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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The Clos du Chateau 2007 from Liger-Belair is a outgoing and quite organic wine. In the bouquet expressive red fruit .. quite floral with a magnificent display of Vosne spices and minerality. On the palate pure and organic fruit .. intense yet lightfooted with a fine focusing acidity. It take some …
[Read more...] about Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair, Vosne Clos du Chateau 2007
Back to Chassagne with the 1er cru Les Macherelles - a terroir located just north of the Chassagne village, and south of Chenevottes. The nose offer classic Chassagne minerality .. expressive and intense fruit. On the palate rich and weighty with a powerful ripe midpalate fruit. The 2013 acidity is …
[Read more...] about Domaine Hubert Lamy, Chassagne Les Macherelles 2013
The Les Crotots has become one of my favorite whites from Dublere. The bouquet is bursting with cool yellow fruit and citrus infused minerality. The palate offer a lovely cool fruit - fine weight for this level with a lovely vibrant nerve from the fine acidity and the crunchy minerality. Impressive …
[Read more...] about Domaine Dublère, Meursault Les Crotots 2013
The Morey 1er cru is a slightly overlooked wine in my view ... a shame as its provide excellent drinking when it matures ... still recall the fabulous 1983 tasted some years back. The 2013 is no slouch either offering a lovely layered fruit on the nose - brought forward by a lovely defined …
[Read more...] about Domaine Dujac, Morey-Saint-Denis 1er cru 2013
Moving to the Domaine Morey village we see a step up in concentration and focus. On the palate darker and deeper fruit - with a more distinct expression of terroir. On the palate a bit more weight in the fruit - more tightly knit - with a lovely focus and length for this level. Will require some …
