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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The mysterious world of Gevrey-Chambertin - the reemerging appellation. I got off on the wrong foot with Gevrey-Chambertin back in the 1990s ... buying and tasting extracted, concentrated and or decade-macerated wines. Back in the days where many of these wines tasted more like a Bordeaux with the …
[Read more...] about Visit Domaine Duroché – tasting of the 2015s from cask
One rarely taste four evenly matched grand crus from the top end on a saturday afternoon. This was nevertheles the case today when Clos de Tart, Bonnes Mares from Vogüé and Roumier were opened with the Chambertin from Trapet. All wines were from the 2013 vintage .. young - surprisingly open and …
[Read more...] about Matching the big crus – from Chambolle to Le Chambertin
On my June trip to Burgundy I had the pleasure of tasting the 2015s from Domaine du Clos Frantin - a brand/estate within the Maison Albert Bichot group. Domaine du Clos Frantin is the top brand of Bichot and makes the top reds from Cote de Nuits, the winemaker is the talented Cyrille …
[Read more...] about Visit Domaine du Clos Frantin, Tasting of the 2015s from cask
The two greatest vineyards of the Gevrey-Chambertin appellations is without doubt Le Chambertin and Chambertin Clos de Bèze ... although I adore Ruchottes Chambertin for hedonistic reasons purely. One could even argue that Le Chambertin and Chambertin Clos de Bèze in fact is one vineyard, and it …
[Read more...] about Terroir Insight: Faiveley Clos de Bèze Les Ouvrées Rodin
The 2002 Dugat-Py Le Chambertin is still quite youthful, but is starting to unfold somewhat. In the nose dark raspberry fruit supported by a deep earthy minerality - the nose is quite airy but not very complex. On the palate quite lightfooted - yet still concentrated. The level of extraction is …
