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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The Echezeaux La Grande Complication is a quite new wine from Mongeard-Mugneret. It's made from old vines, and is sort of replacing the Echezeaux Vieilles Vignes in the Mongeard lineup ... the Vielles Vignes plot was donated to the Hospices de Beaune after the 2011 vintage. La Grande Complication is …
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Domaine Bizot is in my view one of the most exiting estates in Vosne-Romanee. Domaine Bizot is not your average Vosne producer as it's run by Jean-Yves Bizot who has a academic backgound in Geology and this somehow shows in both the wines and the way the Domaine is managed. The wines have a …
[Read more...] about Domaine Bizot – tasting of the 2014 vintage
Day 2 of 2014 tastings ... a fine day indeed ... and I was really looking forward to taste the 2014s from Maxime Cheurlin at Domaine Georges Noëllat - one of the very bright young stars in Burgundy. ... and I was most certainly not disappointed! Domaine Georges Noëllat 2014s Maxime Cheurlin is …
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Monday offered tastings of the 2014 vintage from three of my favorite Vosne-Romanee producers - Domaine Bizot, Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair and Domaine Cathiard. The tastings confirmed the loverly drinkability of the 2014s ... the quality is high and this vintage should not be forgotten in the …
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The Echezeaux 2010 is among the best or perhaps the best wine I have tasted from this large grand cru. The 2010 continue to surprise me, as they remain quite open and forward despite the greatness and intensity. The bouquet is currently bursting with Vosne spices and organic red fruit. On the …
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