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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The Latricieres-Chambertin 2014 from Domaine Duroché is a quite forward and fruity wine - even for the vintage. The bouquet is quiet lively with plenty of fresh youthful fruit and a nice mineral touch. On the palate fine fruit, balanced and quite elegant with plenty of fruit. Not a big Latricieres - …
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I was very impressed when I tasted the 2015s from Domaine Arnoux-Lachaux in January 2017. I was therefor eager to get back to taste the 2016s to see if Charles Lachaux has progressed further. At my last visit Charles Lachaux eagerly began to explain about the changes they have made at the estate …
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This is my second visit to Domaine Duroché one of the rising stars of Gevrey-Chambertin - the first one being the tasting of the 2015s in November last year - see the article here. Pierre Duroché made some tremendous 2015s, but it's in my view way to early to open these for a taste - although …
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The Latriciere Chambertin is from the very southern part of this Grand Cru - from a plot located separately at the top of the slope into the woods next to Clos de la Roche i.e. above the rest of Latrichere - a lovely cool place in a vintage like 2015. This is a brilliant wine .. although slightly …
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The Gevrey-Chambertin appellation is large with quite a lot of rather large Grand Crus generously allocated when the current classification was established. Not all plots of the Gevrey Grand Crus are of high standard, and yet still they are famous in the Burgundy world where names like Charmes …
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