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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The 2009 Echezeaux is starting to unfold, and this is more forward than the previous bottle tasted in October 2018. Plenty of Vosne spices and a quite strong mineral impression - ripe and rich. On the palate lovely intense fruit - vivacious and lively. Would say quite a few years more - but already …
[Read more...] about Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair, Echezeaux 2009
A new year and a new vintage - and back at Rue de la Croix Rameau .. looking forward to taste the Grivot 2017s. The 2016s showed very well in my view, with a lovely balance and intensity - the 2017 are somewhat lighter and more forward offering a more sunny and fresh style than the somewhat more …
[Read more...] about Visit Domaine Grivot: Tasting of the 2017s from tank
The Echezeaux 1999 from Cacheux is unfolding beautifully - light footed yet still some weight. The bouquet offer matured fruit notes, expressive and a lovely refined style. On the palate very good length .. with a delighful fruit and mineral backbone. Not a big Echezeaux .. but nevertheless a fine …
[Read more...] about Domaine Jacques Cacheux, Echezeaux 1999
Domaine Georges Noëllat is one of my favourite estates these days - and it seems like Maxime Cheurlin is improving year after year. Wines are getting more detailed and the integration of the oak has improved over the years and is now seamless. The 2017s at Domaine Georges Noëllat is showing …
[Read more...] about Visit Domaine Georges Noëllat – tasting of the 2017s from Cask
One of the new special cuvées in Burgundy is the Echezeaux "Cuvée 1949" made by Alix Millot of Domaine Jean-Marc Millot. It's a special cuvée made from the Echezeaux vineyard - or more precisely from the Echezeaux Dessus section - from a plot with very old wines. Lets take a closer look at …
[Read more...] about Terroir View: Domaine Jean-Marc Millot, Echezeaux “Cuvée 1949”
