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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The Gevrey-Chambertin Aux Combottes 2012 from Dujac is a both delightful and charming glass. In the nose .. on a fruit day ... lovely sweet red fruit, strawberries, pomegranate and a range of red forest berries - brought foward by a fine earthy minerality. On the palate fine juicy red fruit, quite …
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The Gevrey-Chambertin Cuvée Alexandrine from Domaine Marc Roy 2012 is a magnificent village. It's a very special wine as it's made only from millerandage grapes (shot-berries) from the different Gevrey-Chambertin plots owned by Domaine Marc Roy. The bouquet is bursting with red berry fruit, …
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Ponsot make some gorgeous wines, but it's often difficult to approach the wines during the first 10 - 20 years, as they tend to close down from time to time. I had the 2001 Cuvee l'Abeille in November, and it was delightfully mature .. so why not try the 2007 eventhough it's in the difficult stage …
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The Roty Charmes Chambertin 1996 is a big brute ... pure but somewhat old school with more punch than caressses currently. In the bouquet very dense and weighty red and darkberry fruit, hints of soy, sous-bois - and powered by a quite powerful minerality lurking underneath the quite tightly wound …
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The Griotte Chambertin 1999 from Ponsot is beginning to show more secondary aromas but still need time to unfold the lovely Griotte charm. The nose is brimming with intense red and darkberry fruit spiced with cinnamon and allspice. On the palate quite openly knit for the vintage offering weighty …
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