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The 1993 Auslese GK #11 from Fritz Haag is a very fine wine. In the bouquet quite developed with a slight petrolium and a fine freshness - a trademark of the Haag wines. On the palate very delicate balance between sweetness and the fine quite soft acidity of the 1993 vintage. Good length and finesse …
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The 1997 Amoureuses from Vogue is beginning to show very well. In the bouquet fine minerality and some sweet matured aromas from the ripe pinot fruit. On the palate very fruity with a good backbone of minerality. Nice sweet aromas promising a fine future as the wine is beginning to show more and …
[Read more...] about Comte de Vogue, Chambolle Musigny Les Amoureuses 1997
The Clos Saint-Jacques 1996 was ready to rock. The bouquet was open and extrovert. Fine red fruit, with strawberry and framboise as the most prominent aromas. Very fine minerality in the nose giving the wine a fresh and vibrant feel. On the palate also very fresh with a vibrant acidity - typically …
[Read more...] about Domaine Armand Rousseau, Gevrey Chambertin Clos Saint-Jacques 1996
The Amoureuses 2009 was not showing well at this tasting. Normally this is a quite "red", fresh and mineral driven wine at this stage, but here it was quite dark and dense in it's expression. The bouquet offered quite dark coulis fruit with a fine minerality. The palate was also on the dark side, …
[Read more...] about Comte de Vogue, Chambolle Musigny Les Amoureuses 2009
The Bonnes Mares is often the odd wine out in the Vogue lineup. Not this year however. Very focused bouquet with red and dark fruits - coulis and creme de fruit. On the palate same story, very pure, refined and focused. Good acidity, freshness, and a fine minerality for a Bonnes Mares in a hot …
