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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The 1962 Cuvée Nicolas Rollin bottled by Ropiteau is still alive and kicking ... although somewhat past its peak. This example was light in color, and with a fill level around 6 cm below the cork - so the expectations were not high prior to pulling the cork. Beaune wines does however keep very well …
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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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One of the legendary wines of the Beaune appellation is Beaune Greves Vigne de L'Enfant Jésus a signature wine from Bouchard Pere et Fils. As the name suggests the vineyard is located inside the vast Beaune Greves vineyard - one of the best 1er crus of Beaune - and the Vigne de L'Enfant Jésus …
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Vintage .. 1964 .. unknown territory ... first time I taste both the producer and the vineyard. Jaboulet-Vercherre is now included in Domaine Faiveley as is the monopole vineyard Beaune Clos de L'Ecu so a lot of history here ... the content of the bottle is however still fresh and vibrant. Beaune …
[Read more...] about Domaine Jaboulet-Vercherre, Beaune Clos de L’Ecu 1964
