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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The first impressions I get from the new vintage is often a extensive tasting at Maison Philippe Pacalet. The wines from Pacalet is perfect for this purpose as the finish malolactic fermentation very early and even more important they have a very pure and clear expression of the vintage and the …
[Read more...] about Visit Philippe Pacalet, tasting of the 2015 red 1er crus
The Gevrey-Chambertin Lavaux Saint Jacques 2005 is still quite backward and restrained. The nose offer dark cherries, raspberries whit hints of red currant all brought forward by a earthy minerality. On the palate somewhat unresolved with a core of dark fruit .. it clearly needs time to unfold. It …
[Read more...] about Domaine Armand Rousseau, Lavaux St. Jacques 2005
Maison Camille Giroud has a special place in my Burgundy heart, as the wonderful Cortons from this house convinced me that the Corton hill can in fact produce red wines that deserves the Grand Cru classification and at the same time be a delightful experience in the glass. Yes I have for many years …
[Read more...] about Visit Maison Camille Giroud – tasting of the 2013 vintage
The Laveaux St. Jacques is a further notch up in quality. The nose is quite expressive with layers of energetic red and dark fruit - notes of strawberries, pomegranate and raspberries - spiced with white pepper and allspice. The palate offer a lovely core of ripe and pure fruit - lovely nerve and …
[Read more...] about Philippe Pacalet, Gevrey Chambertin, Laveaux St. Jacques 2013
The Lavaux Saint Jacques 2007 from Rousseau is a lovely slightly understated effort. The nose is offering fine cool red berry fruit - notes of raspberries, sous-bois and a discrete underlying earthy minerality. On the palate lovely openly knit fruit ... finely focused by the quite delicate …
[Read more...] about Domaine Armand Rousseau, Gevrey Lavaux St. Jacques 2007
