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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The Vosne-Romanee Vieilles Vignes is a step up in quality and concentration. It's made from a village plot on the Flagey side of Vosne just south of the Clos de Vougeot wall - in the climate Les Violettes. In the bouquet more intense and defined fruit with a lovely filigree slightly earthy …
[Read more...] about Domaine Robert Sirugue, Vosne-Romanee Vieilles Vignes 2013
The Volnay Les Pitures 2012 from Dublere is a quite serious wine - and a classic Volnay in the making. In the bouquet deep and quite dark fruit - spiced with red berries and a crunchy minerality. On the palate quite weighty fruit - very good transparancy and display of terroir. Will most likely …
[Read more...] about Domaine Dublère, Volnay Les Pitures 2013
The Beaune Blanches Fleur 1er cru is a quite rare bird coming from a relatively unknown terroir neighbouring Beaune Clos du Roi. This wine is produced from the upper and sandy part of this triangular vineyard. This terroir makes a quite interesting wine with a lovely full pinot expression. In the …
[Read more...] about Domaine Dublère, Beaune Blanches Fleur 1er cru 2013
The Chambolle village is slightly reduced and not showing the full monty currently. Color remarkably dark and dense. The nose is slightly restrained and rather dark, with dark berry fruit, black pepper. On the palate weighty and intense fruit for this level - the fruit is currently dark and slightly …
[Read more...] about Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé, Chambolle Musigny 2013
The Saint-Aubin Les Frionnes is one of the "lesser" 1er crus but still a both gorgeous and filigree wine. The nose offer lovely ripe fruit brought forward by a citrus infused filigree mineraliity. On the palate refined and balanced with a very good midpalate fruit - round, harmonious - with a quite …
[Read more...] about Domaine Hubert Lamy, Saint-Aubin Les Frionnes 2013
