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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The Hospices de Beaune Echezeaux Cuvee Jean-Luc Bissey is made from the plot that for years supplied grapes for the Mongeard-Mugneret Echezeaux Vieilles Vignes. It has since the 2012 vintage been a part of the Hospices de Beaune collection - and one of the top cuvees. To the wine in the glas .. …
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The Nuits Saint Georges Clos des Grandes Vignes has taken a further step forward quality wise in the 2014 vintage - adding more focus and definition to the wine. It's showing very well after bottling offering a lovely floral bouquet with juicy red and dark berry fruit - spiced with violets, peony …
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The 2014 Pommard Rugiens from Heitz-Lochardet is a delightful glas of Pinot. The nose is floral and expressive (100% whole cluster) with lovely red and dark fruits and spiced with hints of cinnamon and peony rose. On the palate lovely depth and energy in the juicy almost silky mid-palate fruit ... …
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The Corton from Bouchard is one of my reference wines on the big hill - as it has performed well quite consistently over many years. The Bouchard Corton is from the Le Corton section at the very top of the vineyard, a section with a high proportion of limestone - this yields an intensely mineral …
The Beaux Monts 2014 from Grivot is a delicate and sexy. The bouquet is bursting with delicate Vosne spices and pure red fruits - almost perfumed. On the palate airy and juicy red fruit - refined and very transparent - medium weight and quite long with beautiful filigree minerality in the finish. A …
[Read more...] about Domaine Etienne Grivot, Vosne-Romanee Les Beaux-Monts 2014
