Winehog - Burgundy with a passion
Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
I do visit quite many estates - and there are many great moments, and highlights - but one of the most precious visits was my first tasting at Domaine Nicholas Faure in the summer of 2016. I came unprepared as I never tasted the wines before - but the tasting revealed a style and quality of …
[Read more...] about Visit Domaine Nicolas Faure, tasting of the 2016s from cask
The Aloxe Corton appellation - outside Corton and Corton Charlemagne - is sadly somewhat overlooked, and this is really a shame, as some of the lesser wines really has a lot to offer. The Aloxe Corton Les Boutières (village terroir located in the southern end of the appellation) is producing an …
[Read more...] about Domaine des Croix, Aloxe Corton Les Boutières 2015
The Aloxe-Corton 2015 is a bigger wine than the Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Herbues ... it has a larger framework and is a bit darker in the expression. The nose offer red and dark berry fruit - detailed and forward - with a nice organic touch (100% whole cluster and relatively low SO2) - just like the …
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