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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The village vineyard Les Clous is located high on the sloape in Meursault between Les Tillets and Les Vireuils ... above the village. The nose is quite aromatic and expressive with predominantly white fruit .. pear and white peach - slightly reductive currently. On the palate lovely cool and …
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The 78 Corton Bressandes from Antonin Guyon is showing remarkably well. The bouquet offer a lovely mixture of red forrest berries fresh and quite charming ... hints of orange peel and coffee after some time in the glass. On the palate light-weight lacking a bit of midpalate weight and concentration …
The Louis Jadot Beaune Les Avaux 1999 is showing beautifully but is still 10 years away from full maturity - the 1999s really needs time. In the bouquet cherries, amaretto cherries, sous-bois + a deep quite earthy minerality. On the palate rich ... quite velvet yet airy ... with a lovely earthy …
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This is a very rare bird ... a Beaune Les Bressandes Blanc. It's made by Frederic Cossard and presumably from a plot in the village part of the vineyard i.e. the northern end of Les Bressandes just on the border to Beaune L'Ecu. The bouquet offer a lovely pure and quite exotic fruit .. rich and …
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The Vosne-Romanee Les Gaudichots 2013 from Domaine Machard de Gramont is a forward and fruity wine. In the nose raspberries and boysen berries ... rather darkish with a pronounced and initially slightly dusty minerality. On the palate fruity with a nice weight and purity. The acidity is fine and …
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