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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The 2002 Chambertin from Domaine Armand Rousseau is a delightful and refined effort. In the bouquet layers of airy red berry fruit with hints of sous-bois - still quite youthful but very refined and subtle. On the palate rich, crisp and cool fruit - refined and elegant with a very fine midpalate …
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The Coeur de Roy 1999 is starting to show. In the nose dark and intense fruit - notes of raspberries, blueberries, a hint of iron, sous-bois and truffle peel. On the palate dense and very weighty for a village, with a powerful structure of tannins as a backbone. The midpalate fruit is quite lovely …
[Read more...] about Dugat-Py, Gevrey Chambertin Coeur de Roy 1999
The Gevrey Chambertin village 09 from Faiveley is very open and polished. In the nose slightly toasted oak - hint of sous-bois with a rather dense note of red and dark berry fruit. On the palate rich and velvet ... well balanced .... but slightly dense. Like the drinkability ... but the style and …
[Read more...] about Joseph Faiveley, Gevrey Chambertin 2009
The Chames Chambertin 2007 from Serafin is not showing well. The oak is still quite dominant in the nose but also notes of candied red fruit with hints of elderberries and raspberries. On the palate pure red fruit - quite light for a grand cru and lacking some depth in the fruit. The oak is still …
[Read more...] about Domaine Serafin, Charmes Chambertin 2007
The 2002 Aux Combottes from Domaine Dujac is entering a matured window. In the nose fresh and crisp red berry fruit ... but it's beginning to show matured notes with hints of sous-bois, slight orange peel and tar. On the palate focused red fruit - delicate and airy - with a good midpalate lushness. …
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