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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
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 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 …
[Read more...] about Domaine Dujac, Gevrey-Chambertin Aux Combottes 2012
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, …
[Read more...] about Domaine Marc Roy, Gevrey Chambertin Cuvée Alexandrine 2012
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 …
[Read more...] about Domaine Ponsot, Gevrey-Chambertin Cuvee l’Abeille 2007
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 …
[Read more...] about Domaine Joseph Roty, Charmes Chambertin 1996
