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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The Tessier Genevrieres is a very impressive effort for the vintage. The nose offer deep and crisp white fruit with lovely notes of white orchard fruits and flowers all brought forward by a quite powerful minerality and infused with some discrete new oak notes. On the palate very balanced, very pure …
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The Meursault village is quite a step up from the generic blanc. The nose offer a lovely selection of white orchard fruit - again on the exotic side - still transparent with a lovely citrus infused minerality. On the palate finely balanced with a very nice fresh fruit. A enjoyable Meursault village …
[Read more...] about Domaine Heitz-Lochardet, Meursault 2015
The Meursault Les Gruyaches is quite a step up from the generic village Meursalt. This village comes from a plot located just below Les Charmes Dessous (difficult to explain why this small corner is not at part of Charmes Dessous). The nose offer white and yellow fruits and a fine citrus infused …
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The Meursault Les Perriéres is a significant leap up in quality. The nose is bursting with white orchards fruits - acacia blossom, pear and peach - quite cool and fresh with some exotic notes. On the palate very fine intensity with a rich fruit and a fine balancing acidity - harvested already on …
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The 2011 Meursault Village from Lafon is slightly disappointing. The nose offer rich white and yellow fruits, note of apple and hints chalky minerality - not very expressive. On the palate rich and rather sweet - lacking both energy and freshness. Improves in the glas but still not impressive. Seems …
