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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The Echezeaux 2009 is quite different from both the 2008 and 2010 with it's darker and more dense expression. In the nose red and darkberry fruit, oak still a bit forward ... rather closed and relatively dark compared to other vintages. On the palate more expressive with layers of red and dark berry …
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The La Romanee 2003 is a great succes for the vintage and a quite delightful glass of pinot. Let me say this up front ... I'm not a fan o this hot vintage, and although some wines are improving with cellaring, most wines of this vintage remains dense, hot and in many cases overripe. La Romanee is …
[Read more...] about Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair, La Romanee 2003
The La Romanee 2004 is now quite matured and showing beautifully ... especially considering the vintage. In the bouquet fine matured red fruit, lovely complexity with delicate Vosne spices and a fine expression of sous-bois. On the palate fine and pure fruit, medium body, transparent with a nice …
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The Aux Brulee 08 from Meo is a delightfuld wine, that combines the fresh and focusing acidity of the vintage and the rich and rather intense style of the domaine. In the nose red and dark berry fruit, quite intense Vosne spices .. and a rather odd note of lightly smoked meat. On the palate quite …
[Read more...] about Domaine Meo-Camuzet, Vosne-Romanee Aux Brulees 2008
The Tessier Genevrieres is a magnificent effort for the vintage. The nose offer deep and crisp white fruit with lovely notes of white orchard fruits and flowers brought forward by a quite powerful minerality. On the palate very balanced, very pure and focused with a almost grand cru like length and …
[Read more...] about Domaine Tessier, Meursault Genevrieres 2011
