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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The Coeur de Roy 1999 is starting to show. In the nose dark and intense fruit - notes of raspberries, blueberries, a hint of iron, sous-bois and truffle peel. On the palate dense and very weighty for a village, with a powerful structure of tannins as a backbone. The midpalate fruit is quite lovely …
[Read more...] about Dugat-Py, Gevrey Chambertin Coeur de Roy 1999
The 2003 Aux Brulees from Meo-Camuzet is a big and intense wine. The bouquet is crammed with sweet dark fruit - notes of blueberries, cassis, liquorice and Vosne spices. On the palate very rich and dense fruit - sweet ripe notes - balanced with quite powerful tannins and a very fine minerality. It's …
[Read more...] about Domaine Meo-Camuzet, Vosne-Romanee Aux Brulees 2003
The Chambolle Les Fuees 2002 has entered a beautiful matured stage. The bouquet offer a lovely complexity with red fruits, sous-bois with a slight hint of truffle and a lovely Chambolle minerality. On the palate delicate matured fruit - juicy and refined - with a good energy from the fine expression …
[Read more...] about J.-F. Mugnier, Chambolle Musigny Les Fuees 2002
The Clos de la Marechale Blanc 2007 is a lovely crisp wine. In the nose pure and crisp fruit with notes of apple, citrus and some delicate hints of peach, pineapple and oak/vanilla. On the palate lovely focused fruit - good weight and grip - with a nice mineralic tension. The finish is long with a …
[Read more...] about J.-F. Mugnier, Nuits-Saint-Georges Clos de la Marechale 2007
The Meursault Les Luchets 2008 is quite rich and expressive. The bouquet is quite rich with yellow orchard fruits and a citrus driven minerality. On the palate intense and quite rich fruit ... the midpalate is quite weighty and powerful ... almost dense. Love the purity but it's lacking a bit of the …
[Read more...] about Domaine Roulot, Meursault Les Luchets 2008
