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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
A retaste of the 2014 Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Herbues from Nicolas Faure in Copenhagen .. even better than in June. The bouquet offer a symphony of red and darker forest berries - very detailed berry notes backed by a nice mineral note. On the palate lovely juicy fruit - intense, detailed and …
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The Chassagne-Montrachet Les Chaumees 2010 is drinking well. The nose offer white and yellow orchard fruits - beginning to show a bit of age, with some more maturing notes. On the palate fresh and ripe fruit - very pure for a 2010 Chassagne with little signs of Botrytis. A lovely wine now .. and …
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The Lavaux St. Jacques 2013 is quite a step up from the Les Corvees village. The is more generous offering red and dark fruits - dark cherries, boysenberries and forest strawberries + a hint of oak and a nice floral element to the otherwise earthy minerality. On the palate lovely mid-palate fruit - …
[Read more...] about Domaine Tortochot, Gevrey-Chambertin Lavaux St. Jacques 2013
Puligny-Montrachet Hameau de Blagny is a very interesting terroir - highly regarded by Lavalle - and justifyably so .. it has a gorgeous stony minerality. The producer Martelet de Cherisey is new to me, but have done a fine job with this 2012. The nose is fresh for the vintage with a lovely mineral …
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The 2014 Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Herbues is in my view a big step up in quality from the 2012 vintage. The improvement is most likely due to both two more years of viticultural work and better wine making facilities in the current cellar in Meuilly. The nose offer a symphony of red and darker forest …
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