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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The Corton was the first to be havested at DRC - it comes from a blend of Corton Clos du Roy, Les Bressandes and Les Renardes This is a wine offering a focused and quite serious side of the Corton appelation - with plenty of balance and refinement. The nose offer primarily dark berry fruit - very …
[Read more...] about Domaine de la Romanee-Conti, Corton 2015
Finally the Corton Greves offer a darker and more substantial and concentrated expression of Corton, but nevertheless also very charming and expressive. This is a bigger wine than the Corton La Vigne au Saint - it's deeper with a very generous and intense layered mid-palate fruit. It's very long, …
The favorite is however the Corton La Vigne au Saint, a very expressive and outgoing Corton with 45% whole cluster grapes. The nose is bursting with energetic red fruit ... almost an explosion of juicy red berries - brought forward by the deep minerality of this slightly forgotten part of the Corton …
[Read more...] about Domaine des Croix, Corton La Vigne au Saint 2015
Fame and glory is sometimes not fairly distributed in Burgundy - and especially estates outside the main appellations seem to struggle to get the acclaim they deserves. One of these estates is Chandon de Briailles in Savigny Les Beaune .. a biodynamic domaine owned by the Count and Countess …
[Read more...] about Visit Domaine Chandon de Briailles – tasting of the 2015s from cask
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 …
