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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
I shouldn't. I really shouldn't. We all do it - and perhaps should do it more! This time, a 2007 magnum from Vosne-Romanee. Summer wines are casual, and for drinking with no remorse: Taste and drink with pleasure and joy rather than thinking of value and future potential. Wines should be there to …
[Read more...] about Domaine Liger-Belair Vosne-Romanée Clos du Chateau 2007 in magnum
The 2018 Vosne-Romanée Barreaux from Arnaud et Sophie is very well balanced for the vintage - well done. Made with 50% whole-cluster fruit and 30% new oak, it's intense and deep, with fine, mineral drive; a step up from the Sirugue Vosne villages. It has tremendous intensity and a lovely balance of …
[Read more...] about Domaine Arnaud et Sophie Vosne-Romanee Les Barreaux 2018
More Domaine Fabien Coche .. a new name in my glass - or perhaps not, as the estate was earlier known as Domaine Coche-Bizouard. The Meursault Les Luchets - just above Chevalieres and Meix Chavaux - is quite a step up from the Bourgogne. It's rich and refined, and again very delicate and slightly …
[Read more...] about Domaine Fabien Coche Meursault Les Luchets 2017
The Chassagne-Montrachet les Perclos 2015 is a truly rare bird - a white from Domaine d'Eugenie is not seen or tasted each week. The 2015 Perclos is very refined and well structured for the vintage - cool and well balanced with a lovely citrus infused minerality. Surprisingly refined for the terroir …
[Read more...] about Domaine d’Eugenie, Chassagne-Montrachet Les Perclos 2015
The Vosne-Romanée Les Beauxmonts 2017 from Verdet is a rather concentrated and quite intense wine for the vintage. Quite some tannins indicating a style that will require some time to resolve and unfold. Fine cherry notes - amaretto cherries - quite spicy and with a nice terroir expression. …
[Read more...] about Domaine Aurelien Verdet, Vosne-Romanée Les Beauxmonts 2017
