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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The Bonnes Mares 06 from Roumier is beginning to unfold a bit. In the nose red and dark berry fruit, juicy with some initial and rather vague secondary notes .. hints of sous-bois ... and a deep earthy minerality. On the palate quite accessible with a quite weighty midpalate fruit .. juicy and …
[Read more...] about Domaine Georges Roumier, Bonnes Mares 2006
The Bonnes Mares 2013 from Groffier is a delightful effort in my view - Bonnes Mares really show very well in this vintage. The bouquet is offering a love collection of red and dark berry fruits, open pure and very accessible - much more so than earlier vintages I have tasted of this wine. On the …
[Read more...] about Domaine Robert Groffier, Bonnes Mares 2013
From time to time I taste old Burgundies, but today it rare to taste or even find good genuine old Burgundies. So I rarely taste wines older than 1971, and therefore really have lost track of how the very old vintages perform these days. With Rudy Kurniawan and his consorts floating the market …
The Amoureuses 2002 from Vogüé is still quite youthfull - but is beginning to unfold more complexity. In the nose cool red and dark berries, pomegranate, raspberries, boysenberries supported by a intense Chambolle minerality. On the palate still plenty of grip .. tremendous length and power for a …
[Read more...] about Domaine Comte de Vogüé, Chambolle Les Amoureuses 2002
The Musigny Vieilles Vignes is always a step up from the Bonnes Mares ... but the magnificent Bonnes Mares is closer than normally in 2013. In the bouquet a lovely play between minerality, red and dark fruit ... the expression of fruit is energetic, deep and pure ... spiced by the powerful …
[Read more...] about Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé, Musigny Vieilles Vignes 2013
