the palate rather delicate for the vintage - medium weight - …
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The Amoureuses 2006 from Vogüé is quite forward - yet still lacks the ultimate transparency as many other from this vintage. The nose offer fine quite energetic red and dark fruit - layred and not unfolding most of the potential yet. On the palate focus, quite intense - medium bodied with a vibrant …
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The Clos de Vougeot 2014 from Jean-Marc Millot is a delightful glass. The nose is bursting with red fruits - delicate and expressive with an underlying earthy minerality. On the palate very fresh and juicy for a Clos de Vougeot - fine acidity - very pure and transparent. This is not a big and dense …
The 2004 Meursault Goutte D'Or from Comte Lafon is really showing well. In the bouquet delicate white and yellow fruit with a fine citrus infused filigree minerality - it's ariy and refined. On the palate fresh and vibrant fruit balanced with a very fine and delicate acidity. A very refined …
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This bottle of the 2000 Puligny-Montrachet Les Pucelles from Domaine Leflaive is in my view close to it's peak ... and one of the best examples I have tasted (there are some bottle variation in the 2000 Pucelles). The bouquet offer fine and delicate mature notes - yellow fruits, hazelnuts still good …
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