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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Making wine in Burgundy is not work for the impatient ... replanting a vineyard is easily a 25 years project from uprooting of the vines to the first vintage made from the new vines. This has been the case for the Musigny Blanc from Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé. The replanting began in 1986 and …
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The 2008 Chambolle Les Fuees from J.-F. Mugnier is showing magnificently - maturing and very expressive. The bouquet offer maturing red fruit - strawberries, red currant and boysen berries - slightly tertiary with a hint of sous-bois. On the palate airy and transparent fruit - cool, juicy and …
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Domaine Dujac is an old favorite ... one of the first estates I visited in Burgundy back in the 1990s. A lot of wine has passed the palate since then - but Dujac is sort of a safe haven quality and aromatics wise. The tasting at Dujac was this year with a larger gathering of prominent sommeliers …
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The 2009 Bonnes Mares from Benjamin Leroux is unfolding beautifully - forward and enjoyable but still youthful. The bouquet offer juicy and rich fruit - variations of cherries, raspberries and some cassis - quite openly knit with a nice expression of minerality lurking below the surface. On the …
The Amoureuses 2001 from Vogüé is starting to show some maturing notes and is drinking just beautifully. The bouquet offer fine red and dark fruits, notes of sous-bois brought forward by a fine limestone minerality. On the palate airy medium bodied fruit - cool and regal offering a both fresh and …
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