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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
My second visit at Maison Harbour after the tasting the 2015s in January 2017 - and now it's already time to taste the 2016s at this minuscule estate in Savigny-Les-Beaune. Good to be back to see how these fine people are doing with their somewhat crazy endeavour .... and somehow relieved …
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In the twilight zone between frost and mildew we find a revelation, as the 2016 wines rise from the ashes like Phoenix ... full of vibrant life and energy. While the producers rightfully complain about the low quantities in the 2016 vintage - most are now trying to repress the memory of the 2016 …
[Read more...] about Visit Domaine des Croix – tasting the 2016s from cask
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 …
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