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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The Bonnes Mares is a beauty offering a lot of layered fruit and charm already at this stage. In the nose generous red and darker fruits - blueberries, blackberries, pomegranate and red currant - spiced with a forward expression of earthy minerality - quite expressive and floral for a red soil …
[Read more...] about Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé, Bonnes Mares 2015
The last and certainly not least wine of the lineup - the mighty Bonnes Mares 2015. This offer some of the best sides of the Clos St. Denis and the Clos de la Roche. The bouquet offer layered red and dark berry fruit - intense with a impressive depth - delightful cool red notes are offering a lovely …
The Bonnes Mares is a step up from the Clos de la Roche - offering additional depth and weight. It's quite reduced offering only hints of whats underneath ... but clear signs that it's a a quite cool Bonnes Mares with some energetic red currant and pomegranate notes in the nose and on the palate. …
Benjamin Leroux is one of the most talented winemakers of his generations. A few years back he resigned from his job as régisseur at Comte Armand, and is now focusing on this own negociant business in Beaune. Maison Benjamin Leroux was launched with the 2007 vintage, and has gradually been …
[Read more...] about Visit: Benjamin Leroux – tasting of the 2015s
This week I had the opportunity to taste a large selection of the 2015s from Bouchard Pere et Fils. The Danish importer of Bouchard, Eric Sorensen and the Export Manager Maisons et Domaines Henriot, Victor Pepin, also this year joined forces to present the new vintage by showing a wide and …
